Two Killed In Road Smashes
Two people were killed and five injured in road accidents in New South Wales yesterday. Robert Johnston, 70, of Pacific…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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Parkland For Owners When Road Widened
Greater Newcastle Council decided to make 15 feet of parkland at the rear of Bridges-road, New Lambton, available to owners…
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The body of Leonard Appleton, 25, industrial chemist, of Coogee, was found at the base of the south pylon of the Harbour Bridge at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maryvale-Sandy Hollow Railway
The Maryvale-Sandy Hollow Co-ordination Railway League, formed to press for the early completion of this important link, deserves active…
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SYDNEY.—Early this morning police prevented a 24-year-old woman from Jumping off the Sydney Harbor Bridge…
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WOLLONGONG, Wednesday. —A 20-months-old baby who was injured in a collision between a motor-cycle and a truck at North…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident Rate On Sydney Road
The accident rate on the Sydney-Newcastle road is no greater than that for similar roads in the State, according to the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railway Office For Seat Bookings
The new seat reservation office at Newcastle raliway station opened yesterday. For some months reservation officials were in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Found Dead on Railway
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A man, believed to have fallen from a train, was found dead between Herne Bay and Beverley Hills to-night…
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SYDNEY.—Special excursion tickets will be Issued for the Australia Day holiday week-end, announces the Secretary of…
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The Railway Department announces that an additional train will leave Newcastle for Sydney at 9.3 a.m. to-day. It will stop at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads, Paths "Disgrace In Newcastle"
Roads and footpaths in Newcastle were a disgrace, the Secretary of the Bus Employees' Union (Mr. J. Shakespeare) said last night…
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GRAFTON, Thursday. — Eric Bell, 2, of Waratah, suffered a lacerated wound on the right cheek when he was struck by pieces of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tell Council To Put Roads Before Trees
A protest against the expenditure of £7000 on a tree-planting scheme "while district roads and footpaths are in such a deplorable condition,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seek Repairs to Christo-road
Waratah South Progress Association will ask Greater Newcastle Council to repair deep ruts in Christo-road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Fatally Injured; Hit By Motor-Cycle
SYDNEY, Friday. — A pedestrian was fatally injured and a motor-cyclist and his pillion passenger seriously injured at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Tax Plan to Aid Newcastle
Greater Newcastle Council would receive £13,000 a year if a scheme to double the tax on diesel vehicles were adopted. The proposal, made by the…
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CANBERRA, Friday. — Eric Blewitt, 52, died on his way to Canberra Hospital to-day after having been attacked by a savage blood…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday. — Mr. Blackburn, Conciliation Commisioner, announced that double time had been awarded Sydney…
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SYDNEY. — First off-peak cuts in Sydney tram services began at 9 o'clock today on the Bondi, Bronte and Bellevue Hill…
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