No Tenders To Build John Darling Road
No tenders had been received to reconstruct John Darling-road, from main road 325 to the colliery gates, the Shire Engineer…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
1,422 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 72
Woman Injured; Hit by Motor Cycle
Margaret Cheetham, 34, of Fawcett-street, Mayfield, had her left eye and a forearm lacerated when she was struck by a motor-cycle at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Convictions For Railway Breaches
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—More than 300 Sydney people were convicted of breaches of railway by-laws during January, the Secretary for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Ambulance Exam At Tarro
The Railway Ambulance examination at Tarro resulted: William Huntly, silver medal; Brian Turnbull, first silver bar; Chas. R. J…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Awaba Road to Be Reconditioned
Lake Macquarie Shire Council has decided to recondition Gosfordroad, Awaba, at a cost of £500, to be charged to the grant-in-aid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First New Trams At End Of Year
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The first of the new corridor trams was expected off the assembly line at the end of the year, the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Belmont Train Change
A platform was not available at Newcastle, Monday to Fridays, to enable the Belmont train to leave at 5.15 p.m. instead of 5.45 p.m.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special Train to Sydney
A special fast train would leave Newcastle at 9 a.m. to-day, to meet expected heavy traffic, the Railways Department announced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Staff Arrives To Train 200
THE STAFF for the new Teachers' Training College has arrived in Newcastle. There are 13 lecturers, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Most Road Accidents "Not Accidents"
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Only rarely were road accidents accidents in the true sense of the word the Deputy Chief of the New South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Need 584 Tram Conductors
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The tramway services in Sydney and Newcastle needed 584 more conductors, said the Minister for Transport (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain Washes Out Mine Railway
Torrential rain last night washed out 100 yards of railway line beyond Kalingo junction, near Cessnock. The line serves Stanford Main…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck, Tram, Car In Collision
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A truck, tram and car were involved in a smash at the corner of Bridge and Loftus Streets, Sydney, late this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Fitter Awarded Damages
Norman James Moore, railway fitter, of Carrington St., West Maitland, made an amended claim in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Verdict Against Railway
A verdict for £18/17/7, the amount claimed, was returned by Judge Nield at Newcastle District Court yesterday in favour of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Trucks Block Railway Line
Railway traffic on the South Maitland line was interrupted last night when two full coal waggons fouled the lines at Abermain about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists Asked Opinion On One-Way Traffic
Newcastle branch of the N.R.M.A. will ask motorists whether they want one-way traffic in Scott and King Streets…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →30 Killed in Train Wreck
MADRID, Sun. (A.A.P.).— Between 30 and 40 passengers were killed and 70 injured when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stopped Train As Bumped Boys
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The driver of a city-bound train stopped the train just as the buffers humped two boys playing on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Dead In Road Accidents
A man and woman lost their lives in road accidents in the North on Saturday night. Cecil Robert Davies, 32, part…
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