Inspection Of Toronto Area Roads
Members of Toronto Urban Committee inspected roads and bridges in the area yesterday. After the inspection the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
1,126 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 57
1 Dead, 20 Hurt in Road Smashes
A man was killed, 20 people were injured and one suffered shock in road accidents in Newcastle and Maitland at the week-end. Thirteen of the victims were…
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There seemed to be no reason why, within two years, the people of Newcastle should have any cause for complaint about the condition of the majority of their roads, the Lord Mayor (Aid. Purdue) said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sport and Sportsmen Surfers Must Train
Newcastle Surf Club committee, dissatisfied with the apathy of some of its members towards training, decided last…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The severed arm of a man killed by a train near Homebush to-day was carried 10 miles to Central Railway Station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court Warning To Drivers Of Motor Lorries
The time was rapidly approaching when drastic action would have to be taken against lorry drivers who stole from…
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SYDNEY: Round-the-clock police road patrols from today will wage a stern campaign to reduce the mounting road toll. Traffic Superintendent W. R…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorcyclist's Death Accidental
The City Coroner (Mr. T. H. See) today returned a finding of accidental death at the inquest on Geoffrey Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Terrorists Derail Colliery Train
SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Seventy terrorists attacked and derailed a colliery tram at Rawang, near Kuala Lumpur…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Contract to English Firm
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The contract for building the new bridge at The Spit had been awarded to the Cleveland Bridge and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council to Ask for Road Grant
Newcastle City Council will seek a grant towards road works under a new agreement between the Commonwealth and States for the allocation of petrol tax receipts…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Traffic offenders will get only one caution, no matter how trivial the offence, when the new procedure by police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Trams To Get Staff From U.K.
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Minister for Transport (Mr. Hyland) said to-day that the Melbourne Tramways Board would recruit 750…
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Mayfield Motor Cycling Club's run to Caves Beach, which was postponed last Sunday because of the rain, will take place next Sunday,…
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Half the goods valued at £333 11s 8d which four married men with families were alleged to have stolen from Cockle Creek…
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A report of bus route mileages in the shire and outside finance received to keep the routes in repair will be prepared by Lake Macquarie…
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Continued heavy rain throughout the coalfields yesterday caused a hold-up of traffic on the main Cessnock-Maitland road. Buses ceased running at 8…
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NEW YORK, Jan. 18. A.A.P.—Ten persons were killed and 19 injured when a bus left a mountain highway and hurtled down a 1000ft…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Premier (Mr. McGirr) to-day urged public cooperation in making the roads safer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Exhaust Pipe Burns Motor-Cyclist
When a motor-cycle crashed on the wet road at East Maitland yesterday, the hot exhaust pine burnt the rider. Leon Lindsay, 17,…
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