Blue" Rain Reported By English Motorist
LONDON.—A shower of blue rain, which left stains similar to those made by indelible [?] has been reported from Dorset…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
1,126 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 57
Coalfields Train Line Closed Indefinitely
Floodwaters from the Hunter River have closed the railway line between Maitland and Cessnock indefinitely, but the line from Newcastle to Maitland is still open. This was announced this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Swansea Bridge To Have 12 Spans
The new bridge across the entrance to Lake Macquarie, at Swansea, will consist of 12 fixed girder spans, each 40 feet long,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorship Sinks After Collision
MELBOURNE.—The 200-ton motorship Merilyn sank in 15 minutes after being struck amidships by the Longleegale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Athletes Train For Championships
When rain caused the postponement of the Northern District athletic championships on Saturday, these athletes decided to have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Man Killed Under Train
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A man was killed when run over by a train at Marrickville Railway Station early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Cuts Coastal Road
This bridge over Ourimbah Creek on the road from Wyong to The Entrance was flooded and impassable for traffic at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record In Road Deaths This Month
SYDNEY.—Thirty - four people have been killed in road accidents this month—a record for the month of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Work Damage At Hexham
A dolphin in the middle of the river and an air line to the centre pier of the new Hexham bridge had been swept away by the flood,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain Damage to Shire Roads
The Lake Shire Engineer (Mr. J. W. Webb) estimated that about 60,000 cubic yards of gravel was washed from shire roads last week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floodwaters At Hexham Recede: Roads Covered
Floodwaters at Hexham are fast receeding and the out-going tide this afternoon is expected to carry away much of the water still covering the roadway and swampland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stockton Seeks Motor-cycle For Police
A motor-cycle was urgently needed by Stockton police to control traffic in the area, the Secretary of Stockton Progress…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Power, Train Gas Cuts "Certain"
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Cuts in gas, electricity and railway services are inevitable, due to coal shortages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Road Need Emphasised
Hold up of coal traffic by the recent flooding of the South Maitland line at East Greta Junction had emphasised the need for an all-weather road, Ald. Fairleigh said at a meeting of Cessnock Council last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Want Road Repaired
Newstan Miners' Lodge decided to press to have the Blackalls-Fassifern-road repaired. The Chairman (Mr. D. Jones)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£1M Granted For Work On Rural Roads
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) has allotted £1,184,000 for expenditure on rural…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclists Not Allowed Road Permit
Newcastle Council Works Committee decided last night not to permit cycle races on the Wallsend-Minmi-Stockrington roads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£1518 To Help Rebuild Road
On the recommendation of the City Engineer (Mr. Baddeley), the Newcastle Council Finance Committee last night agreed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →C. H. Bay Road in "Bad Condition"
Catherine Hill Bay Progress Association decided to invite Mr. R. Dean, M.H.R., M. J. B. Simpson, M.L.A., and the District Engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Complaints About Duckhole Road
People who had to travel between Newcastle and Port Stephens had complained to him that the round journey had…
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