Tin Hares Train U.K. Runners
LONDON, Jan. 8. A.A.P.—The latest plan for training British runners likely to compete…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
1,131 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 57
Police Blitz On Road Straddlers
SYDNEY: The police would act against motorists and transport drivers who straddled the middle of roads, Traffic Superintendent Lawrence said today…
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The widening of the Pacific Highway to four traffic lanes by the Department of Main Roads was not possible, the…
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LONDON.—Saying "good-night" to one's girl friend can be lengthy and embarrassing business…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£8184 For Port Shire Road Work
The Main Roads Department yesterday advised Port Stephens Shire Council that a grant of £8184 would be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cyclist Killed On Road
A young man was fatally injured when his motorcycle overturned on "The Pinch" Hill on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stir Over Famous Bridge In America
SAN FRANCISCO, Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—The Golden Gate Bridge, longest suspension bridge in the World, is causing worry. Authorities and users wonder if the rust-red structure will withstand another vicious attack by winter winds of gale force…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorcyclist Hurt
A 23-year-old motorcyclist, Allan Sheldon, of Jellicoe-pde., New Lambton, suffered extensive abrasions to the left…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Ticket Jokes "Flat"
NEW YORK. —In Chicago, where they have the highest tram and bus fares in the United States (Is 2d…
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People's health had suffered through the "bashing" they received when crossing Belmore Bridge because the decking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£13,288 Grant For Roads
A grant of £13,288 to Lake Macquarie Shire Council for maintenance works on main roads in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grant For Roads In Lake Shire
A grant of £13,288 has been approved by the Department of Main Roads for new works in Lake Macquarie Shire this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extra Train From Wyong
From next Saturday the 5.38 a.m. train from Wyong to Newcastle on Mondays to Fridays will also run on…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Passenger Injured In Road Smash
George Parrey, 38, of Bridge street, Telarah, suffered probable fractured ribs, with a severe cut on the right arm,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →4 Road Deaths In N.S.W.
Four people were killed in road accidents in New South Wales at the week-end. Rupert Cecil Woodlands, 28,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Department of Railways New South Wales Opportunties For Young Men In Railway Power Stations And Substations
Applications are invited for appointment to operating positions as Power Station Junior in the Railway Power Station at Newcastle, and as Power Station Junior for Sub-station Junior, in the Railway Power Stations and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Housewives' Train
LONDON. — Housewives' Choice is the local name for a weekly train running between Blair Atholl and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kearsley Main Roads Grant
The Department of Main Roads advised Kearsley Shire Council that it had approved expenditure of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2 Die In Snowbound Train Rescue Bid
SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Two men have lost their lives in efforts to rescue 226 persons trapped without heat or…
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15. A.A.P.—An express train with 196 passengers and a crew of 30, was trapped last night by snow avalanches 7000 feet up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. A party of skiers and a…
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