Newcastle Aerodrome Federal Govt. Approves Plan
Newcastle Chamber of Commerce has received its first official intimation that the Federal Government has agreed to construction of an airport at Newcastle…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
1,131 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 57
Strengthen Tocal Bridge
Lower Hunter Shire Council decided today that work of strengthening the Tocal bridge should begin…
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The bridge over the Hunter River at Hexham was expected to be ready for traffic by the end of the year, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Engineers Confer On Tramlines
Mr. Tinsley, a Department of Road Transport engineer, will confer with the Newcastle Council City Engineer (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death Caused By Rough Road
Melville Royce Argent, 31, of Macksville, a P.M.G. linesman, was fatally injured when he struck his head on the roof…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorist Wins £64 Claim
A verdict for the full amount claimed was returned by Judge Brennan in the Newcastle District Court yesterday…
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SYDNEY.—Mr. R. V. G. Pennefather. M.C., has been appointed Chief Civil Engineer of the Railways…
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TOKYO, Feb. 14. A.A.P. Reuter—American medium bombers based in Japan last night aimed 90 tons of high explosives at a North Korean key railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greater Road Safety Move
The Lord Mayor (Ald. Armstrong) will be asked to call a public meeting to discuss road safety in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All Ready for Funeral Barriers Up, Roads Closed
LONDON, Feb. 14. A.A.P.—Preparations were completed to-day in London and Windsor for the King's funeral procession to-morrow. Along the three-and -a-half-mile route through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£25,000 Road Job At Newstan
Roads leading to Newstan colliery from Fennell's Bay and Blackalls would be rebuilt at a cost of about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early Start On Belmont Road Works
Lake Macquarie Shire Engineer was expected to begin the reconstruction and gravelling of some street in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SUBURBAN and DISTRICT Big Road Plans For Ward
About 15 streets in Midwest ward were set down for road surfacing in this year's estimates for £27,475…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.— Mr. R. V. G. Pennyfather has been appointed Chief Civil Engineer of N.S.W. Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Quick Tramline Lift Proves Too Costly
An experiment by the City Engineer. (Mr. Baddeley) and a Department of Road Transport engineer to expedite the removal of rails and sleepers from tram tracks in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Railways Breaches
SPDNEY, Thursday.—Convictions for railways offences in January were a record. The Secretary for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lads Train As Airmen-Clerks
CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Minister for Air (Mr. McMahon) said to-day that the new scheme for training clerks…
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The growing road toll should bring driver and pedestrian under a spotlight. Many of both act…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stockton Bridge Link Urged
The Acting President of Stockton Progress Association (Mr. R. Little) said last night that a bridge from Stockton…
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LISMORE, Monday. — A motor-cyclist was killed instantly when his machine failed to take a bend and crashed…
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