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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

1,131 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 57

Road Transport Bowls

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 16

Road Transport Bowling Club will have a gala day on Sunday next. Skippers names for games are: B. Short. H. Lee,…

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Tar Sealing On Thornton Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 7

The road to Thornton would be tar-sealed as soon as money was available, Lower Hunter Shire Council decided…

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Cardiff Move To Stop Road Damage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 8

Cardiff Urban Area Committee will ask Cardiff police to enforce loading regulations on coal lorries…

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Motor-Cycle Hits Cow On Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

A rider and his pillion passenger were injured when a motor-cycle struck a cow at Teralba last night. Both men…

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Diesel Train Breaks Down

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

The diesel electric North Coast Express travelling from Grafton to Sydney yesterday broke down at Berrico, near…

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Road Blocked By Derailed Engine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

A derailed engine near Donald-street level crossing, Hamilton, last night blocked road traffic for 30 minutes…

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Man Charged Over Body On Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 7

BROKEN HILL, Thursday. —Norman Charles Waite, 41, plumber, was charged to-day with having feloniously slain…

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Railwaymen Warned On Stoppages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The New South Wales branch of the National Union of Railwaymen to-day warned its…

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More Staff on Railways

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY. — The staff of the N.S.W. railways increased by 1651 between the end of November and…

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Child Scalded On Mail Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1952 · page 2

Marilyn Pemberton, 3, of Beaconsfield-street, Mosman, suffered severe scalds to her right ankle and buttocks and…

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3 In Road Smash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1952 · page 1

Portion of the side of a private bus was torn out when the bus, a truck, and a car collided on the Pacific…

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Restraint On Motor Car Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday. —Australian National Motors Pty. Ltd., the Sydney distributors of the Hartnett car, was…

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Train's Plunge Into Ravine

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 1

TUNIS, Mon. (A.A.P.): A train plunged from a bridge into a ravine near Gafour today after…

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Terrorists Raid Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 1

SINGAPORE, March 3. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Terrorists to-day derailed a train and then fired on the crew and…

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Two Men Killed On Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Two men were killed in road accidents in New South Wales to-day…

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Hostel Roads At Cessnock May Be 50ft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 6

Northumberland County Council agreed yesterday to roads at the Cessnock hostel for British migrants being 50…

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Forecast Of Battle Over Jesmond Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 4

There would be a battle in Newcastle Council when authorisation of street construction was sought to give Jesmond a…

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Railway Worker Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 4

James Ingram, 55, of Denny-street, Broadmeadow, escaped serious injury when he fell down a 12ft. pit at…

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Maitland Debate On Aerodrome

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

In the event of an aerodrome being constructed at Hexham, the possibility of the Commonwealth…

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Money Refused For Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 6

CANBERRA, Tuesday.— Suspension for three years of the formula for allocating petrol tax to enable roads in…

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