Advice Sought On Belmore Bridge
The recent opening of the Hexham Bridge has prompted Maitland City Council to ask the Department of Main Roads when definite action would be taken to replace the Belmore…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
1,055 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 53
Marciano Does Road Work
NEW YORK, Jan. 6. A.A.P.—Rocky Marciano, the world heavyweight boxing champion, to-day began road…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor For U.S. Atomic Submarine Passes Test
PITTSBURG (Pennsylvania), Tues. (AAP): An electric motor to be used in the first atomic submarine engine has been operating for a year and a half without a breakdown, a Westinghouse Electric Corporation publication stated today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hexham Road Area Trap To Motorists
Maitland-road between Mayfield and Hexham could be a misleading area for motorists, Mr. F. P. Halpin, S.M., said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.K. Unions 'Train Officials'
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Unions in the United Kingdom ensured a high standard of educational training for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Bomber Hit Car On Road
LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.).—An R.A.F. heavy bomber coming in to land at a Yorkshire base…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Taxi Crushed Between Trams: Driver Killed
SYDNEY.—A taxi driver was fatally injured when his cab was crushed between two trams at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Trade Profit Of £4M. By Railway
SYDNEY: The N.S.W. Government Railways made a profit of £4,889,527 on its operations during the year ended June 30 last, but after meeting interest on loan capital finished £2,452,087 on the wrong side of the ledger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speeding On Motor Scooter
A motor scooter's capacity for speed cost a New Australian £13 at Newcastle Court today when he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Deaths On Roads
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Two boys were fatally injured in road accidents in New South Wales to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram-Driver Faces Slaying Count
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A tram-driver was charged in Redfern Court to-day with the manslaughter of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor-Cyclist Dies In Smash
SYDNEY, Friday.—A 27-year-old motor-cyclist was killed to-day when his machine hit a road-post on the Western…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded River Cuts Railway
DARWIN, Friday.—The flooded Finke River to-day cut the railway line between Adelaide and Alice Springs. About 50 passengers on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Radio-Telephone Aid To Railways
Radio-telephones are playing a big part in the communications section of New South Wales Railways. The Commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Worker Killed by Train
SYDNEY. Sunday—Awenir Kolofyjec, 22, was killed by an electric train at Punchbowl yards yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Passenger Train Held By Flood
ADELAIDE, Sunday.—The passenger train from Quorn to Alice Springs is held up three miles from the Finke…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →6 Road Deaths in 2 States
Six persons lost their lives in road accidents in New South Wales and Victoria at the week-end New South Wales had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle In Midnight Crash
A motor cyclist and his pillion rider were injured when the cycle ran off the road at Shoal Bay shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Double-deck Bus Hits Bridge
LONDON.—Eleven people were injured when a double - decker bus attempted to go under a 9ft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Belmont's 3d. In £ For Roads
Belmont Urban Area Committee will recommend a local levy of 3d in the £ to finance the tar surfacing programme…
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