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Travelling Through Time by sea, road and rail in Newcastle and the Hunter

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<strong>Newcastle</strong> Railway Station’s refreshment kiosk staff watch <strong>in</strong> va<strong>in</strong> for customers dur<strong>in</strong>g a <strong>rail</strong> strike<br />

on February 12, 1969 (above) <strong>and</strong> National Servicemen crowd <strong>the</strong> platform on February 7, 1968.<br />

Passengers rid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> tra<strong>in</strong> between <strong>Newcastle</strong> <strong>and</strong> Belmont on March 23, 1971 (above) <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Belmont “t<strong>in</strong><br />

hare” tra<strong>in</strong> at Adamstown Station (below) on <strong>the</strong> same date. The government closed <strong>the</strong> service on April 8, 1971.<br />

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