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Read more about the article How is privatisation working for you?
Spanish-built trams running on a French-operated light rail track in Newcastle, NSW, home to the world's largest coal port, half-owned by China.

How is privatisation working for you?

COMMENT BY GREG RAY In Newcastle, NSW, the main cancer treatment hospital has a problem with potentially hazardous mould. The private consortium that manages the hospital for the state government allegedly knew about the problem for six months but didn't fix it or even tell anybody. Immuno-compromised cancer patients plus Aspergillus mould. What could possibly go wrong? There are reports of cancer patients and their families planning class actions against the hospital, arguing that even if the hospital management couldn't be bothered fixing the problem, it should have warned the public of the danger so patients…

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Read more about the article Conductresses on the buses – and back off again

Conductresses on the buses – and back off again

IN late 1942, Australia was committed to total war in the Pacific. Its economy was practically 100 per cent geared to war production and "manpower" was a critical problem. A country with a relatively small population, it was isolated from accustomed imports, had large numbers of men fighting or in enemy captivity overseas and was struggling to boost industrial production. More and more men were drawn from their pre-war occupations and put into uniform, leaving big gaps in the industries from which they had been taken. The government turned to Australia's women for part of the…

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Read more about the article Motor buses in Newcastle, by Ken Magor
Buses of Emelin Bros, Swansea

Motor buses in Newcastle, by Ken Magor

This article was written by the late Ken Magor, probably in the 1960s, as part of a larger piece he titled "Destination Newcastle". Ken had a deep fascination for buses (and trams, trains and fire engines!) and a love of obscure detail. I've edited the article as lightly as possible. First motor bus records show that a Mr Gee commenced a service from the old Hamilton Council Chambers, Beaumont Street, via Tudor Street and Hunter Street to a spot near the Newcastle Hospital in 1918. George King operated the first motor bus to Tighes Hill and…

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