Mail Train Strikes Boulder
LITHGOW, Thurs.—Last night the Mudgee mail ran into a 400 lb. boulder which had fallen from a cutting between Ben…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
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Man's Body Found On Railway Line Fatality Near Coff's Harbor
COFF'S HARBOR, Thurs.— Shortly after the arrival of the second division of the Brisbane express last night, the body of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosives On Railway Line: Boy's Prank
MELBOURNE, Fri.—On its way to Melbourne to-day the Adelaide express, carrying 423 passengers, safely passed over the crossing: at Rockbank, where a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Progress on Burma Road
LONDON, Mon.—A New Delhi message revealed that the new Burma Road, details of which hitherto were most secret, has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bayldon's Bridge Erection Of Flood Gates and Embankment Protest Meeting at Southgate
A protest meeting against the erection of floodgates and an embankment at Bayldon's Bridge, was held in the hall at Southgate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railwaymen Charged With Custody Of Stolen Goods
Ronald Rushmer, railway employee, of South Grafton, was charged at Grafton Court of Petey Sessions yesterday, by Sgt. Blanchard, that on Sept. 16, at a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stepped From Car After Collision with Train
ADELAIDE, Tues.—A collision occurred between a motor car and a train at a level crossing a few miles from the city…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Lorry in the River
A motor lorry, owned by Mr. Edwin C. Want, of Maclean, who is employed by Harwood Shire Council, went into the river on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Careers for Boys Railways Offer Opportunity
In his fifth talk on careers for students, Mr. C. P. King dealt specifically with opportunities offering in the New South Wales Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CRAVEN A's Goods in Custody Railway Employees Sentenced But Released on Bonds
The Grafton Police Court presented the appearance of a small general mixed store yesterday morning, when Detective Dallas had arrayed before…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fined for Using Kerosene to Drive Motor Engine
ADELAIDE, Mon.—Pleading guilty to having driven a motor vehicle on power kerosene, Frank Quinn, shearing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Travel Permit System Meant Big Loss To Railways
SYDNEY, Tues.—The introduction of the travel permit system, applicable to Interstate railway passengers since July 1, 1942, has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Guards Feel War Strain
SYDNEY, Tues.—It is believed that the claims now being advanced by New South Wales railway guards for an immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Earnings by Railways
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Record earnings of £34,071,958 were netted by the New South Wales Government railways in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LOCAL & GENERAL Road Contract Enrages Whole
Staff.—Practically the whole of the Namoi Shire Council's permanent staff is at present engaged upon the road reconstruction and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holiday Travel on N.s.w. Railways to Be Probed
CANBERRA, Wed.—The Minister for Transport, Mr. Ward, is having a thorough review made of rail travel priority…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Went Through War: Killed In Fall From Train
SYDNEY, Thurs.—John Bent. 27, of Rockdale, was killed when he fell from a train last night. He was in the thick of fighting in Singapore and survived…
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Last meeting of Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce decided to ask Armidale Municipal Council to suggest the time and place…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Potato Transport Railway Department's Proposal to Bellingen Growers
At a largely attended meeting of the Bellingen Potato Growers' Association, on Saturday week, Mr. J. H. Clisold, traffic inspector, Kempsey…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Better Accommodation Sought For Railway Workers
SYDNEY, Thurs.—Because of the greatly increased railway profits, Mr. Davidson (Lab., Cobar), suggested in the Legislative Assembly to-day, that it…
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