Moving a Mountain In New Guinea For Making Roads
The old custom of making mountains out of molehills has been completely reversed by an army unit in New Guinea. For…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1944
338 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 17
Serious Washaway on Railway Results From Torrential Rain Causes Dislocation of Traffic
A serious washaway caused by the torrential rain that fell throughout the district on Friday occurred on the railway line between Banyabba and Rappville, extending over a distance of two miles. The ballast was completely scoured out from the rails in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Arrests Follow Railway Theft Allegations
Investigating allegations that many thousands of pounds worth of goods had been stolen recently from the railways of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eighth Army. Firmly Astride Tollo Road
LONDON, Tues.--Bitter fighting around the cross-roads from Tollo, about five miles inland from Ortona, ended with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tragic Motor Accident 10-Year-old-boy Killed Coroner's Inquest
Following the tragic motor accident on the Tyringham road, on Sunday afternoon, January 2nd, involving the death of a ten-years-old…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resting Accommodation At S. Grafton Railway
The Minister for Transport, Mr. M. O'Sullivan, in a letter to the Town Clerk of South Grafton, says: "Adverting to previous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clear the Track! An Incident in Railway Working
"Well, good-night old man, we've had a long day, and now to sleep." Thus said the superintendent to the engineer before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Link for China and India Makes Progress
Edgar Snow writes to the "Saturday Evening Post" that great progress has been made during the past year in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Registration of Former Timber and Railway Workers
SYDNEY, Tues.-- Compulsory registration of all ex-timber workers and former railway workers in specified age groups on or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nazi Rail Link Menaced Russian Troops 30 Miles From Odessa-warsaw Railway: Leningrad's Ordeal Goes on
LONDON, Mon.--Russians have reached a village 45 miles due east from the vital railway junction at Jmerinka, says "The Times" correspondent in Moscow, who adds that the Russians are 30 miles from the Odessa-Warsaw trunk railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Army Officer Shot Dead On Leave Train
BRISBANE, Wed.--An Australian Army Captain was found, shot dead, on the floor of a compartment of a leave train at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opinions of Our Readers Railways and Development
Sir,--In international conciliation (Carnegie Endowment, April, 1941), it is frankly stated that the high standard of living in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truck-tram Smash. U.S. Army Driver Discharged With Dishonor
BRISBANE, Thurs.--It was stated in the Coroner's Court today that the driver of the American truck, Pte. Hugh James…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Red Army Captures Sarni First Major Prize in Poland Gives Russians Control of Stretch of Important Railway
LONDON, Wed.--The Red Army has claimed its first major prize in Poland with the capture of Sarni. The British United Press points out that a thirty-mile stretch of the important Vilna railway comes under Russian control with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Cyclone Trees Fall On Car Cr. Hughes' Experience Road Blocked for Mile
Cr. and Mrs. W. M. L. Hughes, of Ramornie, with some members of their family, had an unenviable experience when they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Ration For Motor Boat Owners
SYDNEY, Fri.--A monthly petrol ration ranging from one to [?]our gallons, according to the length of craft concerned, is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Smash In Spain: 500 Killed
GIBRALTAR, Sun.--Spanish reports indicate that at least 500 persons were killed when an express collided with a goods train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eight Killed In English Train Smash
LONDON, Mon.--It was officially announced that eight persons were killed and 30 injured when a comparatively…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woolgoolga Delegation To Ask Council For Road Improvement
WOOLGOOLGA, Mon. -- The road serving banana growers and o[?]er residents in the locality known as Madman's Hollow, Woolgoolga, never good,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →25 Injured When Trams Collide
SYDNEY, Mon.-- Twenty-five people were injured by flying glass and treated at hospital when two trams collided outside…
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