Panda Fights Pilots in Aeroplane Land Safely
THREE flight officers of a passenger air-liner, grappled with an enraged giant panda in the control cabin of a plane high over…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
463 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 24
Tree Planting at Railway Town
TREE PLANTING by the Railway Town Progress Association in Ryan and Creedon Streets, Railway Town, is practically completed,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prolonged Strike Expected On Sydney Railway Line Men Determined To Get Redress Line Now "Black"; 35 Men Affected
Expectations are that the strike of railway workers on the Sydney line between Broken Hill and 15 miles east of Menindee will be prolonged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Bomb" on Tram
SYDNEY, Monday— An innocent looking parcel found under the seat of an Ashfield-Mortlake tram was handed to the conductor. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Developments in Railway Strike
THE Crystal Street Station is completely deserted except for the skeleton staff that has been left following the strike by members of the Australian Railways Union employed on the Sydney line between Broken Hill and 15 miles east of Menindee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Road Toll—339
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—There were 339 metropolitan road deaths clast year, bringing the total "in and about the city of Melbourne" for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring Notes "The Miner" Motor Section Britain's Motor Industry Effect Of War
EVIDENCE of the effect of the war and petrol rationing on the British motor industry is seen in the attenuated size of the latest English…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.s.w. Railways' Purchases
SYDNEY, Thursday—The N.S.W. Hallways Department during the past 12 months purchased goods worth £5,837,159, of which 90 per cent, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Joan Carey, A Sister On Train
IN recent letters Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Carey learn that their daughter, Joan, is attached to an ambulance train on the south-east coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dramatic New Twist to Railwaymen's Strike Officials' Warning Of Possible Extension SYDNEY,MONDAY
Officials of the Australian Railways Union declared last night that if any attempt were made to transport Sydney goods by way of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Quiet On Railway Front
No further developments took place in the rail strike position. It is just a week since the strike began on the Sydney line between Broken Hill and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agreement with Rumania German Forces to Police 200 Miles of Railway (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, January 22
GERMAN forces in Galicia, south-east Poland, now comprise several divisions, including at least two Infantry regiments at Lemberg. Motorised regiments are situated elsewhere, says the "Times" correspondent in Bucharest, and the troops act as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Defence Payments On Motor Cars SYDNEY
Orders valued at more than £2,500,000 have been, placed by the Commonwealth Government for motor vehicles for defence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorist Asked to Call on Police
While riding a bicycle in Argent Street at about 10'clock yesterday, afternoon, Carl Lohmann, of 107 Gaffney Lane, came into collision with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist And Pillion Rider Injured
SYDNEY, Thursday—When the rider of a motor cycle, Reginald White, 22, and his pillion passenger. Bessie Jones, 14, were thrown to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →" the Miner " Motor Section Motoring Conducted by "Transmission" John Cobb, 368 m.p.h. Speedster, Now Rides A Push Bike
THE greatest motoring achievement of 1939 was John Cobb's epic drive over a mile, in both directions, at the amazing mean speed of 368.85 m.p.h., a feat which is likely to be the last landmark in the world of motor sport for some time to come…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Town Bus Service Still Before Council
Council is still endeavoring to get Railway Town bus services to amalgamate. At last night's meeting of the Council it was decided to instruct…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Call-up of Motor Cyclists British Plans
THE announment cabled from London, that the British Royal Army Service. Corps is calling up 10,000 motor cyclist recruits for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Of Explosives Runs Away
A RAILWAY guard at Edinburgh had a narrow escape recently when he leapt from a train travelling out of control at more than 70 m.p.h.. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Morning Tea for Road Workers
SYDNEY, Saturday.—According to the secretary of the United Laborers' Union (Mr. McNamara, M.L.C.), workers on the Main Roads…
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