Comments Of Our Readers the Railway Strike
To the Editor, Sir,— I read the very unsatisfactory reply to three questions asked by a reader signing himself "Levies," from our…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Railwaytown Bus Dispute Council to Consider A.l.p. Decision
A SPECIAL meeting of the City Council has been called by the Mayor (Ald. P. J. F. Rowe) for Tuesday, March 12. The meeting will consider the recommendation of the Barrier District Assembly of the A.L.P. in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vehicles Collide on Creek Road
Travelling towards Broken Hill on the Stephens Creek Road about 1 o'clock this morning a car driven by Eugene Patrick Patterson, of 213…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Hartigan), addressing a meeting at Goulburn, said that they had probably read…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minister's Scathing Attack On B.I.C. "Communists Will Not Run N.S.W. Railways" Sydney
SENSATIONAL denunciations of the "mock funeral," the presence of a Communistic element in the railways, and the alleged control of Broken Hill by the Barrier Industrial Council were made in the State…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"The Miner" Motor Section. Topical Motoring Conducted by "Transmission." Entirely New Engineering In 1940 V-8 Trucks
NEW, mechanical design is the outstanding feature of the 1940 Ford V-8 trucks, There is now a range of 18cwt to 5-ton models and up to 10-ton semi-trailers, and all feature such mechanical improvements as Hotchkiss drive, semi-elliptic springs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strike In Eighth Week
If the State Secretary-of the Australian Railways Union (Mr. Lloyd Ross decides to invite the chairman of the Railways Board of Reference…
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THE Red Cross received another splendid response at their bridge afternoon last Wednesday in the Zinc Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bitumen Road to Silverton District Engineer Tells Of Plans At Zinc Picnic
"ALL the specifications are ready and the Department hopes to call tenders next week for the construction of the road, if they have not already been called in Sydney," said the District Engineer (Mr. G. P. Brooks)…
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FURTHER ventilation of the Railway Town bus service which has caused considerable controversy for several months will take place at…
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WHETHER the time-table for the Railway Town bus service will be the 10 minute one drawn up by the Chief Traffic-Inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dusty Roads in State West Badly Needs Rain
ROADS in the Western Division of New South Wales are very dusty but this is no different from roads throughout the State. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Less Road Deaths In Britain
LONDON, March 13.— Road deaths in Britain last month totalled 416, the lowest since black-outs began. The next lowest was 619 in January…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ex-high Beat Railway Town Trelease 3 for 34
ALTHOUGH Railway Town batsmen put up a much better stand than last week, they failed to catch Ex-High's first inning's score of 163…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday. — The Raliway Commissioners in a statement issued yesterday declared that the Victorian railway services might…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maximum Load Fixed for Bridge At Quondong
Six tons is the maximum load allowed to be carried over the Quondong bridge instead of the previous maximum of 12 tons. The District…
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MISS jean Simpson and Mr. Sam Lavers were married at 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon in the Nicholls Street Methodist Church by the Rev…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Work Delay in Oxide Street
The resuirfacirig of the roadway in Oxide Street has been delayed by the exhaustion of supplies of in screenings. In the meantime Council is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allegedly Drove Car While Under Influence of Liquor Court Sequel to Blende Street Motor Accident
ALLEGATIONS that Harry Ko bert Kelly was so much under the influence of liquor that he could not give a coherent account of what had happened when a motor car which he was alleged to have been driving was concerned m an accident in Blende Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turn Not Signalied; Motorist tined
Charged with failing to signal his intention to turn in Patton Street or February 15, Luigi Hiato appearer before Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M., in the…
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