Railway Town Progress Association
Members held another busy bee Saturday afternoon last when tree guards were removed from trees in Gypsum St. and trees were pruned…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
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Silverton Tramway Club
The annual general half-yearly meeting of the Silverton Tramway Employees Club was held at the Tramway Hall yesterday (Sunday). Mr. H. Henderson…
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The annual general half-yearly meeting of the Silverton Tramway Employees' Club was held in the Tramway Hall on Sunday. Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tree Planting At Railway Town
Members of the Railway Town Progress Association recently removed about 40 tree guards from Gypsum Street between Ryan Street…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.-The amount ot £500,000 approved by the Loan Council last week ls the first Instalment of a loan of more than one…
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Just a reminder to all bridge players—the first of the monthly bridge parties for the Red Cross will be held in the New Masonic Hall this afternoon. All…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge Over London's Biggest Crater
LONDON, February 4.—The Lord Mayor of London (Sir George Wilkinson) yesterday opened a bridge over the city's largest bomb crater. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work on Sydney Railway
Special railroad gangs are working on the railway line on the Broken Hill side of Parkes. Their work is to inspect and improve railway…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The N.S.W. Railway Department authorised the expenditure of about £750,000 on the construction of rolling stock to meet…
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BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER GASH, near Barentu, which was bombed by the R.A.F. during air attacks in Eritrea. Barentu has been captured by British troops. Two bridges in this area were blown up by retreating italians[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coastal Road To Benghazi Opened Last Fortified Stronghold Believed Taken Italian Rearguard. Halved And 70 per cent. Material Lost LONDON, February 4
Cyrene, 50 miles west of Derna, has fallen to British advance forces, apparently without a struggle, and British machine gunners and Australian infantry are assumed to have taken El Gubba, 20 miles short of Cyrene. El Gubba is the last fortified stronghold on the coastal road to Benghazi. In their…
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A busy bee will be held by the members on Saturday afternoon next at 2 p.m., when guards will be taken off trees in Ryan street. The guards will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Railways Building Programme Melbourne, February 5
The Victorian 'Railways will build 10 X-engines and 400 GY-trucks as a result at the Loan Council grant far rolling stock to meet wartime…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Vehicles Collide
The front of a motor lorry was badly damaged in a collision in Oxide Street this morning. The accident occurred when a utility truck driven by…
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Our attention has been drawn, to a dangerous plank, at the entrance to the bridge from the Ivanhoe read. We hope this defect will have attention…
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REALISING that there will be a shortage of of skilled labour in industry in Australia, manufacturers are endeavouring to find ways and means whereby they can…
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TOP.—Australian troops pursued the Italians along this road which leads from Cyrene to Benghazi, which fell into British hands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Streaming on Walkover Phase For Nile Army Sweeping Towards Benghazi Along Three Roads LONDON, February 6
The British tonight are streaming beyond Cyrene to Barce This phase at present looks like a complete walkover for the Army of the Nile. No shot was fired during the day. Powerful resistance is expected four miles beyond Guba,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Bridge Party For The Red Cross
THE first monthly bridge party for the Red Cross was held in the New Masonic Hall on Wednesday afternoon, and there was a large attendance. The majority of the ladies played bridge, but there was one table of Tripoli players…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Forces Reach Coast Important Road And Rail Junction Taken 60 Miles From Benghazi LONDON, February 8
British armored columns which cut off the Italian retreat from Benghazi has now reached the coast between Soluk, which is an important road and rail junction 60 miles south of Benghazi and Jebania, where the coast meets three roads…
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