Railway Town Progress Association
A busy bee was held on Saturday afternoon by the members of the Railway Town Progress Association when 50 tree guards were removed from trees in Ryan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1941
771 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 39
Linking Our Railways Transhipping Plans Tenders Open
Tenders for work in connection with the proposed transhipping yard to link the New South Wales Government Railways line with the narrow gauge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burma Road Badly Hit Bridges Bombed New York, February 10
JAPANESE bombers have reduced traffic on the Burma road to a trickle, says the Shanghai correspondent of the "New York Times."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burma Road Bridges Destroyed Raids By Japanese Bombers a a P New York, Feb. 9
The "New York Times" Shanghai correspondent states that Japanese bombers effectively wrecked all the Burma Road bridges across the Meltons River and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →City Council Roads What Is Being Done
It is expected that work on the Silverton Road from Williams Street to the Municipal boundary will be completed by the end of the month,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →132 Passengers on Sydney Train
Although, a large number of passengers were not expected to avail themselves of the excursion train which left the Crystal Street Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Tar for Road Work Big Production At Works
ALTHOUGH he has received no official information recently, the general manager of the B.H. Gas Co. (Mr. R. I. A. Richards) is pleased…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Frightful Injuries Man Lying On Road Struck by Several Vehicles Sydney, February 12
A man who was found lying in the middle of Bexley Road. North Bexley, early today, received frightful injuries. probably Inflicted by more than one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unemployed Want Motor Jack
If any motor vehicle owner in Broken Hill has n spare motor Jack for which he has no use. The unemployed would like it as a donation for use on their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Excitement at Railway Town
Broken Hill's keenest shoppers were having the time of their lives at Railway Town this morning at The Service Stores Summer Refund Sale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Evils in Road Accidents
Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in "waves" which are not confined to one part of the State but to the whole of it. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mechanical Training General Motors Co-operating with Technical Schools
REALISING that there will be a shortage of skilled labour in industry in Australia, manufacturers are endeavouring to find ways and means whereby they can…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Boat
Sunday last a large crowd gathered on the east side of the river to sea the launching of Mr J. Murphy's motor beat namely the "Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →S.A. RAILWAYMEN Decide On Regulation Strike ADELAIDE, February 16
In an attempt to enforce the railwaymen's demands for Improved wages and conditions in this State, a mass meeting of the Australian Railways Union at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Are Country Motorists Reckless?
Although there were only 3,118 accidents in country towns and rural areas last year against 8,188 in the county of Cumberland, persons killed in those…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Surprise For Fascist Authorities Paratroops Raid Italy Damage Railways London, February 16
IT was officially admitted in London yesterday that British parachute troops were dropped in south Italy recently, and that "some had not returned to their base." Rome admits that goods traffic has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fewer Road Accidents
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The number of road accidents in N.S.W. in 1940 was 10,773, involving the death of 517 persons and injuries to 7806. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Users Are Like Children
Children in the environment of the home or at school are happy and carefree, but change their school or remove them to a strange locality and they are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →River Punt At Pooncarie Boon To Road Users
PEOPLE wishing to cross the River Darling between Menindee and Wentworth may now do so by means of a river…
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