Motors in Britain
In view of the fact that severe petrol rationing and shortage of tyres have reduced severely the volume of automotive transport of people and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
412 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 21
Heavy Strain on N.s.w. Railways
SYDNEY.—The Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Hartigan) said today that so great was the traffic strain on the railways that…
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MELBOURNE.—An investigation of a report that, because of Army priorities, a woman accident victim had been asked to surrender her sleeping berth on the Melbourne-Sydney express, has been promised. Her husband refused to surrender their berths…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last Big Aerodrome Gone
The Cairo correspondent of the "Daily Express" says that General Auchinleck today threw in new tanks. He is apparently calling on all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Expenditure on Broken Hill Trunk Roads and Highways; Menindee Road Much Improved
SINCE 1938 a total of £26,000 has been spent on trunk roads and hlgrfways in Broken Hill, in addition to the Loan Programme of £120,000. Work has been carried out on the Menindee, Adelaide, Wentworth, Tibooburra and Silverton roads which have been realigned and gravelled…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Mechanics' Call-up Deferred Sydney, July 1
The Deputy-Director of Manpower, Mr. Bellemore, said tonight that the deferment of the call-up of motor mechanics and parts men had now been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Condition of the Roads
Travel on the Western roads during a wet season is often of a hazardous nature but the main arteries of travel are for the most part open to traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill-tibooburra the Rain and the Roads
The rains continue to do great service and yet great damage on the Broken Hill-Tibooburra Road. Users have had very bad experiences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner Monday, July 6, 1942 ROADS
TRUNK roads and highways in the Broken Hill district have been improved to the tune of £26,000 since 1938, in addition to the Loan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Roads Inspector Makes Last Local Visit
IF the full programme of proposed works to be carried out under the Main Roads programme in this district during the next financial year is approved, between £29,000 and £30,000 will be spent on roads outside the municipal boundary. Approximately £5000 in addition will be spent on…
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Vichy radio, quoting a Stockholm message, states that Von Bock has crossed the Donetz to the east of Voronej and has cut the Moscow-Rostov railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Modified Railway Priorities
SYDNEY.—Effect has already been given in N.S.W. to the modified system of railway priorities announced yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japs Gain More Chinese Railways
LONDON, July 7.—The Chinese have evacuated Hengsens in Eastern Kiangsi, the last vital city they held on the Chekiang-Kiangsi railway,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →China Loses Railway Chungking. July 7
In announcing the loss of the important Chekian-Kiangai railway, Chinese explained that it did not mean that the Japanese would be able to use the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thrown From Train
SYDNEY.—Believed to have been thrown from a passenger train, the body of a newly-born baby was found by fettlers yesterday on the side of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Phase in Fight for China Fierce Battles Swirling Around Railway Towns Chungking July 8
The American Associated Press correspondent states that the fight for China has entered a new phase, with fierce battles swirling-around two railway towns south-west of Nanchang; where the Japanese, striking towards Hunan, are aiming to seize…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed by Train
ADELAIDE.—While attempting to board a moving train at the Clapham Station a 22-year-old woman was dragged along between a carriage and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rosoch Evacuated By Russians; Key Town On Caucasus Railway
LONDON, July 10.—The Russians have withdrawn from Rosoch, a key town on the railway linking Moscow with the Caucasus. The situation in this area is described as grave. The main German forces are still west of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five Miles Advance in the Desert Railway Station, Allied Objective, Taken Axis Forces Subjected To Heaviest Ever Known In Area LONDON, July 11
Australian British, New Zealand and South Ai[?] infantry, supported by tanks and[?] o heavy R. A. F. cover, made a five miles advance in the [?] Aldermen sector yesterday. the impenal forces st[?] at down, and the attack went off…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Employees May Enlist Sydney, July 14
Railway employees who have previously obtained permission to join the fighting forces and who have been attested can now leave their employment…
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