Tram Crashes Into Harbor
SYDNEY, Saturday.âTwelve passengers, the conductor, and the driver escaped injury yesterday when a tram crashed 45ft. down a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
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U.s. Controls Burma Road
LONDON, January 18.—The "Daily Express" Rangoon correspondent says the Burma Road has been placed unde[?] supreme control of the U.S. Military…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railwaymen Could Make Aeroplanes
MELBOURNE, Thursday.— Many men were still employed in railway workshops who could be absorbed into plane production, said the Minister for…
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The Tibooburra Road from Broken Hill to Smith's well, about 25 miles has been graded and this part of the road know in wonderful condition…
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Trailing out from Lashio, oddest of Burmese mushroom cities, where many races have come together in a mixture of antiquity and modernity,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Decline in N.s.w. Motor Registrations
SYDNEY, Monday.—Motor vehicle registrations declined by 21,204 in the past 12 months, announces the Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Iranian Railways Carry Big Supplies
LONDON, January 26.—The Iranian railways will soon be carrying six times as much supplies to Russia as they carried last autumn, if the plans…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Aerodrome Proposed
Dr. K. Bradfield, of the Civil Aviation Department, who has been visiting Broken Hill in connection with a new aerodrome which is planned to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Menindee Road
Excavations were started today on the Menindee Hoad deviation. The alterations to this roadway will provide a straight run to the aerodrome…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quarterly Motor Registrations Suggested
It has been suggested that quarterly registrations of motor vehicle, should be made as this would be an incentive for motorists to keep their ears in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stock Shifted by Motor Transport
During the week Mr. W. M. Ivers has taken two truck loads of cattle front Wilcannia to Broken Hill The cattle were loaded at Murtee Station, but were…
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SYDNEY, Friday.— Agreement had been reached between the various States to enable motorists to travel interstate without inconvenience…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Filipinos Terrified By Raids Blocked Roads for Miles Canberra
HOW hundreds of terrified Filipino citizens streamed inland blocking the roads for miles, after the first bomb raids on Manila was described…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Railway Restrictions
LONDON, January 30.—A Zurich message says that it is reported from norlin that the German State Railways have announced that "until…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Excursion Train to Sydney
Officials at the Crystal Street railway station today announced that the excursion train to Sydney for February would leave here on February…
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WOMEN are now employed at the Adelaide Railway Station cleaning carriages. Here are some at work on a railcar…
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CHUNGKING, February 1.—It is estimated that 5000 trucks are now running along the Burma Road each day and 500 are unloaded every 24…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drive Against Burma Attempt To Bridge Salween River
RANGOON, February 2.—Japanese forces attacking Burma are reported to be attempting to bridge the Salween River to the north of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Tramway Sports This Year
Mr. H. Henderson presided at the half-yearly meeting of the Silverton Tramway Employees' Club. Advice was received that picnic trains were…
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THE Minister for Customs (Senator Keane) has announced that discussions regarding the premium rates on motor car insurance with…
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