Rain Improves Road
The recent rain has resulted in an improvement of the Wilcannia-Broken Hill road. This is especially so on the new formation ten miles out of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
412 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 21
Bogged on Quinyambie Road Mailman's Troubles—flooded Creeks
Bogs old bother dogged Mr. H. L. Perry, the mailman, on his most recent trip from [?] Hill to Quinyambie and back, and it took him from February 11 [?] last Monday night. Amongst the reverses that beset Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kelos, 33 To 1, Outspeeds Her Rivals In Newmarket Hesione Unlucky In Sires' Produce; Leger To High Road FLEMINGTON
AT the start of the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington this afternoon Kelos was sent to the extreme outside from No. 4 barrier position, but beginnings with a brilliant burst of speed the filly was able to cross over to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home on Leave; Trouble 2 Fined For Moving Motor Car
HOME on leave, a soldier met his cousin, and they set out to celebrate the occasion. Toast followed toast, until in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Motor Cycle Licence: Fined £1
Leonard Harvey Bastin, of 106 Ryan Street, was fined £1 with 8/costs in the Police Court today for having ridden a motor cycle without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What Motorists Must Do With Headlights
MANY motorists were apparently still not familiar with what was required of them in regard to lights on their vehicles, the inspector of Police (Inspector C. J. Homann) stated today. He pointed out that unless a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tibooburra Road Drivers' Complaints
Drivers appear to be in general agreement that the Tibooburra road badly needs repairs. The serious bogs encountered after the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Signs To Go
CANBERRA, Saturday.—Within a week from yesterday all road direction signs in Australia to a depth of 100 miles from the coast will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Timoshenko Road in Sydney Suburb?
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Togo Road, Matraville, may be changed soon to Timoshenko Rood, in honor of the Russian marshal. A[?]d. O'Sullivan,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.r.p. Instruction at Railway Town
Because of increased interest in A.R.P. work in Railway Town division[?] arrangements have been made for those on shift work to receive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japs Astride Burma Road No News From The Indies Dramatic Suicide Of Jap General In Philippines (Special to "The Miner") New York, March 8
NO further news of fighting has been received, and it is pointed out that as the Japanese how control all channels of communication with the East Indies they are putting out surrender stories with the object of creating…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Town Progress Assn
Work on the extension of the tool shed at the children's playground was carried out recently by members of the Railway Town Progress…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Six Die in Train Crash
NEW YORK, March 9.—Six people were killed and at least 45 were injured when two passenger trains collided on a trestle bridge near Granby,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alterations to SA. Train Time-Table
An alteration in the times of departure of the express train from Adelaide have been announced by the Silverton Tramway Co. Ltd. There…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring for Pleasure To Stop In Britain LONDON, March 9
THE Government has decided to restrict further petrol for private motoring. It is expected the new scheme will abolish the basic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sabotage Suspected in Bridge Fire
MORWELL (Vic.), Friday.-Police are inquiring into the possibility of sabotage in the fire which damaged the 200-vard railway bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tibooburra Road Crossings That Need Immediate Attention
In the following article specially written for "The Western Grazier," Mr. J. A. Dorward, of Mt. Wood, Tibooburra, gives salient views and pointed proposals regard to the condition of the Tibooburra road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Axis Forces In Pacific Are Now At Cross Roads India Or Australia? (War commentary issued by the Dept. of Information) MELBOURNE
JAVA apparently is largely under Japanese control, but resistance in several parts of the island is reported to be still going on. The same is true in other islands in the N.E.I. On the whole the Japanese have now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Injured in Crash Car Overturns On Creek Road
FOUR people were injured when a motor car overturend on the Stephens Creek road on Sunday night. One of the victims is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proposal To Impress 250,000 Motor Tyres
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—If proposals submitted to the Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) are adopted 250,000 tyres from immobilised motor…
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