"Tea & Sugar" Train Made The Grade
KALGOORLIE.—Because of the late running of the "tea and sugar" train from Kalgoorlie in the past two or three weeks, workers on the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
507 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 26
Head on Train Collision Fireman's Life Saved ADELAIDE, February 24
Staff-Sergeant J. Lynam, a united States army Sergeant; Ron Williams, RAAF, and Sister Eglington, of the Australian Inland Mission, all played…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Allies Have Yet To Travel Hard Road Says Soviet Leader
LONDON, February 24.—The Soviet Ambassador (M. Maisky) today gave a warning optimism over the recent Russian victories. He emphasised that the German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dangerous Roads
At last nights Council meeting A[?]d[?] E. J. B[?] asked whether Council could [?] give immediate attention to the [?]ashouts on roads…
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Because the Water Board has made so many road cuts in Chloride Street, the Council will ask them to pay half the cost of repairing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News From Tibooburra Road in Shocking State
The shocking condition of the Broken Hill-Tibooburra Road was again emphasised early this week when two of Bottom and Clarke's lorries virtually limped into Broken Hill showing signs of abnormal stress…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rubber Shortage And Fate Of Motoring
The statement by the Ministery of Supply (Mr. Beasley) that "the shortage of crude rubber in Australia could very easily reach a desperate stage, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Silverton Tramway
MELBOURNE.—Directors of the Silverton Tramway Co. Ltd. have declared [?] interim half-yearly dividend of 9d. a share, payable on March…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →20 Injured In Tram Collision
MELBOURNE.—A constable, a [?]avnl rating, four tramway employees and [?] of her persons, including two children, were injured when a tram…
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SYDNEY.—More than 200 passengers wore tossed in all directions when a crowded Coogee tram crashed into the rear of a stationary La…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grim Struggle On The Harbor Bridge
SYDNEY.—Travellers to the city early today witnessed a desperate struggle on the Harbor Bridge as a soldier and civilian tried to pull back…
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Jumping from a moving train on the Sydney Harbor early today, a quick-thinking soldier scaled the 3ft. fence and was in time to aid a bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road, Train and Tram Accident
SYDNEY.—Road, train and tram accidents resulted in the death of an Allied soldier and injuries to 9 of her persons. The Ailic[?] soldier was a…
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SYDNEY—While attempting to jump on to the moving guard's van of the Mudgee mail train at Hazelbrook yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Gain Vital Road In Tunisia; Big Toll Of Infantry
LONDON, March 5.—The British have gained control of 10 miles of a vital road in northern Tunisia and have thrown the Germans out of the village of Sedienane, which they occuoied for a few hours yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Years for Motorist Sydney, March 11
Sentencing civil John Thomas Pearsall (25) a motor driver of Forest Lodge to two years gaol in each of two charge of manslaughter in the quarter Sessions…
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SYDNEY.—Mr. S. R. Nicholas was today appointed secretary for N.S.W. Railways in place of the late Brigadier W. H. Newman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Killed And 14 Injured In Train Smash BRISBANE, March 12
One soldier was killed and fourteen others were injured, two railway trucks were wrecked and five badly damaged while the line was temporarily blocked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Secretary of Railways Sydney, March 12
Mr. S. R. Nicholas, who has been acting secretary of the Railways Department since 1940 was today appointed Secretary for Railways. The position…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rates Fixed for Women in Railways Melbourne, March 16
After a decision by the women's Employment Board on female rates for N.S.W. railways, a complaint was made by the Australian Railways…
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