Fire Damages Bridge
INNISFAIL.—When a low-level bridge over the South Johnstone Uiver, four miles from Innisfail, was damaged by Are this week, all rail…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
504 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 26
Road Work
A goes of then is working on the road between Broken Hill and Quondong at present, filling up holes and gutters, Mr. S. Sutton is in charge…
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The Minister for Transport, Mr. M. O'Sullivan, is expected to arrive in Broken Hill within three weeks, and it is his intention to see for himself the state of the main road. This is gleaned from the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Tobacco Road" Banned NEWCASTLE, March 30
The chief Secretary. Mr. Baddeley today banned further performances of the play "Tobacco Road." This action was taken after shorthand notes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crystal Street Station Road
Mr. E. M. Horsington has been advised by the Minister for Transport:— "I am writing with further reference to your personal representations on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Trader and Salesman Fined
SYDNEY.—Cecil Stanley Crouch, motor trader, of Wollstonecraft, waa fined £100 and ordered fo forfeit an additional £100 to the Crown in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russian Success in the Odessa Area Remnants Of Army Of Von Kleist Lose Escape Railway
LONDON, April 5.—Red Army spearheads today swooped to the rear of the Germans in the Odessa area, captured the vital rail junction of Rasyelnaya, 35 miles north-east of Odessa, and thus cut the enemy's main escape railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Killed on Wentworth Road
Ronald Birdwood Wall (24), single who was working on Buckalow Station and was a brother of the overseer of the station, appeared to have been kille…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Killed On Wentworth Road When Buckboard Overturns
Ronald Birdwood Wall (24), single, who was working on Buckalow Station and was a brother of the overseer of the station, appeared to have been killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vital Rail Junction Captured Main Roads Of German Retreat Cut Russians Prepare For New March Into Poland LONDON, April 6
The famous Red Guards cavalry and tank spearheads of the Third Ukrainian Army have captured the vital rail junction at Rosyelnaya, 35 miles west north-west from Odessa on the Odessa-Tyraspol railway. This, in the words of Marshal Stalin's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Killed In Truck Smash On Wentworth Road; Others Escape
IN a motor truck accident on the Wentworth road on Thursday evening, in which the driver. Ronald Birdwood Wall, was killed instantly, presence of mind on the part of his companion, Mr. Edward Archer Bennett, probably saved him…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Accident Inquest Opened
The inquest into the death of Ronald wall, 27, who was killed when the truck he was driving overturned on the Wentworth Road about 16 miles from Broken…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adelaide Train 3½ Hours Late
Carrying one of the biggest crowds cf returning holidaymakers for some considerable time, the express from Adelaide was 3½ hours late on arrival…
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CIRCUMSTANCES surrounding the death of Ronald Birdwood Wall in a motor accident on the Wentworth Road on April 6 were inquired into by Mr. M. J. D. Austin, Coroner, this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Overcrowding Causes Concern
SYDNEY.—The Transport Minister (Mr. O'Sullivan) said today that the railway authorities were powerless to prevent a repetition of dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →12 Injured In Tram Collision
SYDNEY. — When two trams carrying workers to the city collided at the intersection of two streets at Coogee this morning 12…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talk of Limiting Train Bookings
SYDNEY.—The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said today that steps will be taken to prevent overcrowding in trains such as took place…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fined in Court and Put on Train
A 35-year-old half-caste, Ben Finn, spending a few days in Broken Hill, appeared before the Police Court this morning on a charge of using…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Fatality Inquest Finding of Accidental Death
In the Coroners Court yesterday before Mr. M. D. Austin the adjourned inquest into the death of Ronald Wall on the Wentworth Road was resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Crash SYDNEY, April 12
When two trams, collided at an intersection Bt Coogee this morning, 12 people were injured, though not critically. A double tram was traveling from…
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