Obstructing German Rail and Road Traffic
A Stockholm message says that it is trustworthily reported from France that many officers and men from the disbanded…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
1,225 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 62
Four Soldiers Seriously Injured Military Lorry Collided with Tram Sydney
When a military lorry collided with a tram at Maroubra to-day, four soldiers were seriously injured. The victims, who were admitted to…
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NEWCASTLE Tuesday. — The hearing was continued to-day before Mr. Justice Cantor in the Industrial Commission of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Services at Christmas
CANBERRA Wednesday—The Minister for Transport, Mr. [?] said to-day that no more transport would be made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Military Traffic Damage to Roads
The N.R.M.A. recently drew the attention of the Main Roads Department to the damage being dene to gravel roads in certain parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Estimate of Quorrobolong Road Cost
Following c request from the Chief Secretary, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, for an estimate of cost to construct or recondition the…
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SYDNEY Wednesday — The Minister for Transport, Mr. O’SulIivan, has been advised by the military authorities that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russians Nearing Smolensk-Viazma Railway Heavy Fighting to West of Rjev
The Russians are 50 miles from the Smolensk-Vlaima railway, according to latest reports from Moscow, which are indirectly confirmed by the first German admission that fighting is going on south From Byeloi…
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SYDNEY Thursday. —The Acting Secretary of the Australian Railways Union, Mr. O’Neill today declared that railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Killed at Stroud Road
A sad accident occurred at Stroud Road bridge on Wednesday at about 6 a.m., when a military truck on its way north skidded. Staff Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World’s First Underground Railway
The world’s first underground railway was opened in August, 1870, for passenger transport, between the north side of the…
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CESSNOCK Friday.—Kenneth Callaghan, 23, of. Bridge-st, Cessnock a taxi-driver, received injuries to the chest and also…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists And Bush Fire Danger
A further appeal is made by the NRMA to operators of producer gas units to exercise care in the cleaning of their [?]…
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“IMMORTAL SERGEANT,” John [?]rophy has written a book with that as its title. On the advice of a reviewer I read the book…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Trapped in Tunnel by Bomber
LONDON Dec. 11—-A Mosquito bomber pilot trapped & train in a short tunnel in France on Wednesday after having laid a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Engine of Train Derailed
KATOOMBA Monday.— A dog spike places on the lips by children to see if a train would [?] it out resulted in the [?] of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Permits for Interstate Travel
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr Hartigan, says he has noticed in a number of country newspapers a paragraph stating that, between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sentenced for Assault in Train
MELBOURNE Tuesday—Having been found guilty of charges prising out of a fracas at Harden on November 16, three soldiers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Ban on Racing Dogs Deferred
MELBOURNE Tuesday.— Operation of the Australia-wide ban on the transport of racing dogs by rail has been deferred pending…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Ireland A.a. Gunners Train Under War Conditions
Troops in Northern Ireland have been undergoing realistic training under war conditions calculated to make them ready and fit for all the changes and chances of modern warfare. Photo, supplied by Department of Information…
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