Found Dead in Train Corridor Sydney
On the arrival of the second division of the Melbourne Express at Goulburn this morning, a sailor was found dead in the corridor…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
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Man Killed by Tram
SYDNEY Monday,— Augustus Welch 55 of Hu[?]was knocked down by a tramcar in George-street near Hunter street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls. E. H. Southcombe and H. A. Bridge Win on Extra Head
A dual success, the first by the odd point, registered on the extra head which had to be played to decide the issue, and the second by the easy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Taking and Using Motor Car Without Authority. Case at Cessnock Court
Ernest McDonald, Athol Hoscher and Ernest Millington were charged at Cessnock Police Court this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suicide Sequel To Motor Ban
NEW YORK Jan. 11 — Verne Patterson, 19 years, committed suicide by hanging because he feared that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Used Motor Without Permit
CESSNOCK Tuesday:—Stanley Phillip Farnham proceeded at the Cessnock Police Court this morning against Ernest McDonald,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Collision Negligent Driving Charge Dismissed
Arising out of a collision between a motor car and motor cycle at Rutherford, Francis John Bailey, a soldiers, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Missing Flight-lieut. Geoffrey Sattler Northern Territory Aerodrome Named After Him
An aerodrome situated in the Northern Territory bears the name of Battler, in honor of Flight-Lieutenant Geoffrey…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jumped From Express Train American Soldier Eludes Military Police
An American soldier escaped from American military police while being, escorted from Melbourne to Brisbane on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railwaymen on Strike Dispute in England
LONDON January 12.— Action by the Ministry of Labour ended a strike by three or four hundred engine-drivers and firemen in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prevented Train Being Blown Up
TOWNSVILLE Thursday — is revealed that prompt action and courage by a railway fireman and a member of the fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commencement of the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Act, 1942
She Minister for Transport, (Mr. O'Sullivan, has announced that a proclamation was gazetted on December 24, 1942, fixing February 1, 1943 as the date of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mean Trick on Motorist
A particularly mean theft is reported by the NRMA. A member of the :association seeing a fellow motorist in trouble on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tram Struck by Lightning
NEWCASTLE Thursday.— During a heavy thunderstorm a tram was struck by lightning in Hunter-Bt., Newcastle Both of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Road Back
"We will have to drag out the last ounce of our resources to survive. We are not pulling our full weight on the home front," Nazi…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flight-Lieut. Geoff. Sattler Northern Territory Aerodrome Named After Him
An aerodrome situated in the Northern Territory bears the name of Flight-Lieut. Geoffrey Sattler, formerly of Singleton, who, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage Storm Damage to Roads and Bridges
Mr. E. T. Henning, Consulting Engineer, reported:— On 14th, 15th and 16th inst., a detailed inspection was made by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Saved by Gallantry Truck Laden with Explosives
Prompt action, plus the remarkable courage displayed by railway firemen and members of the fighting forces prevented a train from being blown…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Paterson and Allyn River Crossings Penshurst Allynbrook Road
During the recent floods the abutment of the low level bridge at Seven Oaks was washed out and one of the two spans was shifted. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our State Railways
The N.S.W. railway chief (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) has been in the service 50 years. The capital has increased five fold…
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