Railway Revenue All Records Broken
The Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) announced at the weekend that all records had been broken during the year ended June 30 last…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
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Cessnock to Cockle Creek Railway
On the motion of Cr. T. D. Johnson, Lake Macquarie Shire Council decided last night to urge for the construction of a railway from Cessnock to Cockie…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway's War Effort Remarkable Achievement in New South Wales
The New South Wales Government Railways have made an enormous contribution to the successful prosecution of the State's Defence activities. For various reasons the other forms of transport have been restricted during the war and the railways have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Fall From Train
Donald Maxwell MacFarlane (15), of Albert Park, Melbourne, who overbalanced in a train doorway through sneezing and fell 18ft, died in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulldozers Pave Victory Road
The bulldozer Is probably playing a more, important part in this war than any other individual piece of equipment, with the…
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NEW YORK Aug 31. — At least 35 persons were killed and between 15 and 100 in injured when the New York Buffle express…
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NEW. YORK Aug. 31. — The pleasure driving ban in 12 North eastern States, in force since May 19, will be relaxed; to-morrow,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Coal for Victorian Railways
MELBOURNE Thursday —A threatened cut in railway services has been averted, for a time at least, by an unexpected…
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The traveling public are still criticising the bad condition of the road, which cannot be justified in view of the fact that it is a main road and is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Evolution of Motor World’s First Road Contest
The evolution of the modern streamlined motor car from the grotesque pioneering contraptions that paved the way for the motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fell From Train Woman's Lucky Escape
Mrs. W. McLeod, aged 43, of Bankstown, who was travelling on Monday night by the Brisbane mail, fell from the train between Ben…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sequel to Road Accident Soldier Charged at Maitland
Arthur Edwin Gibson, 22, a soldier, was charged at West Maitland Court yesterday with having, at Rutherford on August 8, feloniously slain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists Fined Eor Speeding
Fines ranging from £5 to £30 were imposed on 20 motorists who were convicted at the Traffic Court in Sydney on Wednesday on charges of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Droving Feat Arranged by Manpower Authorities
An announcement from man-power authorities states that 500,000 sheep are to be moved from Cunnamulla, Queensland, to Bourke, N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-doy’s Leader : Eighth Army Moves Again Railways Wrecked Italian Targets Hammered
LONDON. Sept. 3—Fortresses based on North Africa have wrecked the railway bridge south of the Brenner Pass…
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GRESFORD Mon — The Gresford-Eccleston road is at present in a deplorable state. The shire has undertaken the ploughing,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warning by Court Trespassing On Railway
For having trespassed on the railway. Herbert Patfield, of George-street, East Maitland, and Ronald Stewart, of Rous-street…
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A youth, 17 years of age, was fined 10/, with 8/ costs, at West Maitland court to-day for having driven a motor vehicle, he not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Axis Railways Pounded All-day Attacks by Allied Planes
LONDON Sept. 6—Seven Important railway Junctions in northern. Trance and Belgium were attacked yesterday by RAF…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Theft of Motor
Angus Linton, 4, was charged at West Maitland court this afternoon with having at Beresford one day in July stolen an…
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