Friendly Road
OUR LOVELY BUSH. Country people will probably not have the same appreciation for the: lovely bushlands of Australia as…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
1,006 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 51
Killed by Train in Tunnel
Matthew Patrick Joseph Carolan, 43, labourer, who lived in Castlereagh Street, Redfern. was fatally injured when he was struck by an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Interrupts Plans for Own Funeral Reported Killed by Train
While his aunt was making arrangements for hi funeral, John Patrick Quinn (20), walked into her home on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Distance Limit on Motor Funerals Order Issued for Victoria
To save fuel, cars and repairs, restrictions are to be imposed in Victoria on the distance travelled for funerals…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extra Cessnock Sunday Train
An additional train will be run next Sunday morning from Cessnock to Newcastle. It will not necessarily be continued on other Sundays…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russians Cut Vital Railway Voronej-Kursk Link Broken Germans in Kuban Region in Danger of Encirclement LONDON
It is officially announced in Moscow that Kastoronoie, on the Voronej front, was captured by the Russians yesterday. Booty and prisoners were taken. The severance of the main Voronej-Kursk railway in the Kastoronoie region is counted in divisions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late News Success on Voronej Front. Railway to Kursk Cut More Nazi Divisions Encircled. Big Drive Goes On. Speculation on Casablanca Conference. Hostages Hanged in Greece. London
Despite Axis assertions that Allied troops are opening large-scale movements, a Reuter's correspondent in Tunisia to-day says the fighting on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Red Army Cuts Off Many Enemy Troops Severance of Voronezh-Kursk Railway
It is officially announced in Moscow that kastornole, on the Voronezh front, was captured by the Russians yesterday after a determined attack.' Booty and prisoners were taken…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist Fined £50
A fine of £50 was imposed on Reginald Thomas Christie (31). when he was convicted at Central Police Court, Sydney, on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gas Cylinder on Truck Explodes 14 on Tram Injured
An acetylene gas cylinder on a motor-truck travelling alongside an outward bound tramcar to Balmoral exploded at East Brisbane on Wed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Body Found on Railway Line
NEWCASTLE SATURDAY — Early this morning the mutilated body of a man was found on the railway line near the Waratah…
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SINGLETON Monday—Arnold George Hedges suffered lacercations and con[?] to the left thigh when he tell from his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Failed to Take Turn on Motor Cycle
When the motor cycle he was riding on Saturday afternoon failed to negotiate a bend, Arthur George Hedges, aged about 20, of Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attack on Jap Aerodrome Bombers Hit Hard In South-West Pacific
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA — A heavy attack on in enemy [?] in the Rabaul area on Sunday night is announced in to-day’s communique. Prior to the main attack an advance unit showered the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dartbrook Boy Killed. Road Smash Near Armidale
Two soldiers died in the Armidale District Hospital on Friday night from injuries received when the military lorry in which they were riding left…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bowls. Sixth Successive Win to E. H. Southcombe and H. A. Bridge
E. Southcombe and H. Bridge, who have been displaying good form in the, "cock o' the walk" competition, again met with success on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grim Scenes Around Stalingrad “Road To Doom For The German Army”(AUSTRALIAN Associated Press)
“LONDON Feb. 1—Columns of half-starved, tattered prisoners strung across the scene— generals. colonel, and privates—away from the hecatomb of nearly a quarter of a million Axis forces, is one picture coming from Stalingrad as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adjustable Blades Testing Screws On Motor Ship
According to a recent report, a Swedish shipping line: has ordered screws with adjustable blades, called KAMEWA propellers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Soldiers Die Following Road Smash PTE. M. V. Kauter, Aberdeen
Two soldiers died in Armidale District Hospital on Friday night from injuries received when a military lorry in which they were riding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late News 250,000 More Axis Troops Menaced. Reds Increase Squeeze in Arc From Rostov to Black Sea. Further Gains on Moscow-taganrodg Railway. Italian Corps Routed West From Voronej. Berlin Admits New Russian Aggressiveness. Axis Holds Strong Positions at Tunis and Bizerta. Japs. Claim Sinking Two Battleships and Three Cruisers in Solomons. No Comment by U.S. Navy Department on Claim. Washington
President Roosevelt has transmitted to Senate the Treaty relinquishing extra territorial rights in China. It is officially announced that…
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