Allied Bomb Blitz Continues Unchecked Road and Rail Junctions Heavily Hammered (Australian Associated Press)
Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 1
LONDON April 16— The German newsagency announced that American heavy [?]ombers, under cover of cloud, this afternoon [?]ttacked towns in south-western Europe,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Radio Used In Half-mile Train
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1
NEW YORK April 17—Radio communication throughout out a 70-car Diesel goods train was used for the first…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Supply Convoy on Ledo Road
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1
With the Ledo [?] new supply highways from India to China still under [?]uction, a U.S.-built caterpiller tractor operated by a U.S. Army Engineer goes to the rescue of the lead truck of a supply con[?]oy making its way through a low spot on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Transfer
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4
SINGLETON, Tues.—Mr. Thwaite, who has been attached to the local staff of the Singleton railway since 1928, has received…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sofia and Belgrade Showered With Bombs Factories and Railways Hammered by R.a.f.(australian Associated Press)
Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3
LONDON April 17—Italy-based heavy bombers to-day Hacked railway Installations in Sofia and Belgrade while [?]AF formations of heavies attacked aircraft component factories and aerodromes in the Belgrade area. Renter’s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aero Engine Plant Extensive Building of Motor Firm
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 6
The war has brought into being buildings and plant of a size probably never visualised in prewar days by industry in any part…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ambulance Awards Morpeth Railway Class
Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 3
Morpeth Railway Ambulance classes for 1944 have been commenced Members met at the Morpeth Royal class room…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train to Sydney
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 3
A request will be made lo the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) by Greater Newcastle tor restoration of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck by Bridge Soldier Seriously Injured
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 2
Struck by the Telarsh overhead bridge while riding on the top of a railway van in the early hours of this morning, Maurice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Scalers 1300 Caught In 15 Days
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1
NEWCASTLE Thursday.—During a fifteen days’ check it was found, said Railway Inspector P. Ryan, In the Summons Court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Transport Use In Marketing Produce
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 6
Australia’s latest agricultural programme, which calls for record production of foodstuffs will make big, demands on motor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers Fined Danger In Crossing Railway
Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1
NEWCASTLE, Thursday — The frequency of trespassing on the railway by soldiers taking a short cut to camp was referred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fell From Train
Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1
Rita Hellyer, 19, of Charles Street, Wickham, stepped off a train as it was moving out of High Street station last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bicycle Road Race
Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3
A race will take place to-morrow (Saturday) 22nd, from Lorn to Gortons and return a distance of five miles. The race starts at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Builders in New Guinea
Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2
Australian engineers and sappers who built the now famous Bull Dog road across the central, alpine barrier to Wau performed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peeps Into the Past Singleton 50 Years Ago (From Issues of "Argus" dated APRIL 14 and 18, 1894). Repairs to Redbournberry Bridge
Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3
Tenders for repairs to the Redbournberry Bridge, rendered necsssay by the great flood of 1893, were opened by the Tender Board in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Replacing Motors
Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 3
Following difficulties experienced by some motorists, the NRMA advises business and commercial users of petrol that,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Bridge Afternoon
Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 3
On Wednesday, April 2[?], the members of the Country Women’s Association will hold the third of their series of war bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Train Guards Decision To Disregard Order
Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 4
A meeting of railway guards yesterday decided to disregard an order by the Railway Department to discontinue the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Comforts For Road Builders In New Guinea
Singleton Argus · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 4
Australian engineers and sappers who built the now famous Bull Dog road across the central alpine barrier to Wau performed an amazing…
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