Train Service for Christmas
As far as the Commonwealth Government is concerned, all coalminers will receive their Christmas holidays. Ministers express the hope that…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
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Motor Industry
Motor-car manufacturers in England and America are planning to resume producing the vehicles they manufactured early in the war…
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SINGLETON Friday—Reginald Dixon, miner, of Rlx’s Creek, appeared at Singleton Court before Mr. J. McElroy, PM, on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Red Thrust At Railway Links Forcing Axis Forces Back Into Mountains Australian Associated Press
LONDON Nov. 10—The Russian thrust to shatter German railway communication between Budapest and north-eastern Hungary is developing dangerously. Reuter’s Moscow representative reports that the Red…
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CANBERRA Sat—Affirming the principle that, in-the interests of defence and national development, Australia’s railway gauges should be standardised at 4f 8½in, Federal Cabinet has taken initial steps to prepare for this work. The Deputy Prime Minister…
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Bernard John Gleeson, of onica-street, Cardiff, pleaded [?] guilty at. West Maitland court [?] day to having travelled in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Gauges to Be Standardised Cabinet Takes First Step
Affirming the principle that, in the interests of defence and national development, Australian railway gauges should be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fighting To Open The Roads To Austria Australian Associated P[?]
LONDON Nov. 13— Latest reports place the Red Army only 15 miles south-east from Budapest, capital of Hungary. The Russian are operating in the Monor sector, where…
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Latest reports place the Red Army 15 miles south-east from Budapest in the Monor sector, where the Russians are straddling the railway between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Rover Motors Bus. Fine Work by Driver
When a double-decker bus, owned by Rover Motors Pty. Ltd., was travelling between Kurri Kurri and Maitland on Friday, the conductor noticed flames…
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CESSNOCK Tuesday — David Brown was charged at Cessnock Court to-day, before Mr. A. Hodgson, PM, with driving an…
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MELBOURNE, Wed—When a truck and a motor car collided a raid Intersection at Heatherton brother and sister the…
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The Kearsley Shire Council [?]ngineer (Mr. L. Grattan) submitted to Kearsley Shire Council for approval of the…
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WASHINGTON Nov. 15.— Major-general Van Straten, chief of staff of the Netherlands East. Indies Army, held a conference…
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The Kearsley Shire Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) submitted for approval of Kearsley Council and the Department of Main Roads Board a programme of…
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The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) has advised Mr. Booth M.L.A, that he is prepared to allow the Government's contribution to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Open Cut Mining and Use of Roads. Coal Company's Reply To Council Request
At its previous meeting the Municipal Council decided to ask the Coal Company what assistance it was prepared to offer to tar-surface and…
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BRISBANE Friday—A suggestion that a narrow gauge railway be built through NSW to Victoria has been made by the Queensland…
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The Department of Main Roads has advised Strand Shire Council that it was anticipated that a start would be made with the…
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FROM GENERAL MacARTHUR’S HEADQUARTERS ON LEYTE, Saturday—The 24th Division, culminating a double…
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