German Internees Arrive in Sydney And Leave for Inland by Train SYDNEY
A party of internees of enemy origin, mostly German, consisting of men, women, children, and babies in arms, have landed at Sydney from a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Railway Department Again
“There’s no doubt about the Railway Department.” commented Mr. J. Hunter at the Chamber of Commerce meeting last night. “They’re hard!”…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accident
A motor accident occurred early on Monday morning about five miles from Jerliderie, on the Finley road For[?]unately neither occupant of the car was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Man Killed by Train Melbourne
Early to-day, Louis McKee, aged 84 of Richmond was killed when he was struck by a train near Jolimont station The men was wearing pyjamas…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Days on the Road 2/24th Due at Bonegilla On Monday WANGARATTA
Headed by the battalion band, and with a stalwart soldier bearing the battalion pennant the 2/24th Battalion marched out from Wangaratta en route…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring Notes. Double Yellow Lines
Perhaps familiarity has bred contempt, or it may be just cussedness, but motorists are paying very little attention to the double yellow lines laid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists Sharply Rebuked Sydney
Al the annual meeting of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. to-day. the president and Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) said that added…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosion in Tram Shanghai, Sept
An incendiary bomb exploded aboard a French tram-car, which under police guard. Several of the passengers were wounded, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heavy Road Fatalities London. Sept. 28
There were 729 persons killed on the roads last month, compared with 618 in August of 1939. There were 265 killed during the black outs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] Recruiting Train
[?] Recruiting Tram which [?] all centres to enlist and [?] recruits for the force will [?] [?] Deniliquin at 4.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →15-Mile Road Race Handicaps
The following are the handicaps for the Cycle Club’s 15-mile road race, to be held on Wednesday afternoon starting from Hart’s Hotel at 2.30, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Level Crossing Accidents (Issued by the Road Safety Council)
There were 51 level crossing accidents during the year ended June 30,1940. In the previous year there were many, more and in the present year the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Busy Railway Station
With increased facilities for handling traffic and transhipments, the movements at Albury railway station have greatly increased. Figures of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crashed Into Tram; Man Killed Melbourne
Ernest Albert Karlberg, aged 49, [?]ther merchant, of Little Ryrie street, Geelong, was killed instantly to-day when the car he was driving crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorist’s Death Inquest Concluded
Patrick Joseph concerning, the death of Patrick Joseph Crozier, following a motor accident recently on Friday road, was concluded on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japan Sends Good News to Australian People Pact Not Directed Against Us Spokesman’s Definite Declaration “No Desire To Provoke War” New Light on Much Publicised Agreement China Thinks Britain May Re-open Burma Road TOKIO, September 30
The Foreign Office spokesman (Captain Suma) announced to-day that there was nothing in the new tripartite pact between Japan, Germany and Italy, which was intended to cause deterioration in Japanese relations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Made Profit on Soldiers’ Train Albury Again Mentioned MELBOURNE
The Railway Commissioners bad made a profit from soldiers who recently travelled from Albury to Melbourne and back on week-end leave,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bride of Airman Killed in Road Crash Melbourne
Believed to hove been on their honeymoon, a young Air Force man was injured and his 19-year-old bride was killed when their car got out of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Show Boys of the Streets. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)
Pedal cyclists are known by names, most of them unfavorable, but experience has proved that they can and do respond to appeals to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Live Bomb Beside Railway Sydney
While working near the railway line at Glebe to-day a workman struck a live Mills bombs with his pick. Fortunately the detonator had been…
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