What’s Japan’s Reply to the Burma Road ?
Britain, three months ago, was not in a position to resist the Japanese demand to dote the Burma Road, the back door by which China was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Burma Road Opening Japanese “Not Perturbed” LONDON, October 9
The Tokio correspondent of Reuter states that the Japanese believe that the British notification that the Burma road is to be reopened will not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opening the Road Australia in Agreement With U.K. MELBOURNE
The Commonwealth Government fully concurred in the decision of the British Government not to renew the agreement for the closing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drastic Economic Moves Forecast American Pressure on Japan Evacuation Plans In Train Thailand May Cause Trouble Pressure Being Exerted on Indo-China LONDON, October 9
American residents in Japan, many of whom are already preparing to depart, have accepted Washington’s evacuation recommendation as the forerunner of more drastic economic moves against Japan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Railway Revenue Mr. Hartigan’s Report Coal Strike Causes Deficit Sydney
Tabled in Parliament during this session, the annual report of the N.S.W. Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T.J. Hartigan) for the financial…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£3,000 Road Loan Approved
A telegram from the Mayor (Ald. J. E. McFaull), who is in Sydney, has been received by the town clerk stating that departmental approval was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Road Hops” Become Greater Nuisance
Peculiar effect of the petrol rationing has been pointed out by the Albury branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. Experience of engineers and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Users Are Like Children
Children in the environment of the Rome or at school are happy and carefree, but change their school, or remove them to a strange locality and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flooding of Roads Commission Seeking to Escape Liability
At a special meeting of Carrathool Shire Council, held at Goolgowi on Wednesday, 2nd October, it was stated that reports had been received…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Burma Road Japan Will Not Oppose Opening LONDON
Japan will not retaliate for Britain's re-opening of the Burma Road, declared the Japanese Foreign Office spokesman, Mr. Suma, in Tokyo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Re-opening of Burma Road Causes Japanese to Tremble Sydney
The Consul-General for China, Dr. C. J. Pao, interviewed to-day, declared that the re-opening of the Burma Road marked the beginning of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists and Transport Warning by Military
Instances of careless disregard of the safety of troops and speed in relation to military requirements indicates the need to advise drivers of these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spring Motor Displays
Clearing [?] of modern anti[?] which [?] with the dividing picture of spring in fall flows progress in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Losses
The loss on the Narandera-Hay railway—107 miles—was £42,179 in the year ended June 30. The capital cost of the line and rolling stock was £692,934, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Accident Near Cobar
A message was received in Deniliquin advising that Mr. and Mrs. Neil McDermott, who are very well known in Deniliquin, had been seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Will the Far Eastern Bubble Burst? “U.s. Japanese Relations at Gravest Crisis” Burma Road Re-opening Protest to Be Made to Britain Alleges Violation of Spirit of Agreement LONDON, October 10
The “Nichi Nichi” (Tokio) columnist comments: “It cannot be denied that Japanese and American relations are at the gravest crisis in their history.” Meanwhile, according to Reuter’s correspondent at Tokio a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Defence of the Common- Wealth Queensland to Build Inland Road Brisbane
Considering that it would be invaluable if the defence of the Commonwealth was ever necessary, the Queensland Government has decided to build…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ford Motor Co. of Australia. Statement on Producer Gas
Mr. H. C. French, Managing Director of Ford Motor Company of Australia, Pty. Ltd., announces that after exhaustive tests with many types of gas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bonegilla Road Accident
Private Ronald Harold Luscombe, aged 21, a member of the 2/23rd Battalion, who was admitted to Albury District Hospital early on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colligen Creek Bridge Ratepayers’ Deputation to Council
Serious difficulties in connection with the existing width of waterway at Colligen Creek bridge were stressed by a deputation of three…
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