British Flyers to Train in U.S. WASHINGTON, May 30
Mr. Stimson (Secretary for War) disclosed to-day a far-reaching undertaking to train 8000 British Air Force flyers. The scheme will come into…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
1,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 59
Railway Guards Become Home Guards
With fixed bayonets, thier blue uniforms discarded for khaki, three railway men go on duty—to guard Britain's railways. 200,000 of them have voluntarily come forward to keep a 24 hour watch on Britain's 20,000 miles of main and branch lines.—Ack. C'wealth Dept. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne Motorist Fined
In Albury Police Court yesterday [?]win Charles Saunders, of Melbourne, was fined £1 and 8/ costs for exceeding the speed limit for motor vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Cut to Pieces by Train Sydney
The remains of Oliver Milton Orchard, aged 2[?], invalid pensioner, were found on the railway line at Martin’s Creek in the Kempacy district to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rugby League Albury at Wagga; Special Train Chartered
On Sunday next in the Group 13 Rugby League competition Albury is drawn to meet Wagga Magpies in the first game of the second round…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Youth Killed in Collision with Tram Melbourne
John MacDonald, aged 17, of Elizabeth street. South Yarra, was killed this morning when the bicycle he was riding along Chopel street, Prahran…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wants Railway Crossing Accidents Prevented Sydney
In an effort to prevent railway level crossing accidents the Australian Railways Union, is asking that warning bells be installed at crossings and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cheery Jack S. Murphy to Train Sydney Jumper Sydney
Sydney's champion jumper, Cheery Jack, who will leave for Melbourne within the next few days, is to be specially prepared for the Grand National…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Distraction Big Cause of Smashes. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
Most of us can remember the time when motorists involved in an accident lost their tempers and heatedly accused each outer of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Railway Traffic
Additional expresses will arrive in Albury from Sydney at 6,25 a.m. from to-day till Saturday to cope with the heavy flow of passenger traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Excursions in - June
The Commissioner for Railways. Mr T. J. Hartigan, has approved a general series of excursion trains which will be run in the second week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Accidents Pile Up Again
Seven persons are known to have been killed and scores injured in road accidents in New South Wales during last week-end. These are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carrying a Pontoon Bridge Merchantman Shows Teeth
Left: Sappers of the Royal Engineers carrying a pontoon down to a river during a demonstration of their specialised work in the Northern Command (England). Many hands make light work of these cumbersome craft…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GROUP 13 RUGBY Special Train Sunday; Albury At Wagga
The first round of the Group 13 Rugby League competition was brought to a conclusion last Sunday, and the two Wagga teams have streaked away…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soaring Cost of Bonegilla Bridge Wodonga Councillors Worried by Finance But Will Finish Job; Increase of £600
W[?]h the financial resources extremely limited, Wodonga Shire councillors yesterday expressed concern at the growing cost of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motorists Corner OFFICIAL R.A.C.A. Notes by "Carbon" Reprieve!
My little "Jay-walking" episode has ended happily, and I am now free from the shadow of gaol. Fortunately, the Police Superintendent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Corowa Progress: Phone and Railway News
At a meeting of the Corowa and District Progress Association last night, it was decided that the president (Mr. D. Simpson) and Mr. A. G. Phillips…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga Road Entertainment
A successful function, sponsored by the Returned Soldiers' Women's Auxiliary, in aid of the Garrison Rest Room was held at the Sacred Heart…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cousin's First Train Journey Corowa
Dear Uncle,—Thanks very much for awarding me the honor letter prize. I got a surprise when I looked at the Young Folks' Page and saw my name…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Are Road Smashes Accidents ?
Casualty lists for the first four months of this year show that people are still being killed on the roads of the state at the rate of 31 a month…
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