First Women Railway Guards Auckland (Nz)
Women employed on suburban trains guards made their first appearance Wellington today. Their ages range from 21 to 35. Others were employed…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
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Train Kills Man on Bridge SYDNEY
Roderick John Cowan, aged 23. was killed and his fiance[?]. Dorothy ltazeldene Murphy, aged 21, injured, when they were struck by a train on the…
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The traffic in rabbit skins has developed to such an extent during recent months that the N.S.W. Department of Railways is unable to provide any long…
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With overtime payments, many railway-men are now receiving in the vicinity of £20 a week, said the State secretary of the Australian Railways Union (Mr Lloyd…
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Apparently struck by a train during the night, the body of Oliver Victor Tuckwell, aged 36, soldier attached to a hospital train, was found between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railwaymen Praised SYDNEY
The Railway Commissioner (Mr Hartigan) said today that he believed in giving men in the railway service a 100 per cent square deal, and, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways and State Coal Mine Finances Up MELBOURNE
During April, railway and State coal mine financed showed a splendid improvement compared with the previous year, this being the main reason for the step up in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by Train
James Wilson a returned soldier of the last war and a member of the Hay Garrison, was ,killed instantly when struck by a train at the Temora road…
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The traffic in rabbit skins has developed to such an extent during recent months that the Department of Railways is unable to provide any…
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An order impressing all motor trucks on which registration had expried was issued on Wednesday by the Army Authorities. Particulars of…
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It was announced to-day by the Secretary of the Service Stations Association (Mr. C. A. Gregory) that skilled motor mechanics and men…
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On Monday afternoon a truck driven by Mr. G. Barton, storekeeper, of End street, and a car driven by Mr. L. Ait-ken collided at the intersection of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Vdc Officers Killed Car Crashes Into Tram SYDNEY
Two VDC officers are dead and two rankers are in a serious condition as the result of a sensational colliston between a car and a tram…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Austral Pictures "Waterloo Bridge" Next Week-end Programme To-morrow (Wed.)
Picture-goers are reminded that an attractive programme has been booked for screening at the Rex Theatre to-morrovir…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Allies Bomb Chindwin Waterfront Chinese Initiative in Burma Road Struggle LONDON, May 18
The waterfront, warehouses and barges at Kalewa, on the Chindwin river, have been bombed by Allied planes, one of which is missing…
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Mr. [?]Sullivan, Minister for Transport, states that the 20 per cent, reduction in N.S.W. motor registration fees commenced yesterday. Mr. Sullivan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorist Convicted Driving Under The Influence
There was a sequel to-day to a New Years flight tragedy, [?] a youth named Donald Bennett died from injuries received [?] a motor collision. At Deniliquin Police Court, before Mr, Beavers, P.M., Herbert…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Widow Claims £3000 From Motorists. Geelong
In the Supreme Court today. Gladys [?] Lyon, widow, sought £3000 damages on the grounds of negligence on the part of two motorists. It was the sequel to an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vichy Railway Dynamited London, May 19
The Vichy railway between Nantes and La Rochelle was dynamited last night and an important section of the line was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →24 Killed When Train Derailed KARACHI, May 20
When the Punjab mail train was derailed by Dacoits (bandit gangs) at midnight last night. 24 persons were killed and were injured. The Dacoits removed the…
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