Air Force Men in Road Crash
Twelve RAAF trainees were injured, three of them triller seriously and seven only superOrially. in a collision between an air force tender and lorry on the Goclong…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
676 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 34
Nearly a Fortnight Overdue! Vic. Train to Albury
Anyone knowing whereahoule of a Victorian train scheduled to arrive rive at Albury before daylight on ft recent morning should communicate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Planes Take More to China Than Burma Road New York, May 28
A correspondent of the “Herald- Tribune” says that 20 big American transport planes are carrying to China from India war supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Travel to Be Further Restricted Canberra
Public rail travel will be cut by nearly half Hie present loading when the transport restrictions are proclaimed next week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sock the Motorist (To The Editor)
Sir,-- Col. Bruxner, M.L.A. speaking in the Legislative Assembly recently said, "Over the years colleagues and I have always contended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parkin's Motor Garage
Attention is drawn to the announcement in this issue advising residents of Corowa and district that Parkin's Garage is still carrying on. Although…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No New Tyres for Private Motorists Sydney
The Commonwealth Government’s new [?] of rubber order means that private [?] will be [?]able to purchase new tyres…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Mechanics May Be Protected Sydney
Mr C. A. Gregory, general secretary of the Garage and Service Stations Federation, declared today that the famine in skilled mechanics in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Mechanics Exemited Unto, June 30
The Deputy-Director of Manpower (Mr C. J. Bellemore) said tonight that together with those men engaged in motor parts work, skilled mechanics…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tramway Union Official Wants Hours Staggered Sydney
The industrial officer of the Tramway Employes’ Union (Mr H. Whittaker) said that to relieve the strain on the tramway system during peak…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Men for Army Stop-work Meeting if Any are Called Up SYDNEY
The Australian Hallways Union would call a State-wide conference to consider the holding of a stop-work meeting if any more railwaymen were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trans-Sahara Railway Speed Up LONDON, May 29
The Moscow radio states that German technicians and engineers are supervising the construction of sections of a trans-Saharan railway which is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shots Fired at Tram and Bus MELBOURNE
Shortly before midnight on Saturday a tram was travelling along Burke road, Camberwell, when the motorman, Driver Raulch saw a man in a grey suit pointing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Corrong Bridge Proposal Postponed
At Saturday's meeting of the Waradgery Shire Council, a letter was received from the Department of Main Roads, as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Curtailed Train Timetable Shire Council Discussion
At Saturday's meeting of the Waradgery Shire Council, a batch of letters in connection with the curtailed train timetable were before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£1,000,000 Outlay in Week Road Plant Orders
An announcement by the Allied Works Council that during the past week it had allocated more than £1,000,000 for the manufacture and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jap. Submarine Attack on Sydney Frustrated Enemy Loses Three “Midgets” Gunfire and Depth Charges Deadly Was The Harbor Bridge The Target? SYDNEY
The Japanese daringly carried the war into the very heart of Australia on Sunday night when enemy submarines penetrated Sydney harbor, only to be viciously and effectively attacked by our defences. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Load and Unload Railway Trucks Promptly
By so arranging their operations that trucks are loaded and unloaded promptly, farmers can do much to help to ensure effective use of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Soldiers Go Joy-Riding in Local Residen's Motor Car
Two Ground Craftsmen of the American Air Force were in Jerilderie on Saturday night and were desirous of journeying to Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Life’s Rugged Road
Our boyhood days, those happy days, How oft do we recall, The ambitions that we cherished then Have met with many a fall…
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