Commencement of Siege of Singapore at Hand All Troops Safely Leave Peninsula Island Areas to Be Evacuated by Civilians Australians In Two Rearguard Actions Japanese Land 650 Miles From Darwin on Amboina Island Threat To Burma Road by Fall of Moulmein LONDON, February 1
Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 1
The beginning of the siege of Singapore is at hand. This news fills the front pages of the British and American Press, with seven-column banner headlines over the story of the withdrawal from the Malayan peninsula, and the text of General Percival’s official message…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charcoal by Road
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 1
Because of the railway truck shortage permission has been granted to taxi companies in Victoria to transport their own charcoal from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Passenger Train Revenue Increases
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 1
Petrol restrictions are benefitting the railway to a very large extent, because those who once travelled by ear are now forced to journey by train…
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The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 2
Also in The Corowa Free Press, Border Morning Mail
It is announced that no special trains will be run to provide the usual monthly excursion services for February, but on certain days during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Vehicles Reduction of Insurance Premiums CANBERRA
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4
A redaction of 25 per cent on the pre-war rate of Insurance for private motor vehicle and 12½ per cent on commercial and other motor vahicles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Excursions In N.S.W.
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 3
It is announced that no special trains will be run in N.S.W to provide the usual monthly excursion services for February, but on certain days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Registration Fees Reduced
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 1
It is announced by the Commonwealth authorities that motor registration fees are to be reduced as from January 19…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Feed For Starving Stock Railways Cannot Carry It MELBOURNE
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 4
The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. E.J. Hogan, expressed concern at the inability of the Railways Department to carry from Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interstate Motoring
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 4
Even in the present war crisis, motorists, for a variety of reasons, require to travel in states other than that in which they are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Albury Aerodrome Alight?
Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 2
Despite the fact that an explanatory announcement had been promulgated, a number of people were startled last night to see a sudden extensive blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Racehorses by Road Ballarat
Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 5
Leaving at daybreak to-day, the Ballarat trainer, E. B, Nichols, riding a pony named Inverarie, and leading the racehorses, Coline and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Excursion Fares for Railway Travel
The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 4
It is announced that no special trains will be run to provide the usual monthly excursion services for February, but on certain days during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Vehicles Reduction of Insurance Premiums
The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 8
A reduction of 25 per cent, on the prewar rate of insurance for private motor vehicles, and 12½ per cent on commercial and other…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gibb & Beeman Temporarily Off the Road
Riverina Recorder · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 2
It is with regret we announce the temporary discontinuance of Gibb & Beeman's periodical visits to this district in their modern highly-scientific…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RAILWAYS Will [?] MELBOURNE
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 2
[?]an air raid [?]occurs in MELBOURNE railway will continue to run as special demands for transport will be made in an [?] have been worked [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Figures Up War Given Credit MELBOURNE
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 2
Railway rescue has jumped according to returns to-day. From all branches there was an improvement of £112,123 in the 10. days ended January…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Falls Beneath Train SYDNEY
Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2
Falling between a platform and a moving train at Wynyard railway station last night. Miss Emily Mary McMullen (40), of Croydon, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rail and Road Building in Mexico New York. Feb. 6
Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2
According to the Mexico City correspondent of the New York Times. Informed circles have revealed that contracts will soon be Issued to United States…
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