Trams to Valley Races on Saturday. Melbourne
Tramwaymen decided today that they would run trams to the Moonee Valley racecourse on Saturday, but If their request that meetings be transferred in future…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murray · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1943
565 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 29
Man Killed by Train. Melbourne
Albert Edward Webster, aged 44, of [?]endle [?] Box Hill, was killed tonight when he was struck by a train at Richmond. Printed and published, by Hamilton…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railways Want Coal MELBOURNE
The coal situation of the Railways Department has become a “nigh[?]re.” and immediate needs are a better quality coal from NSW instead of the large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →US Treasury Chief Hints That Will Invade Europe This Year Battering of Italian War Potential B.B.C. Tells French Railway-Men To Be Ready LONDON, June 25
New hint of a European invasion this year was given today by the Secretary of the United States Treassury (Mr Henry Morgenthau), in a letter to a war bond salesman. Mr Morgentha[?] said: “During the coming…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Protect Motorists’ Interests. Sydney
For the purpose of encouraging and advancing all forms of motor transport [?]freed from all unnecessary restrictions and to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Witnesses Tell Graphic Stories; Australia's Worst Rail-road Smash Inquest Into Deaths of 25 VICTIMS Verdict Expected To Be Given By Wodonga Coroner Today
Story of Australia's worst level crossing smash, which occurred outside Wodonga on die Bonegilla road early on the evening of May 8, was told in Wodonga Court yesterday at the inquest into die deaths of the 25…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Into Burma :: Unique Engineering Feat
Access to Burma for troops and supplies must be maintained and roads are being built by the Army under unimaginable difficulties. The mountains and forests were first surveyed by military engineers and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train-buster’s Score. London, June 30
A Canadian Typhoon pilot put up the best score among train-blisters, when sweeping over the north-east of France yesterday afternoon he shot up six…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Empty Train Seats Paradoxical Position, Says Premier MELBOURNE
Figures quoted by Mr Hartigan, NSW Commissioner, regarding the system of interstate rail travel priorities seemed to indicate an extraordinary state of affairs, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Truck Fire
Late on Wednesday evening, as Mr. R. Whinray was preparing to return home to Ringwood, his motor truck caught fire in the engine, outside…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways Committee To Inspect We[?] Crossing Out[?] of [?] Suggestion. Melbourne
The [?] at W[?]ga, which [?]red in the [?] rail [?] for many years, is to be [?]pected by the Railways Level Crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Employee Fined £12/10/
A fine of £12/10/, with 8/ court [?] was imposed on Donald Roy Pattison, railway employe, aged 21, in Albury court yesterday, when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Assaulted and Abused" Tramwaymen Voice Complaints Sydney
Alleging that they had been frequently assaulted and abused by crowds because of their refusal to move trams while passengers were standing on footboards, members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Territory’s Isolation Gone Forever Completion of North-South Road Has Worked Wonders
(By Noel Adams. Somewhere in Australia) Without stretching fact too far it can be said that the North-South road began when the Macdonnell Stuart expedition of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Facilities At Albury Plan of Augmentation
Albury Council was advised last night by the Railway Department that as part of a general scheme of development to augment traffic and [?]motive facilities…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Discuss Tram Men’s Threat Sydney
A conference to deal with the threat made by tramway employes not to man special trams to sporting fixtures unless adequate police protection is provided to see…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Airman Run Down by Motor Vehicle While Walking Along Road Near Uranquinty
WHEN he was struck by a motor vehicle as he was walking along the roadway near Uranquinty about 7 o'clock on Saturday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Wants Finley Road As Highway
For a considerable time efforts made by Conargo shire council to have Deniliquin-Finley road declared a highway-have been unsuccessful…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Man Sport Trams If Protection Provided. Sydney
Members of the Tramways and Omnibus Employes’ Union will man special sport trams in Sydney and Newcastle providing police protection is given to crews. This…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Lorry Overturns
Mr. Ron. Keighran, of Messrs. Meakes and Wheeler Ltd., hay, was travelling with a lorry load of shearing supplies on the Deniliquin road on Monday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →