Railways In Desperate Straits SYDNEY
Railway coal reserves were now so desperately low, that the Railway Department was almost dependent on day supplies from the mines [?]…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
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Tram Conductor on Murder Charge SYDNEY
Richard William Underwood, aged 30. tram conductor, was charged at Central Police Court today with the murder of Dorothy Jean Davies, aged…
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Three hundred and seventy-one persons were killed and 4719 injured in 6955 road accidents in NSW during the year ended June 30 last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Albury Railway Casuals Will Not Lose Jobs
There would be no retrenchment of casual laborers employed in loading and unloading goods in Albury railway goods yards. Mr H. S. Currey, clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drastic Cuts In S.A. Railway Services ADELAIDE
Drastic cuts in all sections of the railway services will be necessary to meet the demand for reduced coal consumption, the Railways Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →5000 Railwaymen Not To Work ADELAIDE
Five thousand South Australian railwayman have decided that they will not work next Monday and Tuesday unless the Commissioner agrees to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Accidents Invited By Road Width” Army Officer’s Remarks At Inquest Endorsed by Coroner
âI do not wish to go into details of the evidence, which is conflicting, but I would like to point out that the width of the road is inviting accidents.â At an inquest held at Albury Court House yesterday. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tram Conductor Remanded On Murder Charge SYDNEY
At the Central Police Court today. [?] will [?] any [?] was charged with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trams for Randwick Races Sydney
The Premier (Mr Mckell) today attacked the Victorian Premier (Mr [?] for his remarks regarding the decision of the NSW Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →5000 Railway Men to Cease Wore Adelaide
Railway services throughout South Australia will be at a standstill on Monday and Tuesday, despite vigorous efforts in various directions to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →152 Road Deaths in Country (Contributed)
Road accidents in country towns and rural areas of NSW for the year ended June 30 last totalled 1150, causing the deaths of 152 persons and injury to 1047…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tiddim Road Cleared For 100 Miles KANDY. September 4
The Tiddim road is now clear for 100 miles south of Imphal. states a South-East Asia communique Enemy rearguards are offering only…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No “Specials” For Races Ban on Trains And Trams SYDNEY
Orders Issued today under the National Security (Transport) Regulations [?] the running until further notice of all special trains and trams…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trams and Buses Carried 557 Million Passengers Sydney
Trains and buses in Sydney and Newcastle earned a net profit of £9124 for the year ended June 30 last. Net profit for 1942-43 was £33.047 and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Movement of Stock Priority System on Victorian Railways MELBOURNE
A priority order for the allocation of trucks prepared by the Victorian Stock Co-ordination Committee has been adopted by the Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →47 Children Killed on Roads Sydney
During the year ended June 30 last 371 persons were killed and 4719 injured in road accidents in NSW. These figures include 47 children…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Span on Bridge Floated Into Position. Sydney
At high tide today the first [?] of the new Hawkesbury River rail bridge, the largest of its kind in Australia, was floated into position. It was a complicated job…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Spirit Op Progress” Usually Fully Loaded Victorian Railway Commissioners Say
The Beechworth Shire Council has received a reply from the secretary of the Victorian Railways, to its letter pointing not that frequently the Spirit of Progress,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two-day Strike Ends on S.A. Railways ADELAIDE
After a two days’ State-wide hold-up of the railway cervices in consequence of the Railway Commissioners’ refusal to abolish…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Road Accidents
Road accidents in country towns and rural areas of New South Wales for the year ended June 30 last totalled 1150, causing the…
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