Bush Fires and Motorists
The NRMA. declares that while the blame for starting bush fires has often been wrongly laid upon motorists, they must still accept their share of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
591 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 30
Five Russian Drives Towards Important Rail-Road Junctions Red Army Deep Into Leningrad Rail Network Germans Panic and Flee in Disorder Leave Masses of Equipment Behind London, January 23
Fire Russian columns are striking out fan-wise from Leningrad in steady advances towards important railway and road junctions controlling communications over great stretches of the northern front…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Former Head Hunters Build Roads
In the mountainous interior of New Guinea, General MacArthur’s American and Australian engineers tribesmen—who only a few years ago were headhunters—as road builders in constructing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Repairs to Motor Vehicles Garage Prices Fixed Sydney
The price charged for repairing motor vehicles has been fixed in a prices order gazetted on Friday night. It is 73 an hour during normal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Increase in Motor Registrations
There has been an increase of nearly 10,000 in the number of motor vehicles registered in New South Wales during 1943, compared with 1942…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Transport Tie-Up No Trams or Buses in Sydney SYDNEY
No trams or buses will run in Sydney on Wednesday as the result of a decision by two meetings of train and bus employes to stop work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albury Aerodrome
Sir,—Whilst the best brains in aviallon in both England and the United States are formulating plans for the future of civil flying after the war, and designers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Allies Capture Port in Italy Near Main Road to Rome LONDON. January 25
Allied forces which landed at Nettuno on Saturday have captured the port of Anzio, and have extended their bridgehead several miles north and south of Anzio, and 12 miles inland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railwaymen Not to Stop Work SYDNEY
Following a compulsory conference he had with representatives of the Australian Railways’ Union, the National Union of Railwaymen, and officials of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Trams or Buses in Sydney To-day Men Ignore Mr. Curtin’s Order. SYDNEY
Sydney metropolitan and . Newcastle areas will be without train and Government owned [?] services from midnight tonight until some time tomorrow despite the intervention of the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads From Novgorod Strewn with Thousands of German Dead Fierce Street Battles in Krasnogvardeisk Russians Shelling Buildings at Point-Blank Range LONDON, January 26
The Russians have reached Krasnogvardeisk, a strongly-fortified German stronghold, 26 miles south-west of Leningrad, and fires are burning as fierce street battles move towards the centre of the town. The Russians are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Run Over by Train
At Junee, Mr. George Fletcher was returning from a lodge meeting when he was knocked down by an engine and the wheels of trucks passed over him…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Log Bridge in New Guinea
Australian troops cross a newly-consi[?]ed log bridge between Guy’s Post and Shaggy Ridge where heavy fighting has been in progress…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Killed in Fall Prom Train SYDNEY
The body of Frederick Fenton. 58. of Glebe, was found early tonight lying between the railway line and the safety fence in the middle of Sydney Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rome Road Cut by Advancing Allied Armies London, Thurs.--AAP
British and American troops advancing from their 12 miles penetration yesterday, were by to-night certain to be astride both…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tram and Bus One-day Strike
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Defying the National Security order issued by Mr. Curtin, Prime Minister, tram and bus workers in Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Registrations
There was an increase of nearly 10,000 in the number of motor vehicles registered in N.S.W. during 1943, compared with 1942…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →12 Collieries Idle Tram and Bug Services Resumed Sydney
Tram and bus employees resumed work in Sydney today and normal services were provided. Twelve collieries are idle in New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Threat of Tie-up Averted by Railway Dept.’s Proposals SYDNEY
The threat to [?] up the State’s railway way system next Monday was averted today when two mass meetings of guards and shou[?] accepted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bus-tram Dispute “Threat Will Wot Solve It” SYDNEY
Bus and Tram Union president (Mr [?]all) cold today that the Prime Minister’s threat to prosecute would not help to settle the…
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