Six Persons Drowned Train Mishap Near Townsville Brisbane
Six persons are believed to have been drowned when they were trapped in the guard's van on a bridge over the flooded Burdekin…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1945
611 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 31
Civil Servants May Man Trams and Buses SYDNEY
The question of volunteer labor from the public, service which has been advanced officially as solution to the manpower problem in tram and bus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moscow’s Underground Railway
A scene in one of the stations of Moscow’s underground railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Months to Mend Bridge More Heavy Rain in Q’land BRISBANE
Passengers and freight will have to be moved across the Burd[?]kin River by military lorry, for at least two months, while the bridge at [?]akerman is being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →German Saboteurs Saved Bridge for Allies LONDON
German saboteurs prevented the lowing up of the Remagen bridge. ac[?] to a German army engineer, who is now a prisoner of war, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hilly Road to Tamu : Burma Supply Route
The road from Imphal to Tamu was formerly capable of taking heavy traffic only as far as Palel. at the foot of the Chin Hills. British sappers, with the aid of Burmese workers, converted the fair weather track…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Allies Getting Ready To Smash Over At New Points Along The Rhine Fresh Gains Near Remagen Bridgehead. Americans Nearing Vital Motor Road. LONDON
American spearheads attacking eastwards in the Remagen bridgehead have made fresh gains towards the Frankfurt-Cologne autobahn, from which they are now under two miles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drakeford Talks About Battles to Come “Road to Tokio will be Hard Going” SYDNEY
“The Allies will have to made through an ever increasing river of blood, sweat, and tears as they push along the road to Tokio. The least…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Train Travel for V.C. Winners MELBOURNE
The Victorian Railways Department has granted all-line passes for life to VC winners. The passes are being issued for the present to 11 VC holders…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Americans Now Have A Good Toe-hold On The East Bank Of The Rhine Closing in on Big Motor Highway Bridgehead Under Constant Enemy Pounding. LONDON
American infantry and armor enlarging their bridgehead across the Rhine at Remagen under constant pounding from enemy hit-and-run bombers and long-range artillery, have increased their foothold to a width of almost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Road Works Programme for 1945 General Maintenance on Main Roads Curbed
In reporting on the programme of works throughout the Culcairn Shire Council for 1945 at the March meeting last week, the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Conley) said that he had gone into the matter of the employment of the maintenance staff for the current…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →End of Adolf Hitler Bridge
Remains of the Adolf Hitler Bridge [?] the Rhine River at [?] (Germany), blown up by the Nazis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News of the Week Train Service
It has been announced by the Railway Authorities that on and from 13/3/45 (last Tuesday) the Riverina Express will run to and from Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jap Children Train with Bayonets New York
The Tokio radio has announced that Japanese school children of the fifth and sixth grades are being trained in bayonet charges The children are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corowa Municipal Council Plans for South Corowa Electricity and Water Labour Day Holiday Private Land Acquired for Aerodrome Reserve and River Course for Rowing
There were present at the monthly meeting of the Corowa Municipal Council on Tuesday night last, March 13, 1945. His worship the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Years for Wharf Labour. Henty Chaff Mill Railway [?] Judge Praises Police Work
A sentence of five years' penal servitude was imposed on Leslie William Hollard, wharf 1abourer, aged 27, at the Albury Quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →American First Army Men Are Only Half Mile From Big Motor Highway BRIDGEHEAD 11 Miles Long, 5 Miles Deep Moselle Crossed at Several Points LONDON
American First Army forces in the Remagen bridgehead have now edged forward to within half a mile of the Cologne-Frankfurth autobahn, and this main north south highway is now under machinegun fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Govt. and Railwaymen Accusation by Mr Mair SYDNEY
If railwaymen got together and went to the High Court over the question or their deprivation of superannuation when they were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Making Motor Cars Here. Canberra
[?] clearing the ground for the proposed manufacture of motor car[?] in Australia were introduced into the House of Representatives tonight by the Treasurer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trying to Prevent Railway Strike CANBERRA
The Government was doing everything possible by constitutional means to prevent the threatened railway holdup. said the Prime Minister (Mr…
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