Department of Main Roads Construction of Works in Northern Territory
Applications are invited for employment on works to be carried out by the Department of Main Roads in the Northern Territory during…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
587 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 30
One-legged Tramp Before Court on Vagrancy Charge
Arthur Thompson (32) a one-legged man, was charged under the Vagrancy Act at Guyra. Sergeant Sewell stated that he saw…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jap Fighters and Bombers Attack Koepang Aerodrome in Dutch Timor Melbourne
Latest reports from the Dutch naval base of Amboina suggest that progress has been made by enemy forces which landed on the island from navyescorted troopships on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Food Supplies on Train Were Inadequate Melbourne
Besides ordinary passengers the overland express which reached Melbourne last night with the Prime Minister aboard was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yesterday's News Tram Crash--Employers Blamed Evacuation
It is officially stated that 11 were killed and 25 injured when an express crashed into the year of a light engine at Cowlair East [?] (Eng.[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Test Black Out Trams Will Not Ran Offenders Will be Fined SYDNEY
In order to ensure the complete success of to-night's black-out in the metropolitan Newcastle and South Coast areas it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Town Gas in Place of Petrol For Motors
Mr. H. E. Simpson, Town Clerk, reported to the Muswellbrook Municipal Council that he had received quotations, ranging from £9/15/ (140…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Early Roads Days Before Canals
The roads in the Midland Counties and in Kent, were as [?] as those near London, at the beginning of the nineteenth centry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jungle Journey Roads of New Guinea
East era Australia is a maze of broad, level highways that entice the petrol-stricken motorist into doing those extra miles that are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cars Off the Road War Affects Sales
Of the 585,888 motor cars registered in Australia at December 31st, 1940, at least 72,000 were delicensed and put out of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Excursion Fares For Railway Travel
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 Boat Attacks Jap Warship in Manilla Bay Fight Washington
A motor torpedo boat of Admiral Hart's Far Eastern Command is believed to have torpedoed an enemy warship during a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safeguard
The N.R.M.A. reports that although it is not compulsory, an increasing number of motorists are outlining their mudguards and running boards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.S.W. Railways Deliver Hospital Train to the Military SYDNEY
A hospital train of 11 cars, eight of which have been fitted with beds in three tiers, has been delivered to the military authorities by the New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Private Armies Would be in The Road
The Mininster for the Army said there was no justification for private armies and the Government would not allow the formation of any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Excursion Fares for Railway Travel
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 2 →Grafton Road No Grant From Government
The Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, has written as follows to the Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A., in reply to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorcyclist Hurt Collision With Car
A motor cycle and a car collided a few yards from Armidale Hospital on Saturday evening. The cyclist was admitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Militiamen Found Unconscious on Railway SYDNEY
A mililiaman, James Hector Hart (36), of Newcastle, was found unconscious on the railway line near Petersham this morning…
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