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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

583 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 30

£7000 for Trunk Roads Dumaresq Shire Programme

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

Expenditure amounting to £7000 is provided for on the Armidale-Grafton, Armidale-Kempsey, Guyra-Ebor and…

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Tribute to Clairville Aerodrome

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

An R.A.A.F. pilot who had occasion recently to use the Clairville aerodrome when obliged to make a forced landing has…

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17 Writs Arise From Tram Smashes

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Acting as the solicitor for the various plaintiffs concerned, Mr. C. J. Murphy has issued 17 writs…

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Threat of Tram. 'Bus Hold-up

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The threat of a serious hold-up of tram and 'bus transport threatens Sydney and…

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Army To Train Food Technicians CANBERRA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) said to-day the army intended to train service corps men as food technicians to exercise a scientific…

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Guyra-ebor Road £400 on 1944 Programme

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

Expenditure amounting to £7000 is provided for on the Armidale-Grafton, Armidale-Kempsey, Guyra-Ebor and Armidale-Yarrowyck roads…

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17 Killed in Sensational Accident Train Crashed Into 'Bus

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—Seventeen people are dead and five others seriously injured as a result…

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Stock Loading and Water-facilities at Uralla Railway Station

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

A meeting of Bundarra Branch of the Graziers Assn. last Saturday decided to request the Railway Dept. to provide facilities for loading cattle…

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Public Roads Declared

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 6

The N.S.W. Government Gazette states that the following roads are declared'to be public roads:—Dumaresq Shire: Road separating…

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FINANCE & Post-war Work Discussion on Aerodrome Chamber’s Request to Council

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

The question of the finance of pest-war schemes, and the cost that had already been incurred in this regard, was raised by Ald. J…

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French Terrorists Derail Train LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

It was annouaced by Vichy radio that, terrorists, had derailed, a train between Compiagne and Soissons. Six persons were killed and 20…

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Train Derailed Six Germans Killed LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

It is announced by the Vichy radio that terrorists derailed a train between Compiegne and Soissons…

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Highway Loop Declared A Public Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

The January 14 issue of the New South Wales Government Gazette, states that the part of road described below is to be a public road:—…

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Train Smasbtoll Now 16 Home Township Of Victims in Mourning Local Post Office With Messages SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

The deathroll resulting from yesterday's tragic level crossing smash at Hawkesbury rose to 16 to-day when…

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Railway And Postal Serviees Praised

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 11

Phillip A. Wright, of Wallamumbi, writes to the Editor: Sirs—The appreciation of the work done by the postal authorities and…

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Stock on Roads Motorists’ Liability

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 4

At the December meeting of the Inverell P.P. Board a question arose as to who was liable in the event of a collision between a motor car and…

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Ald. O’connor and the Aerodrome Chamber of Commerce Secretary Replies

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

Mr. Neil G. Bolton, hon. secretary of Inverell Chamber of Commerce, writes to the editor: In your issue of January 3. I notice…

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No Trams, 'Buses for 24 Hours?

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Unless the compulsory conference, which began at noon under Judge…

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Stoppage of Trams 'Buses

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The commercial and commercial life of Sydney and Newcastle will be brought practically to a…

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Train Passengers Blamed for Bushfires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 3

The Railway Department was being wrongly blamed for bushfires near railway lines, said the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan)…

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