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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

583 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 30

Trick Coupon Issue Millions Of Motor Fuel Tickets Missing WASHINGTON, Tues

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 1

The apparent failure of a salvage company's paper shredding machine has put ration coupons-worth…

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East West Railway Armidale Withdraws From B.C. League Mayor's Trenchant Criticism

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 6

Commenting on the NorthWest Better Communication League the Mayor (Ald. L. E. Dawson) said he had very…

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Motor Fatalities Car Over Cliff MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 1

A married couple were killed and a son, aged 12, was injured, when a car in which they were travelling crashed over a cliff near Apollo Bay…

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Tramway Stoppage Thousands Walk in City SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 1

All manner of conveyances were used to transport a quarter of a million people to work in Sydney to-day. Many others from nearby…

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Many Killed on the Roads

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 3

Since the war began, 2,046 people have been killed in road accidents in New South Wales, and 28,394 injured. In a period of six weeks,…

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Astride Road to Rome

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 4

London, Wednesday.—British and American troops advancing from their 12 miles penetration yesterday were by to-night certain to be astride…

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Allied Invasion Troops Are Astride Both Road and Railway to Rome

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—British and American troops advancing from their 12 mile penetration on Tuesday were by to-night certain to be astride both the Appian Way and the railway south from Rome, declares Reuter's Algiers Correspondent, who expresses the conviction that Allied patro's…

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Bus, Tram Strike 7,000 EMPLOYEES ? Prosecution of Govt. Considering Question

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Tram and omnibus employees resumed work in Sydney to-day, and…

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What of the PostWar Motor Car ?

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 4

The tendency on the part of some armchair p[?]phets to forecost starting innovations as part of the immediate post-war…

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East-west Railway Armidale Withdraws From Rail. League

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 4

ARMIDALE : Commenting on the North-West Better Communication League the Mayor (Ald. L. E. Dawson) at a…

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The Aerodrome Ald. O’Connor’s Reply

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 6

Ald. J. M. O’Connor writes to the Editor: According to the “Times” of Monday last the secretary of Inverell…

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Crashed Into Railway Gate

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 1

A military truck in which four military provosts were travelling north crashed into the level crossing gates at Stonehenge…

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Tram, 'Bus Men. Summoned

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Deputy Commonwealth Crown Solicitor, Mr. G. A. Watson,…

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The Graziers. Glen Innes Motions For Conference. Wool :: Railways :: United Front :: Land Settlement

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 2

Resolutions relating to various aspects of the grazing industry were adopted by the Glen Innes Branch of the Graziers'…

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Stock on Roads Motorists' Liability

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 2

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

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Big Shots and Bankers Exodus to the Aerodrome

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 4

“Big shots” and bankers were evidently expected to be in a majority by some who attended the farewell (dinner tendered to Mr…

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Railway Level Crossings Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 7

In an endeavour to prevent further railway level crossing tragedies, the N.R.M.A. is putting before the Government a two-stage plan, one…

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East-west Railway Armidale Withdraws

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 3

Commenting on the North-west Better Communication League tile Mayor (Aid. K E. Dawson) at a meeting of the Armidale City Council, said he…

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Level Crossing Smash at Hawkesbury. Glen bines Family Passengers in Train

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. L. Randall and family, of Herbert Street, will not soon forget their annual holiday of 1944…

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Standardisation of Railway Gauges

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—The Federal Minister for Transport. Mr. Ward, announced today that [?] are to be prepared for the standardisation of…

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