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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

583 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 30

Back From German Prison Camp Railwaymen Welcome Pte. R. Holt

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 4

Over 200 persons were present at the Railway Institute on Saturday night for the welcome home dance and social to Private Reg Holt,…

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36 Years a Railway Man Mr. F. F. Faull on Long Service Leave

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 4

After 36 years with the N.S.W. Department of Railways, for 25 years of, which he has been an officer, Mr. F. F. Faull is now on…

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Reserve Creek Road

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 3

Koloona Progress Association wrote to the last meeting of the Yallaroi Shire Council in reference to Reserve Creek road, noted places being…

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The Buoyancy Of Railway Revenue

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 6

Earnings by the New South Wales railways for the six mouths ended December 31 last amounted to close on £18,000,000, despite restricted train services and restrictions on inter-State travel. This information was given this week by the Commissioner (Mr…

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N.s.w. Railways Earned £17,721,712 in Six Months

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 4

In a review of railway operations, the Commissioner, Mr. Hartigan, revealed that in the fifth year of war the department was doing a bigger…

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Minister for Army Apologises P.O.W. Incident at Railways Refreshment Rooms Statements in "Express" Borne Out

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 6

The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) has apologised for the action of the military authorities in permitting…

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Frowned on Motor Cars

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 7

General election and no license questions were debated by the Congregational Union on Friday. One speaker deprecated the use of…

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Majority Against Strike Tram and Bus Day Employees Confer SYDNEY

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 1

A vote by tram and bus employees at Leichhardt Stadium last night indicated that the proposed general strike on Wednesday next will be…

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Guyra-dorrigo Railway Conference to be Held at Glen Innes

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 4

A message to the people of Guyra from Cr. W. H. Wilson, president of the Severn Shire Council, was received and handed in to the…

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Dangerous Railway Crossings

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

Transport Minister Maurice O'Sullivan will inspect dangerous level crossings guarded by women or youths of 16 or 17 in Northern NSW…

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Tram and Bus Men Not to Strike

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A vote by tram and bus employees at Leichhardt Stadium last night indicated that the proposed…

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The Odessa-lwow Railway Is Now Exposed to Full-scale at Tacks Trapped Germans Were Mowed Down in Thousands

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—The Red Army south of Lake Ilmen, has captured Staraya Russa, says a Moscow communique. The abandonment of Staraya Russa shows the collapse of the German forces in North Russia, states an American Associated Press message…

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Anzio Beachhead Never More Secure Kesselring's Menmauled German Dead Litter Road Near Carrocetto LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 1

General Kesselring's mauled divisions have relinquished the initiative in the last 36 hours, says the American Associated Press. in an Anzio beachhead dispatch cabled to-day. He adds that German losses…

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Inverell Irritated Armidale and the Railway Move Tilt at "Parochialism"

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 7

Armidale Council's bona fides regarding its regional boundaries proposal, in view of its attitude to-wards the coastal railway, were…

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Reds Race to Pskov Key German Depot in Estonia Russian Air Force Blasts Railway Station London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

Three Red Army columns, one of which was released by the fall of Staraya Russa, are racing towards Pskov, key to the Baltic States, and the only big German supply and defence point on the borders…

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At the Cross Roads ? The R.S. League Correspondent's Ouery

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

Mr. Prenk Browne writes to the Editor: From the one that I first began to lake an interest in the…

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Strangers Suspected Theft From Home on Guyra Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 6

Police suspect two strangers who were seen near Pinch Flat on Monday for the theft of 7/ in silver, two packets of razor blades and a packet…

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Armidale City Council Decides Against Approach To Railways Commissioner For Improved Service Welcome to Returned Men to be Deferred Until After War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 11

[?]ng decisions, made at a meeting of the City [?] on Monday night were: Not to support Apsley Shire Council in a move for improved rail services in the North, not to accept the suggestion of the Armidale…

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Transport of Peas From New England to Brisbane "Not Desirable to Authorise Road Services"

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 3

A copy of the following letter from the Directorate of Emergency Road Transport, Sydney, to the Secretary of the Glen Innes…

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Tableland-coast Railway Parochialism Must be Dropped Declare Speakers at L.W.A.C. Meeting

Guyra Argus · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

"Unless we get rid of this parochial attitude we are not going to get anywhere," said Cr. C. Starr, when…

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