Soldier's Body Found on Railway Line
SYDNEY.âThe body of Private Raymond Keith Webb, 20, was found at 4 50 a.m. to-day between the rails at the southern end of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
1,070 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 54
A.i.f. Aids in Big Middle East Railway Tasks
CAIRO, Friday (From John Hetherington): Steel railroad tracks are to-day reaching out across hundreds of miles of desert and mountain in the Middle East which had never before seen a locomotive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Red Cross Companies
Plans to train as many women as possible in first-aid, home nursing, A.R.P., and other emergency works, are being made by the Red…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Munition Workers Want Train
West Maitland Council last night agreed to cooperate with Morpeth Council in urging the Railway Department to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Criticism of Roads At Merewether
The City Council was criticised at Merewether last night by the Progress Association, which claimed that unless the flanges of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Companies to Take Over Cook's
LONDON, Feb. 17.—A bill is to be introduced to Parliament under which the four main line railway companies will acquire control of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Waiting Sheds to Stay
It is not the intention of the Tramway Deportment to remove waiting sheds now available for passengers in the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Housewives in N.E.S.
The need for every woman in the home to be prepared for an emergency is being met by the Y.W.C.A. Mothers' Auxiliary. It has planned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Birdseye View of Japanese Objective—Burma Road and Railway Java Now the Last Bastion of Outer Australian Defences
The Japanese attack is now sweeping down on Java and Sumatra, island Edens stored with vast natural riches—last line of defence between the mainland of Australia and the enemy. Japan needs oil badly and in a hurry. The fatal charm of the Indies was that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramway Cricket Competition
Unable to field a team in the Newcastle District Transport and Tramway cricket competition yesterday the No. 2 team forfeited…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sailing and Motor Yacht Club Notes Toronto V.J. Club
Toronto V.J. Dinghy Club will advance the February point score on Saturday when the second heat will be sailed. The Lake champion, Rivette…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Footballers to Train in Dark
Although members do not expect to be able to use electric lights, Waratah-Mayfield Rugby League Club will begin training in earnest at Waratah Oval on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Veterans' Association
The Retired Railway and Tramway Veterans' Association has been advised by the Railways Department that emergency rail passes for local use…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Road Methodist
The Rev. H. E. Coster will preach at the morning service, and the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed. Mr. W. S. Argall will conduct the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Road Baptist
The Rev. W. Gibbins will preach at both morning and evening services at the Maitland Road Baptist Church. Islington, to-morrow. At the 11 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road-layers Seek Increased Rates
Provision for the claim of road layers for on increase in rates is made in the log to be presented to the Central Coal Reference…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor-cycle Parts for Defence
CANBERRA, Friday.—An order was issued by the Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) to-day freezing 75 per cent. of the stocks of certain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →20 Hurt When Three Sydney Trams Collide
SYDNEY: Twenty persons were injured when three trams were involved in a collision in Elizabeth Street near Liverpool Street, City…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wounded Darwin Nurses Tend Victims on Train
ALICE SPRINGS, Monday (Our Special Representative).— Nurses wounded in the bombing of Darwin on Thursday stoically attended the injured during the evacuation of civilians in trucks and trains for hundreds of miles down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sailing & Motor Yachts Toronto V.J. Club
Rosco again brought off another victory in the second race' of the Toronto V.J. Dinghy Club's February point score on…
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