Troop Train in Crash
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Trains between Melbourne and Adelaide were held up several hours when a troop train crashed into the middle…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1945
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150 Killed in Train Smash
PARIS, Friday.—One hundred and fifty persons were killed and 200 (80 seriously) injured when a train crashed through buffers…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thursday.—Direct action is threatened by sections of New Zealand railwaymen unless an early decision is made…
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AUCKLAND.—All railway services on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand have ceased, owing to a strike…
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Standing in the railway "six-foot" near Wyong, on December 7. William James Pearce, 61. married, railway ganger, of Howarth-street,…
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The N.R.M.A. reports that, although it was hoped that the bridge across the Hawkesbury at Peat's Ferry would be available for…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The A.J.C. Committee to-day granted a No. 1 trainer's licence to W. Kelso. He has taken over the horses trained by…
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PARIS, Jan. 19. A.A.P.—One hundred and fifty persons were killed and 200 injured—80 of them seriously—when a trail crashed through…
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TAMWORTH, Sunday.—A train comprising an engine and two trucks was taken from Moree locomotive shed on Saturday night and driven 18…
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AUCKLAND, Sunday.—Auckland members of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, which embraces the second division of the service,…
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LONDON, January 22. A.A.P.—It was announced by the South-east Asia Command to-day that forces under the American General Sultan…
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LONDON, January 22. A.A.P.—Russian armies on the move along a front stretching from the takes of East Prussia to the industrial regions of Silesia are threatening the very vitals of the Reich. Battle zone repots…
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A representative gathering of permanent way and traffic officers of the Tramway Department met in the Transport Bowling Club's pavilion…
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Some children had their first train trip have through the National Fitness vacation play centres scheme, said the N.S.W…
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MELBOURNE.—The Victorian Railway Commissioners have not, yet arranged for the restoration of sleeping car services, but…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A stoppage of Melbourne trams next Saturday, when unionists propose to hold a mass meeting, might be…
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Carrington residents are to be asked to sign a petition for a new bridge over Throsby Creek, at Cowper Street. It is planned to present the petition to the Premier (Mr. McKell) or the Minister for Works (Mr…
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As the British drive north of Sittard bit deeper into Germany, the enormous number of enemy prisoners was increased. British tanks in a German village in this area, going up to the front in support of infantrymen, halted while a column of captives streamed by…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The derailment of an electric train this afternoon, in which the driver and 12 passengers were injured,…
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