Thallon Train Smash Inquiry "Railway Employees Not to Blame"
BRISBANE. Thursday:—The board which inquired into the Thallon mail train smash on the Toowoomba Range on January 26 found that employees…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
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British Parachutists Train Secretly
LONDON: The parachute raid by British troops on Italy has revealed one of Britain's most closely guarded secrets. It is…
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LONDON, Wednesday: —The Minister for Transport (Mir. J. T. C. Mcore-Brabazon), speaking in the House of Commons, said that…
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Terania Shire Council decided yesterday again to ask Kyogle Shire Council to support the move to have the road from Wongavale…
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SYDNEY: The number of road accidents in 1940 was 10,773, involving the death of 517 persons and injuries to 7,866 others…
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The Commissioner for Railways (Mr T. J. Hartigan) has decided, that the next general series of excursion trains will be run during the first week of…
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MELBOURNE: The Minister for Supply and Development, Senator McBride, this week appealed to motorists to put…
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The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has decided that the next general series of excursion trains will be run during the first week of March…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →They Walked to Death (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
Road accidents in January showed an unexpected turn for the worse amongst pedestrians. More than one hundred walked across the roads in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Jap. Report Burma Road Closed
TOKIO, Saturday:-- The Domei Agency states: "The Japanese South Sea Fleet issued a communique declaring the Burma route…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cycling. D. Hawkey Wins Road Race
D. Hawkey was the winner of Tweed River Club's six and a half miles road race on Saturday. Results: D. Hawkey (150), riding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Official Farewelled at Murwillumbah
Tributes to a popular officer were paid on Friday when the staff at Murwillumbah railway station farewelled Mr. F. A.. Smith, who has been…
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Mrs. C. Kenyon, with 1645, and Mrs. A. Fraser, who scored 1614, won the flags for the highest scores at Saturday's meeting of Kyogle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Amusements Regent Theatre "Night Train to Munich"
Starring Margaret Lockwood and Rex Harrison, "Night Train to Munich," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release, comes to the Regent Theatre,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grant Towards Carool Road Notified Tweed Shire Seeks Garantee From Residents
Notification was received at Friday's meeting of Tweed Shire Council from the Department of Works and Local Government that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Private Motorist's Petrol N.R.M.A. On New Ration Scale
The new petrol rationing scheme, while necessitating reorganisation by private car users, need not cause the slightest panic, said the acting…
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"We agree with Mr. Bruxner that road accidents among soldiers can be checked," said Mr. H. E. Richards, acting general secretary of the…
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Margaret Lockwocd and Rex Harrison are co-starred in "Night Train To Munich," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's outstanding espionage drama now…
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The mobile technical training unit, for which Tweed district Parents and Citizens' Associations have been agitating for many…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Casino to Bonalbo Rail Repeal Bill was read a second time and taken through committee without amendment in…
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