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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

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Stoppage of Trams And Buses in Sydney, Newcastle

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Sydney metropolitan and Newcastle areas will be without tramway and…

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Public Telephone Wanted at Casino Railway Station

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 5

CASINO, Tuesday.—Efforts by Casino Chamber of Commerce to have a public telephone installed at Casino railway station have so…

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Motoring Black Market

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. declares that, largely owing to the activities of black marketeers, essential motorists both in the country and the…

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While many coal mines were idle in New South Wales, Sydney and Newcastle transport systems were virtually paralysed by the one-day tram and bus workers' strike yesterday. Meanwhile:—

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Attacking the striking miners and transport workers today the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said the Government would enforce the law…

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Russians Cut Another Vital Railway On Northern Front

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—It is officially announced in Moscow that the Red Army is fighting in the suburbs of Krasnogvardeisk, while the Russians west and south-west from Kirishi have occupied a number of inhabited places, cutting across the Chudovo-Tosno railway…

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Judge to Deal with Tram Stoppage

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Arrangements have been made by the Attorney-Gesneral (Dr Evatt) for Judge Drake-Brockman, of…

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Train Hits Lorry Woman Dead: Six Injured

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. — When a train crashed into a motor lorry at a level crossing at Richmond at 6.30 last night a wotnan was…

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Creeks Fall Rapidly As Rain Eases Man Swept from Bridge to Death

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 2

Particularly heavy rain was experienced throughout the Tweed area on Friday, but the recordings in most areas were somewhat lighter on Saturday and danger of a major flood was averted…

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Japanese Building Railway from Thailand to Burma

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday: The Associated Press correspondent at Chungking says: Reputable eye-witnesses report…

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Railway Sports Postponed

Northern Star · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday.— The committee organising the railway snorts mooting set down for to-morrow, arid for which extensive…

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Lismore Motorist Fined

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 1

Pleading guilty to driving a motor car while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, Aubrey William McClintock (23), at Lismore Court…

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Motor Driver Fined £10

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 4

Pleading guilty to driving a motor car while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, Aubrey William McClintock (23),…

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Road Accidents Fewer

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: There were 6789 road accidents in New South Wales, causing the death of 383 persons and injuring 24,591,…

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Fewer Road Accidents

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—There were 6789 road accidents in New South Wales, causing the death of 383 persons and injuries to 4591…

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Tram and Lorry Collide

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: When a City-bound tram and a lorry carrying six tons of sand collided at the corner of William and Forbes…

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Tram and Bus Employees' Claims

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A decision by next Monday on 37 separate claims was sought by the Tram and Bus Employees' Union at…

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Russians Open Road to Estonia

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP). —The capture by the Russians of Orly has brought the Red Army to within one mile of the…

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Motor Construction Exam

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Additional results of final examinations conducted by Sydney Technical College were announced today…

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Tram, Lorry Collide

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

SYNDEY, Wednesday.—When a city bound tram and a lorry carrying six tons of sand collided at the corner of Forbes and William…

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Replaces Wrecked Bridge

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 3

Two U.S. Army pontoon bridges the swollen Volturno River in Italy flank the ruins of a stove span destroyed by Germans as they fell Back before the north ward advance of Allied troops. A small section of the downstream bridge can be seen in…

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