Motorists Do Own Repairs
Owing to the difficulty of securing garage service, many motorists are now doing their own simple car re[?]ir jobs, particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1945
652 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 33
Two-mile Advance by First Army One of Germans' Main Supply Roads Cut
LONDON, Sunday: American tanks yesterday cut south beyond Odeigne to cut the main road between St Vith and Laroche, one of the enemy's main supply routes to his troops in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Busy Motoring Christmas
Christmas-New Year was the busiest period since petrol rationing became severe, reports the N.R.M.A. Most motorists had two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Famous Nijmegen Bridge
Bitterly contested for many days before the town of Njimegan itself was blasted by the Allies the Nijmegen spanning the Waal River, Holland, was captured intact from the strong German garrison detailed to hold or destroy the structure. This…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Belfast Train Smash
LONDON, Thursday: Fifteen were killed, 19 severely injured and two slightly injured early yesterday morning when a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →C0ndong Move for Road Safety
The secretary of Condong Parents and Citizens' Association, in a letter read at Tweed Shire Council meeting yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulldozer on 'Missing Link' Road
With the shire bulldozer engaged, work is now proceeding on the "missing link" road through the State Forest at Toonumbah. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →6 Months' Jail on Charge of Stealing Liquor from Railway
As a sequal to the theft of many bottles of liquor from a truck at Murwillumbah railway station on December 24 a seaman was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists Used Two Months' Petrol Busy Time For N.R.M.A.
The Christmas-New Year holidays were the busiest motoring period since petrol rationing became severe, reports the N.R.M.A. Most motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Norwegians Cut Railway Lines
LONDON, Friday: Norwegian parachutists flown from Britain during the past fortnight attacked the most important north and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Norwegian Railways Cut by Paratroops
LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Norwegian parachutists flown from Britain during the past fortnight attacked the most important…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troop Train Blown Up
LONDON, Sunday. (AAP).—The British United Press correspondent at Stockholm, quoting a press report, says 180 German soldiers were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Strike Threat in Melb
MELBOURNE, Sunday: A two-to-one majority was recorded in favor of a stopwork meeting on Saturday week. January…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Washaways In West
SYDNEY, Monday: Serious delays to railway traffic in several parts of the State are expected from washaways which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Commissioner to Visit Kyogle Deputation Arrangements
Advice has been received by the stationmaster at Kyogle (Mr. Brunner) that the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclist Killed by Train
LITHGOW, Tuesday: James McDermott, of Mudgee, received fatal Injuries when a motor cycle on which he was riding was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Boat Train for France
LONDON, Tuesday: The first civilian boat train since May, 1940, left London for Paris today. Three hundred civilians…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Few Road Accidents During Holidays
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The death roll by road accidents during the Christmas and New Year period Was only eight persons, the lowest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.W.U. President Declares Communists Tried To Stop Erection Of Townsville Aerodrome
BRISBANE, Tuesday: "If the Communists in Townsville had had their way in 1940 and 1941, the Townsville aerodrome would not have been built and Australia might have been lost," the branch president of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holiday Road Toll Lowest on Record
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The death roll by road accidents during the Christmas and New Year period was only eight persons, the…
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