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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

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Red Cross Comforts For Ambulance Train

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 5

CASINO, Tuesday.— Casino Red Cross was called on to supply a quantity of comforts to an ambulance train which called at Casino…

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Jap "Holiday" On The Road To Manila?

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday: "We rolled southwards yesterday looking for front lines and war; we found neither,…

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Twin Towns Railway Figures

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

Business transacted at Tweed Heads railway station during December showed a big increase in passengers, goods and revenue…

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Railway Commissioner's Tour

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

The NSW Railway Commissioner (Mr Hartigan) is expected to visit the North Coast next week. It is possible that he will leave…

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Civil Railway Travel In Germany Banned

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—Berlin radio last night broadcast emergency decrees which Reuter's say virtually suspend civilian…

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Electric Train Derailed

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A Sydneybound electric train which left Liverpool at 1.43 p.m. became derailed near Merrylands station. The…

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Electric Train Derailed in Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A Sydney-bound electric train became derailed near Merryland's station…

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Million Dollar a Mile Road

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wednesday: The New York Times correspondent in North Burma says that American engineering…

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Railway Strike in N.z

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: A railway strike in Auckland province and also on the west coast of the south island is having…

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New Railway Timetables Being Prepared

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Although there is no possibility of an immediate restoration of many country and suburban trains, State…

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Tweed Shire Council Proposed Bridge Over North Arm

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 6

At yesterday's meeting of Tweed Shire Council a letter was read from the Maritime Services Board of NSW, stating that it…

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Sleepers, Full Train Services To Be Restored

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: From February 4 next sleeping accommodation will be restored on all interstate and country trains,…

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Railway Commissioner to Visit Lismore

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 4

The New South Wales Commissioner for Railways (Mr. J. T. Hartigan) will pay his annual official visit to Lismore on Tuesday…

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New Road Named After Stilwell

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 5

CHUNGKING, Monday (AAP).—It is officially announced that the newly opened Ledo-Burma Road has been named the Stilwell Road…

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AMERICAN 1st Army Attack Continued Snow Feet Deep Over Roads and Fields

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Reuter's representative at Supreme Headquarters states: First Army troops today continues their eastward thrust between St Vith and Monchau…

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Manpower in Motor Trade Top Priority Needed

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 7

The motor service trade has a high priority in the matter of release of manpower, says the chief engineer of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J. Fielder)…

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German Prisoners on Road Ba[?]

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 5

As the British drive north of Sittard bit deeper into Germany, the enoimous 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.—British Official picture, transmitted by Beam…

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M'bimby Railway Statistics

Northern Star · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 6

Mullumbimby Railway station coaching revenue for December 1944, was £262 in excess of that for the corresponding month of 1943…

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Refunds on Train Sleeper Bookings

Northern Star · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. —The Secretary of the Railways (Mr. Nicholas) said to-day it had been officially announced last week that…

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Refunds on Train Sleeper Bookings

Northern Star · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY. Thursday. —The Secretary of the Railways (Mr. Nicholas) said to-day it had been, officially announced last week that…

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