Pigs Succumb in Long Train Journey
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) said that 96 out of 300 pigs recently consigned from Wagga to Sydney were found to be dead on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1946
993 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 50
More Road Accidents in London
LONDON, Monday (AAP).— The first report issued by Scotland Yard after the war shows that road accidents are again…
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One of the recipients of a knighthood in the New Year Honours was Donald C. Bailey, inventor of the famous Bailey Bridge, which was used by Allied Forces for river assault on many war fronts. He is shown broadcasting the story of how the bridge came into being…
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Chinese trucks and pack train meet along the important Ledo Road built from Assam Province In north-eastern India into Northern Burma. The road, when completed, will connect with the old Burma Road to Chungking, thus establishing an important military and commercial land route from India to China…
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LISMORE, Tuesday: Except for a collision between a car and an ambulance vehicle, in which nobody was injured, the Richmond…
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STEAM tram loco No. 80A, which operated on the Kogarah-Sans Souci line many years ago. was converted into a shunting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Crash Kills 15
LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—Fifteen dead were counted after a four-hour search of the wreckage of a…
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LONDON, Wed.: Seventeen dead were counted after a four-hour search of the wreckage of a train which was unloading…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Since Christmas Eve the holiday accident toll has reached 101, of which 21 were fatal. Sixteen of these died…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Rail Motor for Mur-bah
As no rail motor is available, Murwillumbah must put up with its restricted train service until general…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge at Tumbulgum
The fact that the punt across the North Arm of the Tweed at North Tumbulgum has been out of action for some time has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ammunition Train Blows Up
LONDON, Thursday (AAP). Twelve soldiers are feared to have been killed and many injured when waggons of German…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Profit Margin on Motor Car Sales
Consternation has been caused in the motor industry in Victoria by an order issued by the Department of Import Procurement, setting out the maximum margin of profit permitted to the trade on cars imported into Australia…
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As no rail motor is available, Murwillumbah must put up with its restricted train service until general relief is possible…
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LONDON, Friday: Smashed trucks and the bent and black-ened debris of burnt-out ammunition surround two great…
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LONDON, Friday. — Smashed trucks and the bent and broken debris of burnt-out ammunition surround two great craters in the…
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"Queensland troops from Lae mustered for discharge were placed on the steamer River Murrurmbidgee before last weekend,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Crash Kills Ten
LONDON, Sunday (AAP). — It is believed at least 10 persons were killed as the result of a collision yesterday between the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Smash in England
LONDON, Sunday: Ten are reported to be dead and several trapped as a result of a collision yesterday between the…
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When she tripped and fell while crossing Spinks Bridge yesterday, Mrs. M. Wylie, of 45 Zadoc Street, received incised wounds to the…
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