Lorry Hurled From Road
A wall of water bearing a tree which shot up in the darkness onto the Hume Highway, near Bowning, tossed a lorry carrying four young…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
1,391 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 70
R.a.a.f. Recruiting Train
The R.A.A.F. recruiting train, visits Wagga a little while ago, is to again visit Wagga and other Riverina towns in a few weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Matong Railway Fatality
The sequel to an accident when a young lady fell between the railway platform and a moving train and was killed on December 24, at Matong,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycling Duggak Equals World Record Sydney
Vic Duggan equalled the world speedway record of 52 3-5 sec. for three laps when he won the final of the New Year scratch race at the Sportsground last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring Wings of Nationhood How the Motor Industry Helps the Air Scheme Australian Initiative and Resource Find a Way Out of an Impending Impasse in the Umpire Air Training Scheme
When the news flashed across the ether, filled the newspaper headlines, and gave news commentators their juiciest morsel since the outbreak of World War II. that the huge Empire Air Training Scheme was to be launched in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, providing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Overcrowded Train
The South-West mail which arrived yesterday, was overcrowded all the way from Sydney. Throughout the whole journey some passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pilot Instructor Killed Three Others Injured at Satelite Aerodrome
There was consternation in Narandera on Saturday last when it became known that a fatal accident had occurred at the the satelite…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fettler Run Down by Train While Riding Tricycle Native of Coolamon Also Former Wagga Resident
Allan James Patterson, aged 35 years, a railway fettler, of Dubbo and formerly of Coolamon and Wagga, was killed when a railway tricycle he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Truck Accident On Batlow Road Xmas Eve One Occupant In Hospital Woman Gets Ribs Fractured Husband Cuts and Bruises Children Escape
Coming from Batlow to Tumut on Xmas Eve with Mr. and Mrs. Don. Dickson and family in a motor truck was Mr. Walter J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monday, January 6 Trespassing on Railway Property
William Foster (26), Roy Williams (23). and Norman McDonald (25), were charged with trespassing on railway premises at Narandera…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Beer Declared Black By Narandera Branch of Australian Railways Union
At the usual monthly meeting of the Narandern branch of the A.R.U., which was held on Sunday, the following resolution was passed:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holiday Accidents At Tumbarumba Shire Clerk Injured Two Motor Vehicles Destroyed
The Christmas holiday period in Tumbarumba was marred by four road accidents, in one of which the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aerodrome Captured London
A later official announcement from Cairo states that the Italians abandoned the Tobruk aerodrome where the British captured 40 aeroplanes which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Troops Capture Forty Italian Planes Tobruk's Aerodrome Abandoned Graziani Has Lost 94,000
LONDON, Tuesday: The Italians in Libya have abandoned the main aerodrome for Tobruk at El Adem, where the British troops captured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Washaways Unprecedented Dislocation
SYDNEY, Monday: As the result of Washaways by floods in various parts of the State, especially on the Western and North-Western railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Floods Woman and Son Drowned Homes Washed Away Railways Damaged SYDNEY
Mrs. George Cooper, aged 70 years. and her son George, aged 35 years, were drowned and considerable damage done to a wide area when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Excursion Fares for Railway Travel
The Acting Secretary for Railways sends word that no special trains will be run to provide the usual monthly excursion service for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Truck Destroyed by Fire
A Morris Commercial 2-ton truck, the property of Mr. T. MeLachlan, carrier, of Tumbarumba, on which was loaded two cord of wood, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wagga-humula Rail Motor
Mr. E. Graham, M.L.A. for (Wagga, has been advised that, following his further personal representations, the railway motor service that has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Weather New South Wales Floods Disorganisation of Traffic in North and North-west Railway Bridge Collapses SYDNEY
The north-westn and northern parts of New South Wales have been cut off from railway communication with Sydney as a result of a large three…
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