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Railways, roads & transport, 1942

1,150 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 58

Motoring Problem of Motor Haulage More Use of Trailers Likely

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

Motor road transport in Australia is faced with an urgent problem akin to that of endeavoring to forces quart into a pint pot. Never before has it been so necessary to obtain the utmost eff[?] as regards the service obtained from motor trucks, etc., owing to…

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Ex-Railway Employee Convicted on Stealing Charges "Gaol Next Time," Says Bench

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

Convicted on two charges of stealing, and fined £10 sit the Leeton Police Court on Wednesday, William Edward Bede Burton informed the…

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Advice to Civilians Spread No Rumors; Block No Roads

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) to-day issued instructions to be carried out by the civilian population in the event of the…

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Railway Yards Fire at South Goulburn

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 3

Railway rolling stock, together with large consignments of general merchandise, suffered damage estimated at several thousand pounds during a…

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Chinese Success on Canton-kowloon Railway

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 1

CHUNGKING, Tuesday.—The Chinese are fighting the Japanese all along the Canton-Kowloon railway and have captured Tamshul, inflicting…

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Colossal Muddle Australia’s Broken Railway Gauges How It All Started

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 6

IN 1921 the estimated cost of converting the railways of Australia to uniform guage £21,000.000. In October, 1930, the revised estimate was £34,206,000. To day it is probably nearer £40,000,000…

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Advice to Civilians Spread No Rumours: Block No Roads

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 1

The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) has issued instructions to be carried cut by the civilian population in the event of the enemy making surprise…

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Advice to Civilians Spread No Rumors; Block No Roads

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Army Minister ( Mr. Forde) to-day issued instructions to be carried out by the civilian population in the event of the…

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Two Internees Killed Climbed on Roof of Train

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday - The mutil[?] bodies of Karl Grahl, aged 22 years, a German, and Anton Schissel, aged 29 years, an Austrian, were found on the railway…

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Interstate Motoring

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 3
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express

Premier of New South Wales.) Even in the present war crises, motorists, for a variety of reasons, require to travel in states…

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The Motorists' Corner Official R.a.c.a. Notes a Special Appeal

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 2

I sincerely endorse the appeal of Mr. Curtin to all motorists to keep their cars in roadworthy condition and available, in the national…

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Chinese Success on Canton-kowloon Railway

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

CHUNGKING, Tuesday. The Chillness are fighting the Japanese all along the Canton-Kowloon railway and have captured Ta[?], inflicting…

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Female Impersonator Killed in Tram Accident

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.-Knocked down by a tram in which the lighting conformed to "brownout" regulations, Karl Lea Sonya. aged 30 years, a brilliant female…

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Essential Motor Vehicles

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.-An official of the Liquid Fuel Control Board said today that when essential motor vehicles had been equipped with producer-gas…

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The Latest Second Edition Japanese Attack Timor Aerodrome and Shipping Bombed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Ten Japanese bombers and fighters attacked the aerodrome at Koepang (Dutch Timor) this morning and dropped bombs on shipping near the Semaos Straits, south of the town. There was no damage and no casualties, says a war communique issued…

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12 Meal-less Hours Mr. Curtin's Train Journey

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—In his Journey from Perth to Melbourne the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin), in common with other passengers on the overland…

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Northern Territory’s Train Service Must Be Seen To Be Believed — Especially In War Time

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 4

IN the days when the Far North was a rip-roaring land of gold rushes and cattle droving, of exploring and strenuous life, there was a train satirically know a as “Leaping Lena.” The train still exists…

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Motor Lorry Turns Over Fortunate Escape at North Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 4

The driver of a motor lorry, Mr. i E. A. Sutton, of Temora, had u narrow escape from serious injury when his vehicle turned over at North…

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A Blood Donors Club for Junee. Railwaymen Are Also to Be Approached

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 3

A Blood Donors' Club be formed in Junee instead of a [?] Dank ", which would have been absolutely impracticable in view of the…

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