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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

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In North Africa Rommel Shortens His Line U.S. Troops' Dash To Cut Road Link Between Axis Armies

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday. (A.A.P.)—General Rommel has shortened his line in the Wadi el Chebir area, which is regarded as his best potential defence before Misurats. The Eighth Army's forward troops have now advanced beyond El Teb[?]…

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Railway Smash Recalled

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 3

The death of Mr. John Mackay at Junee on Sunday recalls the Cootamundra railway smash of 1885. Mr. Mackay was then a mail contrcator…

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U.S. News Wonderful Photography War Aids Development Railway Sleepers Defined From 30,000 FEET

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, General George Goddard, director of the photographic research laboratory at Wright Field, told a PresS…

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Body Found on Railway

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The mutilated body of Cpl. S. T. Wood, aged 31 years, of the R.A.A.F., was found on the railway line near Westmead…

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250 Germans Killed Greeks Derail Troop Train

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 1

CAPRI. Saturday.—It is reported from Greece that more than 250 out of 500 Germans were killed when a troop train overran…

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The Latest Second Edition Russian Progress Important Railway Reopened Further Gains Reported

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 3

LONDON. Sunday.—The Moscow radio announces that the railway service between Moscow and the newly captured town of Velikiye-Luki has been reopened on two main lines. The Moscow communique states:…

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State Railways Operations in 1942 Contribution to War Effort

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

Reviewing the contribution made by the New South Wales railways to the war effort in 1942 and their operations generally…

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Carelessness Cause Injury to Injury Travellers millers - Railways

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 3

Railway officials are perturbed regarding the number of men, chiefly of the forbes who disregard the danger of being struck…

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Two Railway Men Killed Near Parkes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 1

Two men were killed and three injured in railway tragedies last weekend near Parkes. A power van sent from Parkes late…

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Burning Rug in Motor Car Causes Fatality

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

A burning rug, in the back of a car driven by her husband, caused the death recently of Mrs. May Jane Roberts, wife of Mr. Theo. B…

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Pte. John McClelland Killed Struck by Motor Car

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

Residents of Narandera will regret to learn that Private John Mervyn ("Jock") McClelland, of Narandera, was struck by a motor car at the…

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Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1942 Commences 1st Feb

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 4

The Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, has announced that a proclamation was gazetted on December 24, 1942, fixing February 1, 1943…

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Rail Motor Runs on Producer Gas

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

The weekly rail motor service from Narandera to Roto and return on Wednesdays and Thursdays is run on producer gas. The mileage comprises…

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Motor Speed Limit

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—It is understood that an all-Australian speed limit for motor vehicles is being considered in Federal Government circles…

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Motorist Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 2

Mr. August Schmit, aged 57 years, of Jindera, was driving in his car to Albury on Saturday afternoon when he missed one of…

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Slump in Motor Registrations

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 1

A total of 31,132 motor vehicles had gone out of registration in Victoria since 1940, stated Mr. P. A. Hogan, offlcer-in-charge of the…

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Editoriai–– the Road to Victory

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 1

Not since the beginning of the war have the United Nations been able to face a New Year with more confidence and conviction…

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Yearling Sales Railway Concession

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE. Wednesday: Yearlings which are not registered race, horses will be carried on the railway for the annual yearling sales in…

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The Latest Second Edition Red Advance Gains Speed in Lower Caucasus Strong German Resistance Along Salysk Railway

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Russian offensive in the Mosdok-Prokhiadnaya ales in the Caucasus is gaining tempo, states Reuter's Moscow correspondent The Russians now firmly hold the lower end of the Nalchik Valley and are chasing…

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Commencement of Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act, 1942

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 1

The Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, has announced that a proclamation was gazetted on December 24, 1942, fixing February 1,…

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