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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

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Air Attack on Mandalay Railway Installations Damaged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Sun. (A.A.P.).—In a successful attack last night on the Mandalay railway station and marshalling yards, Liberators…

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Correspondence (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Railway Management (To Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

Sir,—The proposal by the State Government to bring the Commissioner for Railways under Ministerial control will not be welcomed by railwaymen…

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Railway Secretary's Death Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 1

The death occurred today, at the age of 54, of Brigadier W.H. Newman, Secretary of the N.S.W Railways Department. One of the leading railway…

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Fatal Fall From Train

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—White a suburban train was crossing a bridge at Campsie to-day, Clifford Stansfield, aged 32 years. of Lakemba, who was…

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R.a.f. Bombs Railways

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.—Mosquito bombers in daylight raids yesterday bombed railway targets at Lingen, Aulmoye and Tergnier…

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Death of Brigadier Newman Leading Railway Expert

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The death occurred here to-day of Brigadier W. H. Newman, previously secretary of the N.S.W. Railway Department. he…

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Local and General Railway Transfers

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 2

Mr.J. Leonard, of Cootamundra, goes to Enfield; Mr. P. Allermerton, of Newcastle, to Junee; Mr. J. Denning, to Wingello…

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Coolamon Shire Council Motor Truck to be Purdnued Outstanding Rates

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council was held an Tuesday last Councillor J. W. Hawthorne (President) [?] were present being Crs J…

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Mitchell Shire Mundowey Bridge Approaches Deputation to Minister Improvement to Wind-mill Road

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council held at Wagga yesterday, it was decided that Cr. Cox would visit Sydney to interview the…

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250 Germans Killed in France When Guerillas Wreck Train

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—When a Nazi troop train was blasted off the rails at Chagay, near Chalons, by French guerillas, more than 250 Germans were…

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New Secretary of Railways

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Mr. S. R. Nicholas. who has been Acting-Secretary of Railways since 1940. was to-day appointed Secretary of Railways. The…

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Arm Severed by Train

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 2

An unfortunate accident occurred at the Uranquinty railway yards about midnight on Friday while shunting operations were in progress, and as a…

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Slow Motion in Hustling Times Workers From Narandera Weary and Worried Over Tortoise-like Train

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

AMIDST the hustle and bustle of our modern times when every worker in the land is being asked to speed up faster and ever…

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Motor Notes Remarkable Glass

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 1

A war development that will probably further improve motoring conditions when post-war cars are designed and made is a remarkable…

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Political Control of Railways What Is Behind Government's Move?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

The announcement that the M'Kell Government proposes to put through legislation placing the railways under the control of a commission of five…

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Nuremberg Damage From R.A.F. RAID Many Factories Destroyed Havoc Wrought on Railways

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).—Both the main Diesel engine and Siemens electrical works ward hit during big raids on Nuremberg on the night of [?] was correspondent on this important area. Flerce fires here entered the railway yard and were will burning wi[?] photographs were taken two…

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Slow Motion Train Worries Cannery Workers From Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 4

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the war effort, when every worker in the land is being asked to speed up faster and ever faster, it is…

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Arm Severed by Train Soldier Suffers At Uranquinty

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 2

An unfortunate accident occurred at the Uranquinty railway yards about midnight on Friday while shunting operations were in…

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Items of News Damaged Motor Car Abandoned

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 2

After having apparently capsized, a Buick sedan motor car was left on the side of the roadway on the Tarcutta-road, near…

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French Unrest Guards Block Roads Strikes in Many Factories

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: Conflicting reports are being circulated regarding the situation in Haute Savoie (France). "The Times"…

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