Motor Car on Fire
At 25 past 5 on Tuesday afternoon the old fire bell clanged and summoned the Brigade. The call was to Myrtle Street, where Mr. Geo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riverina · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1943
1,044 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 53
Gundagal Man's Narrow Escape Knecked By Hit-Run Motorist
Returning home from Junee last week, Mr Mac. McAllister was indeed lucky to escape serious injury, when near Cooba, a motorist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hit-Run Motorist Causes Accident on Junee Road
Returning to his home at [?]dagal from Junee, Mr. M. McAlister was indeed lucky to escape serious injury when, "near Cooba,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Along the Road to Berlin, Rome, and Tokio! Coming Advance Mr. Roosevelt's Expectations for 1943 LONDON
"I cannot prophesy when the war will end, but I believe that 1943 will give the United Nations a very substantial advance along the road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Staff Changes
Among the recent railway staff changes are the transfers of Mr. J. O'Neill, outdoor assistant railway superintendent at Junee, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Verdict of Accidental Death on Two Railwaymen
On Saturday, Mr. J. A. McKenzie held a coronial inquiry into the deaths of Robert Charley and Leslie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bombing Burma Road
CHUNGKING, Monday. — U.S. fighters and bombers raided Bhama (Burma) for the second day in succession, starting several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Soldier Escapes From Custody While Travelling on Train
On Sunday night an American soldier escaped from American military police by apparently jumping from a train between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Building Equipment Flown From U.S. to Africa Washington
Brigadier-General Godfrey, who recently returned from North Africa, said that U.S. aviation engineers flew with road-building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drainage Problems After Rain Holes Torn in Roads by Tropical Downpour The Search For a Solution
DURING the recent tropical downpour that deluged Leeton, the rushing storm waters tore deep channels along the sides of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Railway Man
Mr. J. T. Renehan, J.P., conducted a magisterial inquiry at Cootamundra into the death of Merlin John Wright, railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Vehicles Third Parry Insurance
The Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, announces that a proclamation was gazetted on December 24, fixing February 1 as the date of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Producer Gas on Rail Motor
Handicapped by the petrol restrictions, the Railway Department has fitted up one of its rail motors at Narrandera with a producer-gas unit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junee Railway Inquest
The Junee coroner (J. A. M'Kenzie) held an inquest into the deaths of Leslie Unwin and Robert Charnley, two fettlers who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident Railwayman Killed at Junee
Fatal injuries were received at Junee yesterday afternoon by a railwayman, Mr. Thomas Britten. Mr. Britten was oiling the box…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Employee Dies After Receiving Shocking Injuries During Shunting Operations in Junee
THE FACT THAT A WIFE AND SIX CHILDREN ARE LEFT TO MOURN THE PASSING OF THOMAS BRITTON MAKES HIS DEATH EVEN MORE TRAGIC, ESPECIALLY [?] COME ABOUT AS THE RESULT OF A RAILWAY…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pluck and Promptitude Prevent Appalling Train Disaster
TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.—Prompt action, plus remarkable courage, was displayed by a railway fireman and a member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leeton Drainage Roads Damaged After Rain Seeking a Solution
During a tropical downpour that deluged Leeton recently, the rushing storm waters tore deep channels alone the sides of many roads and there was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.s. Bombers Attack Enemy on Burma Road
NEW DELHI, Wednesday.—U.S. bombers, operating from China, raided Bahmo (Burma) for the second day in succession, starting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area The Story of the M.I.A. a Bridge Was Built Public-Spirited Citizens' Achievement
As in trees, there is beauty in bridges, from the humble rustic bridge across the babbling brook to the mighty arch of steel that spans the expansive harbor; and like the planting of a tree, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →