Thirty-four Class Engine to be Taken From Road
Thirty-four class-engines are to be taken of the road as far as express traffic is concerned. This is the direct outcome of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1943
1,044 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 53
Manslaughter Charge Follows Lorry-tram Collision
SYDNEY, Tuesday: As a sequel to an accident in which Arthur Maugson, aged 37 years, tram conductor, and Jessie Mary Newby, aged 22 years,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai’s Progress In 1878 Town Clock Installed — Railway Extension Toll Off Bridges —Industry Active Interesting Events of Our Early Days
The year 1878 marked many incidents in the progressive life of old Gundagai, and without doubt our townsmen of that time were men of progress and ability. Historic ’78—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lost Half of Train Before Fatal Railway Accident
The Grenfell Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death after inquiring into the death of James Albert Kennedy, a railway engine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Train for Factory Workers
A special train for Leeton will leave Narandera at 7.30 a.m., commencing from Monday next. Persons who are registered for employment at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leeton's Leaping Population Increase of 1000 Urgent Need of Daily Train
Reports that Leeton's floating population has been swelled by a thousand new arrivals in recent months, to work at the cannery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Motor Registrations
Despite the petrol and tyre shortages the number of motor vehicles registered in N.S. Wales has shown a slight upward trend in the last few months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cars to Armaments a Colossal Achievement
ONLY those who have had an opportunity of perusing recent automotive and technical journals of Great Britain and…
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Secretaries of War Agricultural committee have been advised by the Department of Supply and Shi[?] the to the acute shortage of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Private Motoring May Be Stopped
Private motoring in Australia may eventually be eliminated unless the rubber position, improves, it is learned from an authoritative source…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Setback in Tunisia Three Towns Lost by American Forces British Motorised Units Attack
LONDON, Thursday.—Later and more detailed reports of the Axis actions in Tunisia resulting in the capture of Sdeilta, Kasserine and Periana, dwell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Railways Profit
Earnings of the Commonwealth railways in 1941-42. for the first time, exceeded expenditure. Income showed an improvement of £770,590 over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge Collapses After Large Section Burned Cigarette Butt Blamed
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The wood and steel bridge over the Macquarie River near Na[?]omine collapsed yesterday afternoon after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Fall From Train V.d.c. Sergeant From Ryan
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A V.D.C. sergeant believed to have come from the Henty district, fell from a train and was killed at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Car and Sulky Collide
As a result of a collision between a motor car and a sulky at the comer of Sturt and Tarcutta streets, Wagga, about 8 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women Railway Workers Call Off Stop Work Meeting
SYDNEY, Sunday: Mass meetings of women employees of the N.S.W. railway services to-day decided not to proceed with the threatened stopwork…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New U.S. Motor Torpedo Boat Wore Potent and More Seaworthy
WASHINGTON, Sunday: The Navy has disclosed that a new model motor torpedo boat is being built in large numbers. It is more potent and more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclists' Nightmare Bindis on the Roads
CYCLISTS declare that bindis are more numerous in the town of Leeton than they have been for many years past, and if…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Town's Leaping Population Urgent Need of Daily Train
REPORTS that Leeton's population has been swelled by a thousand new arrivals in recent months, to work at the Cannery,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Refuses to Support Request for Daily Train Service
IN connection with the request of the Leeton Progress Association for the Council's co-operation in the agitation for the…
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