Cost of Tarring Roads Proposal to Reduce Drain On General Fund
The cost of tar surfacing the streets of the town of Leeton by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company assisted by labour from the Willimbong…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
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Trees Dying on Yanco Road Parks in Good Order
The centre row of trees on the Yanco road are no good and quite a number of oleanders and flowering species are dead, said the Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roads for Rice Farmers Council Promises to Do What It Can to Save Loss and Delay
A deputation from the Murrami rice farmers, led by Mr. T. Darchy, waited upon the Willimbong Shire Council at its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Transfers
Mr. L. Weatherall, of Culcairn, has gone to Sydney to enter the railway service. Mr. J. Karen, train motor mechanic, of Sydney, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Gauges Standardisation Approved Vast Plans to Be Prepared Mr. Curtin's Announcement
CANBERRA, Tues.: The Full Cabinet has endorsed the plan submitted by the Minister for Transport (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Roads Overseer’s Report
The following report of activities for the month was submittel to Tuesday’s meeting of the Shire by the Overseer (Mr J. Heydon) :—…
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Stating that the acquisition of coastal boats had thrown excessive weight on to many country roads because goods formerly transport…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Railway Freight Concessions
A new railway Merchandise and Livestock Rates Book, dated January 1, 1944, shows reductions in the freight charges on [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germans Scramble for Safety Behind Dniester Odessa Railway Cut Great Gaps in Defence Line
LONDON, Thursday: Marshal Stalin, in an order of the day, announced the capture of Wapyarka, thereby cutting the important railway between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cyclist Injured Collided With Utility Truck
Phillip Travers, who is employed at the Petrol Pool Depot, was riding his motor cycle home on Tuesday evening, when he came into collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deterioration of Country Roads
Serious deterioration has been taking place on roads throughout the country, particularly during the past year or so, as a result of the inability of local governing bodies to maintain them with the means at their disposal. The carriage of vital primary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Success in Pacific Lorengau Aerodrome Captured Long Flight From Australia Javanese and Bali Targets Bombed
GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Sunday.— Fierce fighting is in progress between the U.S. cavalrymen and the Japanese in Lorengau township, on Manus Island, in the Admiralty group. The U.S. forces, who joined up outside…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railway Freight Concessions
A new railway Merchandise and Livestock Rates Book, dated January 1 1944 shows reductions in the freight charges of many classes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allied Progress on the Road to Rome Ruthless Fighting Fierce Air Attack on Enemy Near Beachhead
LONDON, Monday. (A.A.P.): "The Fifth Army troops are battling ruthlessly against the German suicide squads in the western corner of Cassino." says Reuter's correspondent in a despatch from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court Monday, 20th MARCH (Before Messrs. A. Raschke and T. M. Woolnough, Js.P.) Trouble at Railway Station
Charles Frederick Vincent (34) was charged with behaving in on offensive manner in a railway carriage at Narandera platform…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway-Town Band Presentation to Mr. and Mrs. T. Player
A well attended meeting of the Narandera Railway-Town Band was held in the bandroom on 12th March. After general business had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railway Freight Concessions
A new railway Merchandise and Livestock Rates Book, dated January 1, 1944, shows reductions in the freight charges on many classes of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Gauges Standardisation Approved Vast Plans to Be Prepared
The Full Cabinet has endorsed the plan submitted by the Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) for the standardisation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Secretary and Enginedrivers Deny
Criticism by the Demondrille Shire Council regarding the carelessness of enginedrivers in not using the spark arresters, thus resulting in bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alarm Clocks Rushed Shop Assistants Trampled Underfoot
CHICAGO, Mon. (AAP): The United Press reports that three women fainted, several shop assistants were trampled underfoot, and show cases…
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