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Railways, roads & transport, 1944

988 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 50

Alarm Clocks Rushed Shop Assistants Trampled Underfoot

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 1

CHICAGO, Mon. (AAP): The United Press reports that three women fainted, several shop assistants were trampled underfoot, and show cases…

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Woman's Death on Train

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 2

An inquest is to be held into the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Emery, aged about 65, of Sydney, who collapsed and died on the…

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Brawl at Railway Station

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 4

Two men were fined and on man discharged at the Narandera Police Court last Monday for behaving In an offensive manner at the Narandera…

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Advance Railway Bookings

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 2

Starting next Monday, March, 27, applications for sleeping berths for travel to stations In NSW. except by Interstate express, may be…

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Woman's Death on Train

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

All inquest is to be held into the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Emery, aged About 65, of Sydney, who collapsed and died on the Melbourne express…

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Snakes Invade Farm on Road to Gundagai

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 1

At the village of Brawlin, on the road to Gundagai, Mr. E. A. Pike has been having some big thrills with snakes lately. Mysterious noises in…

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Railwayman Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Eric George Collins, a railway employee at Bomen siding, was thrown off a railway trolley early yesterday morning and suffered a probable…

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Motor Racing Post-war Boom Predicted

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 3

The noted English racing motorist. Sir Malcolm Campbell. who seven times held the coveted world's land speed record. Hie speed attained by…

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Disturbance at Narandera Railway Men Fined For Offensive Behaviour

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 3

When a number of men were charged at the Narandera police court on Monday morning with offensive behaviour, as a sequel to disturbances…

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Batlow Railway Returns

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 7

The railway returns for Batlow show that February was another good month for business, the total receipts being £2036. consisting of coaching £186…

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Yass-Canberra Railway Minister Replies to Mr. Fuller, M.H.R.

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 7

In reply to a series of questions asked by Mr. Fuller, Member for Hume, in the House of Representatives, concerning the…

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Railway Officers Judge's Ruling on Pay Increases

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: There was nothing in the wage pegging regulations to prevent the Railways Commissioner increasing the…

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Bottle Just Blew Up Railway Mystery

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 4

Travelling on the Riverina Express from Sydney on Monday morning, the passengers in one compartment had an unusual, and for the moment,…

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Train Berths and Seats Extended Booking Facilities

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 1
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times, Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

As from Monday, March 27, applications for sleeping berths for travel to stations in New South Wales, except by inter-state expresses, may be…

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Motor Notes the Motor Vehicle in Retrospect

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

While much is being written nowadays on the probable technical and production side of motor industries overseas fitter the war, it is of…

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Yasscanberra Railway Minister Replies To Mr. Fuller, M.H.R.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 2

In reply to a series of questions asked by Mr. Fuller, Member for Hume, in the House of Representatives, concerning the construction…

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Police Court (Today) Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M. Railway Trespassing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 2

Thomas Cull pleaded guilty to trespassing on railway property. Police evidence was that defendant had "jumped the rattler."…

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