Noxious Weeds in Gundagai Shire Spread on Roads Criticised
At last week's meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council, a lively discussion followed the reading of two letters in which the council…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
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Danish Sabotage Factories Blown Up and Railways Cut
LONDON Tuesday: According to the Danish radio active sabotage over the week-end included:— Copenhagen: A two-storey factory…
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To be refused a teat on train when travelling to keep an appointment at the church on his wedding day was the experience…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →17 People Killed Bus Crashes Into Train Accident at Hawkesbury River. SYDNEY
Seventeen people were killed and five injured when the Kempsey mail train crashed into a bus at Hawkesbury river level crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. News Railway Dispute President Announces Settlement
WASHINGTON, Tuesday: President Roosevelt, at a press conference to-day announced the settlement of the railroad wages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£150 Fine Forged Motor Fuel License
SYDNEY, Wed.—On three charges arising from the forming of a motor fuel license, by which means he obtained 72 gallons of petrol a month…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threat to Odessa-Lwow Railway German Order "Hold on at Any Cost" Red Army Pilots Turn Nazi Retreat Into Rout
LONDON, Wednesday, (A.A.P.)—"General von Manstein is back on the eastern front from an emergency conference with Hitler and the High Command, and is preparing for his last throw to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Provision for Railway Engine Drivers
Special meat coupons are being issued to enginedrivers and firemen who have to book off at "foreign" stations. The State secretary of the Locomotive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hobart Bridge Buffers
Engineers are experimenting in the use of wave-buffers to lessen the strain on the Hobart bridge during storms…
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LONDON, Thursday: It is announced by Vichy Radio that terrorists derailed a train between Coplegne and Soissons. Six persons were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Disaster Train Crashes into 'Bus 15 Deaths; 5 Injured
A disastrous railway smash occurred at 9.30 yesterday morning at a crossing to the railway line at Hawkesbury. A 'bus plying be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coolamon Shire Council Road Works
At last weekâs meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council, during discussion on the Engineerâs report, in reply to the President…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tragic Accident at Hawkesbury Station 15 Killed When Train Hit Bus
FIFTEEN persons were killed and five seriously injured when the Kempsey mail train collided with a bus at a level crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Level-crossing Smash Fifteen Killed When Train Hits Bus Near Hawkesbury River Pathetic Scenes
SYDNEY, Thursday: Fifteen persons, including several children and two nuns, were killed and five others seriously injured when the Kempsey mail train this morning crashed into a bus at a level crossing at Hawkesbury River. The bus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News Train Crashes into Bus at Hawkesbury 17 Occupants of Bus Killed SYDNEY
Seventeen people were killed and five injured when the Kempsey mail train crashed into a bus at Hawkesbury River level…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Registrations
There was an increase of nearly 10,000 in the number of motor vehicles registered in NSW during 1943, compared with 1942…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring Black Market
The N.R.M.A. declares that, largely owing to the activities of black marketeers, essential motorists poth in the country and the city are unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Culcairn Shire Monthly Meeting Proposed Aerodrome Near Henty
The monthly meeting of the Culcairn shire Council was held on 10th January when those present were Crs. Alister Ross (president), C. A. Lee,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →French Terrorists Derail Train
LONDON, Friday: It was announced by the Vichy radio that terrorists had derailed a train between Compiegne and Soissons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Smash Lord and Lady Wakehurst's Sympathy
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Governor (Lord Wakehurst) and Lady Wakehurst to-day expressed their deepest sympathy with the relatives of the…
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