Cloudburst in North. Railway Line Washaways. Houses Inundated. TAMWORTH
A cloudburst occurred in the bills behind Tamworth this afternoon, causing extensive damage to the main northern railway line,six miles…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1940
4,268 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 214
Italy Unifies Railway and Artillery London
A message from Rome states that Mussolini has centralised artillery, engineering and transport under General Mario Garacciolo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tears at Railway Soldiers Return To Camp KISSES
THERE were touching scenes on Central Station last night when hundreds of the Second A.I.F…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Guards Bashed
Two tram conductors were struck with sticks wielded by a number of hooligans yesterday, during a wild melee in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Doubts Railway Threat
THE State secretary of the A.R.U., Mr. Lloyd Ross, said last night that he did not expect that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram-Men Assaulted "Scalers" Fight to Free Youth
Using palings and broomsticks, six youths attacked two tram conductors at Pyrmont yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Wrecks Railway Line
Cloudbursts occurred at Gunnedah and Tamworth yesterday. The main northern railway' line eight miles north of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Buses, Trams Both Needed"
"The Government is not going to scrap the trams just because bus transport is a success."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railways Ready for Strike
"The A.R.U. could easily feed 50 Broken Hill line strikers and their families for years to come."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Dies After Motor Smash
BOWRAL, Sunday.--Matthew Napper, 56, of Bowral, who was knocked down outside his home by a motor truck on Friday, died yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motored To Ingleburn Camp On Visitors' Day
CIVILIAN VISITORS at Ingleburn Camp yesterday talking to Private Neville Thompson. From left they are Mr. Geoffrey Plater, Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Control by Handlamp
BLACKOUTS in Britain have caused a steep rise in traffic accidents. As a safety measure this Manchester policeman controls traffic in blackouts with red (left) and green hand-lamps…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Road Toll in Blackouts
More people are being killed in road accidents during London blackouts than on the Western Front…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overseas Export Manifests From Interstate Ports. Queensland O. S. K. Motor Vessel. Sidled Brisbane. Birt & Co. Ltd., agents
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, 145 bgs trochus shell. Q. M. E. Co. Ltd., 435 bgs bones, 56 bls hooves. BURNS PHILP MOTOR SHIP. Sailed Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Electrifying Italy's Railways. Rome, Jan. 8. (A.A.P.)
Signor Mussolini has centralised artillery engineering and transport under General Mario Caracciolo. Electrification of the Italian Railways [?]s…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railways Worse Than Private Employer Sydney, Jan, 8
The threat of the Railways Department to instantly dismiss the men and close down the Broken Hill line should the employees take strike action to obtain wages and working conditions equal to those enjoyed by other workers in the district was denounced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opposition to Motor Monopoly
The decision of the Menzies government to subsidise Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd., to the extent of £1,500,000 is naturally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WHEELS & WINGS Free Motor Tune-up And Theatre Seats
If you are an Oldsmobile owner and yon drive it carefully you are in line for a motor tune-up and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Adelaide Tram Men's Claims
ADELAIDE, Monday.--Claims for a 44-hour week, discontinuance, of long overtime, and the employment of more men, were made to-day by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Traps For Tram "Scalers"
The Road Transport Department has a secret plan to catch "scalers" on trams. "It would not do for us to…
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