Injured Miner Falls From Coalcliff Train
THIRROUL, Saturday.--Michael Moran (73), a Coalcliff mine-worker, fell off a train last night and broke his right thigh…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
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Crashed Through Bridge 14 Feet To Roadway
A SEDAN car driven by Mrs; Melba Winifred Duly (43), Dunmore Street, Bexley, crashed through a wooden safety fence at Lidcombe…
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A SEDAN car driven by Mrs. Melba Winifred Duly (43), Dunmore Street, Bexley, crashed through a wooden safety fence at Lidcombe…
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DARWIN, Saturday.--It was learned today that £50,000 is to be spent on main roads in Darwin. Although no official announcement…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--Road accidents in Victoria have decreased by 500 a month since petrol rationing was introduced last September, police…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Boating. Closing Day for Two Clubs
Two marine motoring organisations will conclude their season's reacing programmes this afternooon. The Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Higher Wages for Railwaymen. London, May 16 (A.A.P.)
More than 400,000 British railwaymen chiefly porters, will receive a weekly wage increase of 4/ as the result of a new award. Salaried employees will receive an increase…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →New Ministers Tell Plans Take Over Offices On Monday Swift Provision of Raid Shelters Water Scheme, New Railway, More Jobs Promised
At 10 a.m. on Monday, Mr. McKell and his team of 14 Ministers will go to their new offices and formally take over the Government of the State. They have all timed their arrivals for this hour…
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A special service of trams will run from Circular Quay and the Railway to the Randwick races today, starting at 11.15 a.m…
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THE Macfarlane, family of Sans L soucl have established. A unique record in motor boating in N.S.Wales, The head of the family, R. G…
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THE Macfarlane family of Sans' Souci have. established a unique ,; record in motor-boating in .N.S. Wales.'; The head of the family,…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Following in the footsteps of other great jumpers, including Mosstrooper and Greensea. Victoria's best-known…
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Harvey Brunton, 19, of Station Street, Toongabbie, was seriously injured when he fell beneath a train at Toongabbie railway station last…
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IT was generally expected that the late Government would lose seats and possibly face…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Melbourne Pot Pourri Harley Had Hard Road in Hurdle
Harley's owner "Mr. G. Capesthorne" was not at Mentone today to see his hurdler run third in the Hurdle Race. He was in India. In his absence,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorists asked: Why don't you travel by tram or bus?
The State Liquid Fuel Control Board will ask 55,000 car-owners in Australia why they cannot use public transport for business purposes, and for travel between homes and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Home Defence Units Train In Gas Masks Inside the Gas Chamber
GAS-MASKED home defence militiamen of the 2nd Battalion14th Infantry Brigade entered a tear-gas filled chamber at Narellan recently to test then equipment. Last war, 125,000 tons of gas was used, caused 1,296,853 casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Four Charges In Car Tragedy Echo to Big Road Fatality
Charges of manslaughter, wanton driving, causing bodily harm and failing to stop after an accident, followed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New strategic highway of 306 miles was built in 90 dags: A.I.F. for Darwin Travel the Birdum Road
LARGE detachments of the A.I.F. reached Darwin last month after a 3000-mile rail and road journey, completing the greatest internal movement in Australian history. They…
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