Wrecks Jap Train
LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).--A New Zealand fighter pilot wrecked a Japanese troop-train single-handed in Thailand, says…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1942
4,313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 216
Leader Train and Arm the People
Wars of today are fought by trained forces fully equipped with the latest and best products of greater armies of civilian…
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Sir,—In an issue of the "Herald" it is stated that a Government spokesman, expressing a view shared by influential members of Cabinet, said…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- "Freezing" of 75 per cent, of manufacturers and retailers' stocks of spare parts and…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- "Freezing" of 75 per cent. of manufacturers and retailers' stocks of spare parts and…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--"Freezing" of 75 per cent, of manufacturers and retailers' stocks of snare parts and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys Railway Bridge
CANBERRA, Wednesday.--A fife destroyed a railway bridge at Bungendore, 30 miles from Canberra, early today, disorganising rail traffic…
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The Mayor. Ald. H. A. Clancy, at last week's meeting of Fairfield Council, mentioned that he would shortly be inspecting the [?]cads of the district and…
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JUNEE municipal council and Illabo shire council have agreed to co-operative in seeking a main road from the Monaro Highway at Tumut, through…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Make Yourself at Home at a British Aerodrome London
Three men in civilian clothes catered an English aerodrome recently and made a leisurely tour without being challenged. They were David Quibell, member of the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese Armored Train Used Against Japanese
HEAVILY-ARMORED TRAIN used by Chinese in resisting Japanese invasion. Latest Chinese victory was the rout of a Japanese army of 120,000 at Changsha (Hunan capital) with 60,000 casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scorched Earth, Blasted Roads at Kuala Lumpur Last Scenes As City Awaited Invaders New York
The British are elated with the technique of the evacuation of Kuala Lumpur, which went on without a hitch, says Tillman Durdin, of the "New York Times," who on Monday withdrew with the main British forces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Industry Must Conserve Motor Fuel
SERIOUS development of the war in the East Indies mews that quantities of petrol available for Australia are on a very limited allocation for any kind…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MOTORS and MOTORING Producer Gas Notes
USERS of producer gas units are warned by the N..R.M.A. that when charcoal is put into the hopper a very fine dust is created. Unless the doors…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Britain Scraps Whole Railway. Enough Steel There for 384,000 Rifles
Britain is throwing a whole railway into the mobilisation of iron and steel for the war although it is an old railway. Its rails alone will add to the resources…
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Gordon Squire Tomlin, a married man, aged 50 years, of Barsby Ave., Kogarah, was killed instantly on the evening of the 8th instant, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Cronulla Railway. Some Additional Information
In reply to our correspondent, Mr. D. Sullivan, of Rockdale, who's letter relative to certain aspects of the branch railway line from Sutherland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Railway Passes
Parents who desire free railway passes for the evacuation of their children to inland areas may obtain them at the following local Labour…
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Scarcity of labor has forced Ald. J. H. Tonkin, M.L.C., engineer and contractor, who is carrying out a big…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Readers' Hints on Saving Money, Time & LABOR Another Use for Old Motor Tyres in a Header Harvester
This him may he of use, particularly to wheatgrowers and others who use a [?]. V. McKay header-harvester,…
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