Air Road to Berlin Lessons Learned Our Staff Correspondent
LONDON, March 1.—Press comments on the survey of R.A.F. power by the Secretary for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1944
4,651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 233
A Balanced Transport British Railways' Post-War Aims
A threefold peace-time programme for railways, possible with properly balanced transport, was outlined by Sir Ronald…
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News received by mail states that many of the large motorships which have been built in Swedish yards during the war have gone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Battle of Pskov Nears End Fighting in Suburbs Retreat Railways Under Fire
LONDON, March 1 (A.A.P.).—Spearheads of the two Russian armies closing in against Pskov, fortress guarding the road to Latvia and Estonia, have…
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The danger to waiting tram passengers at Wynyard platform caused by persons boarding trams before they stopped was referred to in Central…
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REDUCED tramway services are being instituted following the concessions by way of leave and reduced working time comprised in the…
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Beatrice Miles (42), domestic, was alleged by police at Central Police Court today to have sat on the side of tram-cars in…
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A baby girl was born to Mrs. Ellen Oakley, of Tangerine Street, Fairfield, in the waiting room at Lidcombe railway station yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electric Motors Stolen
The stealing of electric motors, '1 to 2 h.p., from dairies, farms and gardens, is reaching epidemic proportions in this and and surrounding districts. The police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greeks Derail Troop Train Guerillas Led by British Officer
CAIRO, March 2 (A.A.P.).— Greek patriots[?] led by a British officer, derailed a German troop train on February 22, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motors & Motoring Farm Tractor
SOME tractor drivers are rather haphazard in the way in which they choose their plugs. They hear some fellow tractor driver say that the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motorists Can Help To Prevent Fires
ANOTHER appeal is made by the N.R.M.A. to motorists to take some thought in the matter of bushfire prevention. The association cites…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldier Injured on Railway
Ronald J. Jarvey, soldier, of Empire Avenue, Concord, was found lying on the railway line near the southern end of the island platform at Redfern[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seven Women Fined for Dodging Railway Fares
AT Newtown Court today fines of from £1 to £2 were imposed by Mr. Thornton, S.M., on seven women charged with attempting to evade…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy in the Train
ARMY life does some very strange things to you -- particularly when it takes you far from civilisation. MOST of your thoughts centre round your…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →No Hold-Up On S.A. Railways
ADELAIDE, Saturday.--South Australia's threatened railway hold-up for Monday was called off today and the Arbitration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rubber Bridge for Ambulance
U.S. AMBULANCE crossing swollen Volturno River over rubber pontoon bridge in Italy. Attached to the pontoons are anchor ropes running upstream.--U.S. Office of War Information picture…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mail Train Hits Car
WAGGA, Monday. -- John Henry Tier, 39, insurance traveller, had a remarkable escape from death this morning, when…
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LONDON, Sunday.--A passenger train raced out of control for six miles last night, while the fireman and driver…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners For Army In Special Train
Three hundred South Coast miners, called up by the Army, arrived at Central Station this morning…
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