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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

1,208 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 61

Country Pressmen Praise Railway Commissioner. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 5

Members of the New South wales Country Press Executive, who were sitting in Sydney to-day, were entertained at luncheon at Wynyard by the…

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Motor Camps for State

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 8

A chain of camping areas at selected resorts throughout the State are to be established by the Government. At the invitation of the Minister for…

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Petrol Leads Chocked In Heat fave Motorists in Trouble

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 8

The intense heat wave with which motorists in many parts of the eastern States recently had to contend, caused a considerable amount of carburation…

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N.c Railway

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4

Saturday, January 28, was the 26th anniversary of the opening of the section of the North Coast railway between Dungog and Wingham and…

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South Grafton Railway Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4

A guessing competition held recently in aid of South Grafton Railway Tennis Club, was won by Mr. Eric Suters…

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£800,000 Loss on Railways Result Of Coal Strike Cabinet Considering Remedy Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

In a report from the Railway Commissioner, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, presented to the State Cabinet to-day, it was stated that the railway deficit at…

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Kempsey Aerodrome Pilots Criticise Site

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 7

"Boundary lights, ultra high frequency beam equipment and radio telephonic and telegraphic equipment, costing thousands of pounds, have been…

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Stock on Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 5

The publication in our last issue of the intention of the Shire Council to keep all stock off the roads in future and the intimation that…

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Road Safety CHILDREN

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 4

School vacation has now drawn to a close and many thousands of children throughout the State are travelling by various means of…

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Lying on Road Badly Injured Man Picked Up by Motorists. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 5

With most of his clothing stripped off and suffering from severe head injuries, William Hughes, 50, of Werribee South, was found last night lying in…

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East-West Railway New Route Discussed Submission to Minister

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 5

Mr. W. J. Mulligan, the Grafton engineer who was reported recently to have discovered a new route for the suggested East-West Railway, has…

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Woman Manager New England Motor Company. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 5

Miss Phyliss Gurney, assistant secretary of Airlines of Australia, has been appointed manager of the company's subsidiary, the New England Motor…

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Power Unit For Motor Vehicles Old Problems Recalled Possibilities of Steam

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 10

Few motorists are aware that, in the early days of the automobile, there was a keen battle as to which type of power unit was the best…

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Motor Rallies London to U.s.a

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 10

So successful were the two motor car rallies from London to U.S.A. and Canada in 1936, sponsored by the Junior Car Club (England), that a further…

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Motor Vehicle Production

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 11

Motor vehicle production in the United States and Canada during 1939 was approximately 2,635,000 cars and commercial vehicles, according to…

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Railways Fares and Freights Ten Per Cent. Increase to Meet Revenue Lag Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 5

Suburban and country railway passenger fares are to be increased by 10 per cent, as from March 1 next. Freights on certain classes of goods…

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Taxi Found Abandoned 25 Miles Ran Into Fence on Road

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 4

Mr. Sid Rowles' taxi, which was stolen from near his residence on Thursday night, was found abandoned yesterday morning on the…

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Time Bombs Hidden in Suitcases Explosions In London Tube Railway Sensation London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 5

Believed to have been caused by time bombs hidden in suitcases, explosions occurred in the luggage offices in Tottenham Court Road and…

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Patents Pool U.S.A. Motor Industry System Examined Protects Manufacturers

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 8

The U.S.A. National Economic Committee recently conducted an enquiry at Washington into the "Patents Pool" of the American motor…

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New Dust Cap For Motor Tyre Tubes Saves Injury to Rubber

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 8

Many motorists no doubt have noticed the new design dust caps now being fitted to the rubber valves of motor car tyre tubes. These caps…

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