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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

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Fines Total £153 Motor Traffic Breaches No License for Seven Years. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 4

At the Central Police court to-day Reginald Thomas Christie, 30, moulder, was fined a total of £153 for breaches of the motor traffic regulations and…

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Retail Prices Motor Tyres And Tubes Four Per Cent. Increase To-day. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 5

An increase of 4 per cent. in the retail prices of rubber tyres and tubes for motor vehicles from the opening of business to-morrow was announced…

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Road Grip In Central Australia Linking All States. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 4

The construction of all weather highways linking every Australian State is believed to be under consideration by the Commonwealth Government…

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Trouble on Express Train

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

John Mitchell Querrie, aged 40, who was in naval uniform and described himself as a cook on an Australian warship and had seen service…

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Regular Soldiers Train Home Guard

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 4

Under the critical and expert eye of a regular soldier, members of Britain's Home Guard practice with a machine gun. Britain's Home Guard, nearly two million strong and every man a volunteer, is composed of last-war soldiers, youths too young for…

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On the Roads Where Men Are Killed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 3

More people are killed on the roads of the country than in the whole of the city of Sydney and suburbs, even though only one third of the…

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EMU v. MOTOR

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 4

A speed contest between a motor car driven by Mr. Harry Ashmore, of Sydney, and an com on the Coonamble road provided an example of…

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Railway Excursions for Easter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 4
Also in Daily Examiner

The Department of Railways announces extensive arrangements for Excursion travel prior to and during Easter…

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Ulmarra Council Briner Bridge Road Application for Subsidy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 3

A meeting of the Ulmarra Council was held on Thursday morning. The Mayor, Ald. Geo. Chevalley, occupied the chair, others present being Alds…

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Bus Overturns Nine Men Injured Accident on Mountain Road. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 5

Nine men were injured and admitted to Maitland Hospital to-night after a bus conveying about 23 workers from a job near Bulladelah…

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Death of Mr. H. H. Newell Commissioner for Main Roads. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 4

Mr. Hugh Hamilton Newell, C.B.E., Commissioner for Main Roads, died at his home in Mosman last night late. Mr. Newell, who was 63 years of age,…

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Bonville-sawtell Roads

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 4

At last meeting of Beilingen Shire Council, [?]r. Blythe requrred to the urgent need of imurovement of certain by-roads in the Bonville-Sawtell…

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Talkies Saraton Theatre. "Night Train to Munich."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 2

"Night Train to Munich" opens tonight at the Saraton Theatre. Co-starring with Rex Harrison is Margaret Lockwood and they are supported by…

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Talkies Saraton Theatre. "Night Train to Munich."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 7

Deftly blending romance, laughter and excitement. "Night Train to Munich" will be presented to-night at the Saraton Theatre. The associate…

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Train Wrecked 4 KILLED, 108 Injured. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 5

The Federal Bureau of Investigation agents to-day were seeking saboteurs responsible for the wrecking of five cars on a Cleveland to Pittsburg…

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Talkies Saraton Theatre. "Night Train to Munich."

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 7

Margaret Lockwood stars with Rex Harrison in "Night Train to Munich." screening to-night at the Saraton Theatre. From its first suspenseful…

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Sign Sneakers Road Pests

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 3

There is a new pest on the roads, He has earnfed for himself the name of "Sinn sneaker," the motorist who will not heed the signs, lines, signals…

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Ration Tickets Notice To Motorists Fuel Board Chairman's Warning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 1

No further issues of ration tickets for March or earlier months would be made after the close of business next Saturday, said the chairman of the…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Meeting Straying Stock Grants for Road Construction

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 2

The following councillors were present at the monthly shire meeting held at Coramba on Wednesday last: Crs. P. Burke (president), T. Loudon,…

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