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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Gloucester District Development League. Proposed New Roads

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

A meeting was held at the School of Arts Club on Wednesday night last to consider the resusitation of the Gloucester Chamber of…

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Motors and Motorists. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Hamburg's Road Accidents

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 11

An analysis of road accidents in Hamburg for a test week shows that pedestrians caused more accidents than motorists. Bicycles were also…

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Latest Telegrams. Comprehensive Roads and Bridges Programme. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

A comprehensive programme of developmental roads and bridges is to be put into effect throughout the State. The scheme will cost £350,000,…

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Road Connection with Scone Visit of Parliamentary Party

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

Some four or five years ago the Gloucester Shire Council, by means of grants and loan money, constructed a road from Benny's Top,…

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Grafton Robberies Men Riding on Motor Lorry

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

Alleged to have has in their possession a quantity of tobacco and other goods similar to those reported to have been stolen from the…

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Motor Notes News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Police to Lecture

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

The Department of Education has notified that approval has been given for senior officers of the police force to lecture to children in…

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Trespass on Railway Property

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

At the Kempsey Polcie Court Frederick Bartley, Eric Bartley and Claude Charlton, charged with trespassing on railway property, were…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Hamburg's Road Accidents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 2

An analysis of road accidents in Hamburg for a test week shows that pedestrians caused more accidents than motorists. Bicycles were also responsible for…

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Country Roads and Bridges £350,000 to Be Spent

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 4

A comprehensive programme for developmental roads and bridges is to be put into effect throughout the State. The scheme will cost £350,000, of which…

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Train on Fire Three Youths Hurt Petrol Caused Outbreak

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 4

A train hauling 35 trucks containing chaff, timber, general goods ,and petrol, caught fire near Dubbo early on Wednesday morning, and before it was…

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Train on Fire. Three Youths Injured. Leaping for Safety

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 5

Three youths were seriously hurned when a truck attached to a moving train, which had just left Dubbo for Nyngan, caught fire early on…

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Centaury Bridge. Harbor Trust Decision. Contract for [?]58,069. Work to Proceed at Once

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 6

The Commissioners of Melbourne Harbor Trust, after consultation with the Premier, have selected the design submitted by Messrs. Hancock and…

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Motor Notes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 1

The Australian Automobile Association of which the N.R.M.A. is a constituent member, is to seek a reduction in the present charges for…

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Railway Sleeping Berths

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 4

The Railway Department has intimated to the general public that an extension of time until Easter has been approved for a further trial of…

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Motorists in Trouble

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 2

During the month of December, N.R.M.A. patrols went to the assistance of nearly 3,000 motorists who called upon the association for help…

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Britain's Motoring Increase

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 8

Remarkable figures showing the increase of motoring in Great Britain this year are contained in a special report compiled by the Automobile…

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Tramways. Paying Now

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 2

The state of tramway finances has improved so much that it has been possible to establish a reserve fund. while the possibilities of giving the…

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£41,800 Grant—for Gloucester Shire Developmental Roads

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 2

IT WAS ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY LAST THAT GLOUCESTER SHIRE COUNCIL, HAD BEEN GRANTED £41,800 FOR DEVELOPMENTAL ROAD WORKS…

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Crescent Head Road League Sports. a Successful Day

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

Under favorable conditions, the Crescent Head Road Improvement League held a day's sports at the popular seaside resort on…

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Building and Construction New State Works Programme. £350,000 on Roads and Bridges

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

More than £35,000 is to be made available immediately by the State Government to carry out a comprehensive programme of developmential…

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