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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

1,031 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 52

Railway Commissioners at Taree

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 1

The Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) and the Assistant Commissioner (Mr. F. C. Garside) paid a visit of inspection to…

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Motor Notes. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 10

A total of 87,071 motor vehicles and over 90,000 tractors were turned out in the Soviet Union in the first 11 months of last year; 17,600 units were…

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Sudden Flight. From Mascot Aerodrome

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 7

It has been reported to the Civil Aviation authorities that a Westland Widgeon monoplane was flown from Mascot aerodrome about 2.30 on…

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The Long Bridge

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 4

On Monday the first batch of concrete for the new Long Bridge was mixed and placed between the first set of steel girders on the eastern…

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Correspondence Minimbah Road and Ferry (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 7

Sir,—Would you kindly grant me space in your valuable paper to reply to some of the criticisms which I am being subjected to in connection with…

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Motor Cycles. Distributors Required

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 8

Distributing agents are being appointed for the famous "Levis" motor cycle in each of the main country centres of New South Wales to deal…

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Country Motors to City

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 2

The country motored to Sydney last month, according to the report of the N.R.M.A. patrol department. During January 886 country motorists were…

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Motorcars in Pawn

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 1

As a result of the financial crisis in France the number of cars pawned in the municipal pawnshops in Paris has increased from 894 last year to over…

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Many Motor Patents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 2

Some 36,350 applications for British patents were filed in 1935. The number, in 1934 was 37,429. Motor patents were, as usual, a fairly high proportion…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Accident Squads

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 2

Accident squads have been organized by the police in Berlin to render first aid to victims of car accidents and to photograph details of the accident…

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Claims for New Bullet. Motor Mechanic's Invention

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 7

Mr. Henry W. Haydon, a motor mechanic, of North Dorrigo, claims that he has invented a bullet with a greater penetrating force than any…

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Popular Commissioner. Mr. T. J. Hartigan Attends Railway Picnic at Taree

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

Amongst those present at the Annual Railway Employees' Picnic, held at Taree yesterday (Monday), was Mr. T. J. Hartigan, Chief Railway Commissioner…

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Railway Picnic Mr. Hartigan at Taree

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 2

The annual railway picnic on the Taree Showground on Monday was honored by the presence of the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. T. J. Hartigan,…

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Died in Desert. Schoolmaster's Body. Found Near Motor Cycle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 6

The dead body of Ellis Bankin, a Victorian schoolmaster, who travelled into Central Australia on a motor bicycle, has been found near his…

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Railway Employees' Picnic

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 3

The annual picnic of the railway employees from Dungog to Wauchope, apart from the traffic staff, was held at Taree showground on Monday,…

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Five Deaths in Terrible Aeroplane Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

Hurled through the broken frame of the Gannet aeroplane as it crashed through the trees to the ground, Mr. F. J. Eagle was the only occupant of…

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Aussie to England Arthur Rich's Remarkable Journey. Swaggie--Stowaway--Train Jumper--Sailor--Lecturer and Writer

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

Giving his address as 2 Marnock Road, Crofton Park, London S.E. 4, England, Mr. Arthur S. Rich writes to the Editor…

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Motor Notes. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 11

Foreign-built cars amount to only 8 per cent, of the total used in Czechoslovakia, but some of the home-produced models would puzzle the…

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Use of Motor Horn

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 7

The indiscriminate use of the horn by some drivers causes them to become a menace to the public and to the general flow of traffic. At no time,…

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Profit Shown. on Harbor Bridge

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 2

A surplus of £56,696 is recorded in Sydney Harbor Bridge accounts for the first, six mouths of the current financial year, compared with a…

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