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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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Road Safety. the Pedestrian

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 10

Road safety is a problem that will confront the pedestrian throughout his life and, without exaggerating the position the length of his life and the…

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Cedar Party Bridge. New Structure Wanted

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 4

At the ordinary meeting of Wingham Municipal Council, held on Tuesday night last, March 2nd., 1937, the following letter was received from the…

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Commissioner for Road Transport Suspended

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 4
Also in Nambucca and Bellinger News

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. S. A. Maddocks) was on Tuesday suspended from duty by the Executive Council. The Chief Traffic, Manager…

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Road Defects as Accident Causes

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 6

In the report on the Administration of the British Road Fund for 1936-36 there is given an analysis of the causation of 760 accidents on…

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Interesting Camp at Rutherford Gloucester Troop Train As Mobile Gun Unit

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 1

In the recent military camp at Rutherford, the 16th Light Horses Machine Gun Regiment underwent special training and executed manoeuvres…

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Railway Excursions. for Easter

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 1

As will be seen by announcement in this issue, the Easter arrangements made by the Department of Railways provide residents of this State…

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Railway Excursions for Easter. to and From Sydney. Anywhere to anywhere in New South Wales, and Interstate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 2

As will be seen by announcement in this issue, the Easter arrangements made by the Department of Railways provide residents of this State with…

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Railway Excursions for Easter

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 3

As will be seen by announcement in this issue, the Easter arrangements made by the Department of Railways provide residents of this…

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The Motorist Pays

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 6

Australian motorists paid to the various State Governments £5,562,580 in registration, licence and other fees during last financial year…

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

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 10

French authorities are very pleased with their experiments with illuminated studs indicating pedestrian crossings. The road studs flash red, amber…

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Railway Excursions for Easter. Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 6

As will be seen by announcement in this issue, the Easter arrangements made by the Department of Railways provide residents of this State with…

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Running Off the Road

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 1

Alarmed at the increasing number of accidents caused by cars "running off the road," mainly in the country districts, the N.R.M.A. is appealing to…

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Road Safety. Well-Informed Public Opinion Vital

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 6

The public may go through life in safety and happiness comparatively uniformed on a great variety of subjects, but under modern traffic…

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Wheels of Fortune A Bridge Tragedy and the Climax

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 7

Sylvia Bennett twisted her hands desperately. "Give me time," she begged. "I can't pay now—not the whole sum—but in a few weeks,…

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Railway Excursions for Easter. To and From Sydney. Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales. Interstate

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 3
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

As will be seen by announcement in this issue, the Easter arrangements made by the Department of Railways provide residents of this…

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Railway Excursions for Easter to and From Sydney Anywhere to Anywhere in New South Wales. Inter-state

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 1

As will be seen by announcement in this issue, the Easter arrangements made by the Department of Railways provide residents of this State with…

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Point Lookout Road

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 4

Further references were made at last week's meeting of the Bellinger River Chamber of Commerce in regard to the proposed road to Point…

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Strathcedar Road. Dangerous Bend

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 2

There is a very dangerous bend in the Strathcedar road, on the Wingham side of the property of Mr. W. Thomas. Many narrow escapes from serious…

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