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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

1,104 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 10 of 56

Expired Motor License

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

Alan White pleaded guilty to failure to return an expired motor license, explaining that his address was Grafton, but he had been working on…

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Charcoal As Motor Fuel. Interesting Experiments

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 11

Technical officers of the Defence Department in Victoria recently carried out some interesting tests with a charcoal gas-driven heavy motor…

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42 Million Motor Vehicles

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 11

A preliminary survey of the world's motor vehicle registrations at the close of 1937 reveals a total of 42,400,000, according to statistics…

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Motor Notes. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. His Good Record

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 11

A fine of sixpence was imposed at Belfast on a pedestrian for jay-walking, reports a London motoring journal. He was knocked down by a motor…

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Seaside Resort Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 1

On Friday of last week the Hon. L. O. Martin visited Kempsey and was taken to Crescent Head, where he was deputationised in respect to a…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. London's Roads

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 4

Reconstruction of the principal roads radiating from central London in accordance with the highest modern standards: this recommendation is made…

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Kendall-Comboyne Road. To the Editor "M. R. Times."

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 10

Sir.—Might I be permitted space to comment on what appears to me an unusual release of details from the Main Roads Board, on the eve of an…

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Railway Ganger Killed

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 4

Henry Ormonde Green, railway ganger, was run over and killed by the Brisbane express near the John's River station early last Saturday…

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42 Million Motor Vehicles

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 1

A preliminary survey of the world's motor vehicle registration at the close of 1937 reveals a total of 42,100,000, according to statistics issued by the…

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Anniversary Sydney Eisteddfod. Railway Concessions

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 8

Fol the first time the Department of Railways has granted to country competitors in the City of Sydney Eisteddfod, travelling within the State…

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Railway Fatality. the Inquest

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 10

The Coroner (Mr. Hubert Flett) held at the Taree Court House on Wednesday an inquest touching the death of Henry Ormond Green, who…

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Girl Killed By Train. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

While crossing the railway line at Loftus Station, Lorna Wergand, aged 10, was killed instantly. The Police were informed that the child ran in…

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New Innovation in Road Sign

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 4

No doubt you have seen the ordinary painted and poster bulletins, neon signs and flashing light signs, but now the Atlantic Union Oil…

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Wood Gas. As Fuel for Motor Vehicles

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 4

All countries dependent on imports for supplies of petrol, oil and other fuels for internal combustion engines are directly concerned in the…

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Killed by Motor Cycle

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 4

In the early hours of Saturday morning last Mr. Fred Argent was returning to Kempsey via the Frederickton main road and, when a…

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Roads

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 2

Main highways stretch from sun to sun. Speeding a headlong cavalcade Forever bearing down upon…

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Menai Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 3

News from Bangor, Wales, says that the famous suspension bridge spanning Menai Strait between Wales and the island of Anglesey is to be rebuilt at a…

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Girl Killed Crossing Railway Line Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 2

Lorna Weigand, aged 10, was crossing the line at Loftus station yesterday afternoon when she ran in front of the Wollongong train and was struck before…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 4

Friday night last, whilst returning from Smithtown about midnight, Mr. Fred. Argent found a motor cycle and sidecar lying on the road about a…

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Colored Roads for Safety

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 8

A suggestion was recently made to the N.R.M.A. that top-dressing of different colors be used on opposite sides of the main bituminous…

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