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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

1,185 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 15 of 60

Crescent Head Road Work

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 4

The Hon. L. O. Martin, M.L.A, has received the following communication from the Minister for Works and Local Government: I refer to the…

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Waukivory-Bullahdelah Road Link. Who is to Blame for Delay ?

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council, the President of Stroud Shire Council, Cr. R. E. Zeininger, wrote to Cr. Deards re this…

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Sir Earle Page. Memories as a Pioneer Motorist

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 1

When Sir Earle Page, Commonwealth Minister for Commerce, came bowling along the bitumen-surfaced roads into Brisbane last week…

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Motor Cars Collide. Sir Earle and Lady Page Suffer From Shock. Mrs. Green and Son in Hospital

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 2

About 12.30 a.m. on Sunday, the Manning Ambulance Officer received a call to the scene of an accident which had occurred on the road…

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Resolutions for Motorists

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 2

The following "Do's and Don't's" should be read in conjunction with the highway code. They are commended to motorists by the Automobile…

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A Cliff Road

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 1

The following Katoomba news should cheer the hearts of struggling settlers seeking roads of access on this coast: Thursday last two hundred and fifty…

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Forster Police Court FRIDAY, 17th MARCH (Before Mr. R. Solling, P.M. Motor Traffic Breach

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 3

Thomas McIntosh pleaded guilty to a charge of not delivering up his motor driver's license within three days after the expiration of same. Fined…

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Railway Commissioner's Tour

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 3

The stationmaster at Taree (Mr. J. Butler) has received a circular stating that the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) proposes to carry…

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Taree, Monday, March 20. (Before Mr. R. Soiling, P. M.). Motor Cases

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 1

George D. Saxby, who was represented by his father, pleaded guilty to not having returned an expired motor drivers' license…

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Police Court. Forster, Friday, 17th MARCH. (Before Mr. R. Solling, P. M). Motor Traffic Breach

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 1

Thomas Mcintosh pleaded guilty to a charge of not delivering up his motor driver's license within three days after the expiration of same…

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Cattai Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 1

The shire engineer (Mr. R. J. Montgomery), in a report to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday week, stated:…

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"Controlled Road Experiment."

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 8

An account of an interesting experiment with a "control zone" as a means of reducing highway accidents has reached the N.R.M.A. from Michigan,…

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Courtesy of the Road

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

Authorities differ on just what constitutes courtesy in motoring. However, this list, written by Bud Landis, the American humorist, contains ideas…

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Long Call for Road News

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. touring department received its longest telephone call for road information recently, when a Tasmanian motorist rang the Sydney…

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Night Prowler. On Buckett's Road Farm

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

Hearing a disturbance outside the house on Wednesday night on their farm at Buckett's Road, Mrs. Crowfoot and her daughter Mary, who…

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Road Safety. Night Driving in Autumn

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 8

Darkness is a prime factor in causing highway accidents and this is particularly noticeable during the long and foggy nights of the…

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Road Safety Night Driving in Autumn (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 7

Darkness is a prime factor in causing highway accidents, and this is particularly noticeable during the long and foggy nights of the…

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An Important Adjunct to Defence. Cross Country Roads (To the Editor.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

Sir,—With the ugly world outlook, which has gradually become worse, and more menacing to free countries during the past year, Australia is…

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Railway Workshops and Aeroplanes. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

A conference between the chief mechanical engineers of all the States railway systems will be held in Sydney to consider the question of the…

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Motor Notes. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. "Higgling and Huckstering"

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 8

"One's experience of public administration in London forbids any expression of surprise that the negotiations should pass through this…

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