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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

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Belgian Motorist Honoured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 7

The National Trophy of Sports Merit, Belgium's premier sporting award, has been made to M. Hubert Carton de Wiart, for motoring from…

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Bulgaria Builds Motor Roads

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

Great efforts are being made to ex-tend motoring in Bulgaria, by building a network of new roads. At present there are only 4,500 motor vehicles in…

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Bell's Crossing. Proposed Bridge

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

The Department of Works and Local Government, in a letter to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday, asked for information as…

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John's River Road

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

Messrs Isaac and Kidd, John's River, attended in respect to road matter. Mr. Kidd said that as his place would be cut off from water in two…

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Railway Timetables. Alterations on North Coast Line. Express and Mail Train Services

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

The following information has been supplied by the Railway Department, concerning the adjustment to service timetable between Sydney, Newcastle…

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Railway Timetable Alterations on North Coast Line Express and Mail Train Services

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 1

The following information has been supplied by the Railway Department concerning the adjustment to service timetables between Sydney, Newcastle…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Shire Engineer's Report

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

The Shire Engineer (Mr. R. J. Montgomery), in his report to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday, stated:--…

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Matter of Railway Fare

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

At the instigation of the Railway Department. Alma G. Smith was charged with not paying the fare. Mr. J. Butler, stationmaster at…

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Bell's Crossing. Proposed Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

The Department of Works and Local Government, in a letter to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday, asked for information as…

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Road Safety. the Highway Code

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 9

The Minister for Transport and President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales recently had published a code comprising such…

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Road Safety The Highway Code

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 3

The Minister for Transport and President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales recently had published a code comprising such…

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Far-reaching Measures for Road Safety

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

Additional and far-reaching measures directed towards securing grea[?]er safety on the roads were outlined by the Minister for Transport, Col…

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Road Safety in N.s.w

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

The proposal to transfer 68 traffic police from Sydney to the country and the purchase of 17 utility trucks to form patrols for country roads is…

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"Crescent Head Road No. 1 WORK."

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

In a letter received this morning by Mr. H. E. May, Hon. Secretary of the Crescent Head Trust, Hon. L. O. Martin stated that Mr. Spooner has…

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Burnt Bridge Baby Health Centre. December, 1938, Progress Report

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

The following particulars relating to the work of the abovementioned Baby Health Centre during the past month have been kindly furnished by…

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Motor Accident. Fortunate Escapes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

A motor car accident, fortunately unattended with serious results, occurred late on Tuesday night last, 17th January, 1939, on the road from Taree…

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Motor Car Overturns

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon a motor car containing a man and woman proceeding to Kempsey skidded on the road some three and a half miles from…

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Motor Notes. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. France Increases Petrol Tax

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 9

M. Reynaud's "rehabilitation" decrees, about which there has been labour trouble in France, include a tax increase on motor spirit of 21…

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Annual Railway Picnic

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

The 15th Annual Picnic of the Railway Employees, in the Dungog to Kempsey section was held in Taree Park on Monday last. Special trains…

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Average American Motorists

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 9

The American Petroleum Institute, in a statistical survey of the average motorist, has discovered that the average American car owner is a…

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