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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

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Bathurst Road Race

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 7

With only one week to go officials of the N.SW. Light Car Club are now making final preparations for the 150-mile road race to be held at…

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Macquarie Pass Road

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 3

Road work is still in progress between Albion Park and the foot of Macquarie Pass, reports the N.R.M.A. touring department. It is unlikely that…

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Road Danger to Soldiers

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. has called the attention of the military authorities to the danger of troops walking on the New England Highway between…

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Prime Minister Opens New Works. Splendid New Plant for General Motors

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 8

The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, on Thursday, 15th February, officially opened the new Pagewood works of General Motors-Holden's, Limited. Situated only about 4½ miles from the heart of Sydney these new…

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Motor Notes News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Japan's Economy Car

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 1

A new economy car has made its appearance in Japan and is shortly to be placed on the market. It is a five-seater, but is claimed to use less…

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Child Accidents on Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 6
Also in The Northern Champion

Request has been made by several country branches or the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be made to all parents to see…

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Road Danger to Soldiers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. has called the attention of the military authorities to the danger of troops walking on the New England Highway between Rutherford camp…

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The Motorists' Corner

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 8

Official R.A.C.A. Notes by "Carbon." Main herald of the approach of the "Silly Season" is the revival of the petrol rationing scare. Possibly by…

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Road Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 4

Tuesday evening, about 7 o'clock, Mr. George Thornton, 22, of Glenrock Plains, was driving a horse and dray down the Frederickton road,…

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Road Safety Beware of Making Orphans. Lives Blighted by Accidents

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 3

Through road accidents in this State since December 1 last six children have been orphaned and from once happy homes they…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Near Craven

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

A motor accident with fatal results to an elderly lady, occurred near Craven during Easter Monday…

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Human Side of Railways. Address By Railway Commissioner

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 8

On the occasion of his visit to Dubbo recently, for the Railway Picnic, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, Commissioner for Railways, delivered a most interesting…

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Railway Unions Support Motion. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 4

The State Conference of the Australian Railway Unions carried a resolution supporting the "Hands off Russia" decision of the Easter Labor…

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Berlin-moscow Motor Road

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 7

The construction of a motor road from Berlin through Northern Poland and East Prussia is under construction by the German highway authorities,…

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Child Accidents on Roads

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 3

Request has been made by several country branches of the Road Safety Council that a State-wide appeal should be made to all parents to see…

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A Motoring Hint Plug Fouling—a Useful Hint

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 7

It is sometimes found that daring the running-in of a new car there is a tendency for the sparking plugs to become fouled. A little thought will…

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Motoring Miscellany

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 7

"Cat's-eye" reflector studs, which have proved such a been to motorists in Leeds, have been turned down in Bradford—at least for another 12…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Developing Albania

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 7

Italy is preparing to develop the motorisation of Albania. A recent, census in this country of 1,500,000 inhabitants indicates that there are only…

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Road Improvements

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 3

Reports have been received by the N.R.M.A. touring department that reconstruction and improvement of alignment are in hand between…

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