More Deaths in Road Accidents
This is the time of the year when there are more deaths in road accidents than at any other period. Experience over the last five years has…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Macleay Shire Council. Many Requests for Attention to Roads, Bridges and Culverts
The ordinary monthly meeting of the Macleay Shire Council was held on Monday, there being present Crs. A. H. Marriott (President), C. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motorists' Corner New Use for Cider
I hear that a Melbourne inventor has invented an apparatus that will enable a car to run--no, not on rain --but on apple juice. Although I have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lighting the Bridge
At Manning Shire Council meeting on Monday a letter was read from the Main Roads Board in respect to electric lighting of the bridge across the…
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From E. W. Milligan: I wish to draw your Council's attention to the fact that I have not Seen paid in full for the building of the bridge over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Altered Train Service
The Taree railway officials have received word to the effect that commencing to-day (Wednesday) the Sydney-Kempsey train will run three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manning Bridge. the Official Opening
The president of Manning Shire (Mr. H. E. Milligan) and Mayor of Taree (Mr. W. P. Chapman) have everything in hand for the official…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Roads Supervision. Councillors at Cross Purposes. President Attacks Cr. Machin
During recent weeks considerable correspondence has appeared in this paper concerning shire finances, and particularly objection was taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COW v. Motor Car. Cow "May Stand and Stare."
A colision between a cow and a motor car was the subject of a case in the London Court of Appeal recently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Motor Road in Abyssinia
Since their occupation of Abyssinia the Italians have completed the construction of a motor road between Addis Ababa and the port of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lighting the Bridge
At Manning Shire Council meeting, on Monday a letter was read from the Main Roads Board in respect to electric lighting of the bridge across the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Red Cross Bridge Party
The monthly bridge party of the Kempsey branch of the Red Cross Society was held on Thursday afternoon, when the sum of £412 was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Main Roads Supervision. Letter Causes Trouble. Shire Councillors at Cross Purposes. President Attacks Councillor Machin
During recent weeks considerable correspondence has appeared in this paper concerning shire finances, and particularly objection was taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Appeal to Motorists to Conserve Petrol. Sydney
An appeal to all motorists to use as little petrol as possible and for the elimination of driving merely for pleasure was made last night by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Notes News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Mobile Kerbs to New Highway
Out in Chicago they are trying a significant experiment in the building of the new 205,000,000 dollar super highway-- mobile kerbs. At first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Approaches
The approach to the bridge on the southern side of the river has been metalled and rolled, but it will not be bitumenised for some nine months…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Motor Road in Abyssinia
Since their occupation of Abyssinia the Italians have completed the construction of a motor road between Addis Ababa and the port of Assab on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cubba Creek Bridge
It is not expected that the bridge across Cubba Creek, which is part of the new road scheme, will be completed for some three months…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Then Came the Bridge
The contract for the construction of the bridge was let to Monier Industries Limited. The tender price will appear at a later stage. This…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Local and General. Opening Manning Bridge
The Manning River bridge at Taree is to be officially, opened at 11 a.m. to-day (Friday), by the Hon. Alex. Mair, M.L.A., Premier of New South…
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