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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

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Motoring Conditions in London

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 9

A letter from a colleague in the London press reveals a rather unhappy state of affairs regarding petrol, which may eventually affect us…

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Hungary Wants More Motoring

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 9

Whilst the rest of Europe is trying to cut down motoring, Hungary has announced that it is going all out towards "motorising the nation." The…

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Motoring with Difficulty

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 9

Cars may only be acquired in Germany on the production of a permit from the Reich Minister of Transport. Intending owners must prove…

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New Flusher Service for Radiators and Engine Jackets Taree Bridge Service Station

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 4

Mr. J. P Johnson, of the Bridge Service Station, located near the approach to the new Taree bridge, has just installed a Coolahfiusher machine for the…

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Motor Notes. From the N.R.M.A.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 6

Feeling in need of a little rest and a cigarette, a Leicester motorist on the way home through the countryside stopped one night recently. He…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Tons of Mud

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 8

Here's something about London's transport that perhaps you didn't know. It is recoded that London buses and coaches pick up 4,000 tons of mud per…

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Railway Station Gardens. Success of Mt. George and Bulliac Stations

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 5

In the Railway Station Gardens Competition, conducted throughout New south Wales each year, success has come to Mount George (where the…

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Born in Train. Hawkesbury Drama

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

A baby girl was born in a speeding train near the Hawkesbury railway bridge on Friday. Mother and child are now doing well in…

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Coronial Fire Inquiry. Kempsey Railway Station

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

At the Kempsey Court House on Saturday morning last Mr. N. L. Parker, District Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the fire which occurred…

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The Bridge. Beautification of Town and Bridge Approaches

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

Mr. F. C. Haddan, in a letter to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday, said: "Seeing that the bridge across the Manning River is…

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Cattai Creek Bridge Matters

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

The District Surveyor (Mr. H. G. Barrie), wrote under dates December 11, to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday as…

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An Amazing Road

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 7

Rome news says that following the tradition of their ancestors as the great road builders of the Old World, modern Romans are at work on the…

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Burnt Bridge Fire Coronial Inquiry. Open Verdict

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

At Kempsey Court House on Saturday, December 23, Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., District Coroner, held an inquiry regarding a fire at Burnt Bridge on…

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Train Delays. North Coast Traffic. Brisbane Express Held Up

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 3

Delays occurred to the up and down Brisbane express train on Sunday morning extending up to over five hours in the case of the up Brisbane…

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Fire Inquiry Kempsey Railway Station Blaze. Coroner Gives Open Verdict and Praises Fire Brigade and Volunteers for Splendid Work

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 1

At Kempsey Court House on Saturday 13th January, Mr. N. L, Parker, J.P., District Coroner, held an inquiry into the cause of the, fire that…

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Dingo Creek Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 7

Tinonee. July 6th, 1872: Money for Dingo Creek has not yet' been voted. Early last week Mr. Smith got the House to consent to…

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Dingo Creek Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 7

Tinonee. July 27th. 1872: That Dingo Creek bridge will we fear, yet be the death of us. In spite ol Jill Mr. Smith's promises,…

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The Bridge. Beautification of Town and Bridge Approaches

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 2

Mr. F. C. Haddan, in a letter to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday, said: "Seeing that the bridge across the Manning River is…

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Cattai Creek Bridge Matters

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 2

The District Surveyor (Mr. H. G. Barrie), wrote under date December 11, to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday as…

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"Pack Train" Economy. A.s.c. Training. Square Meals for Our Troops

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 10

A saving of £200 a day for each 10,000 men in training was made by the military authorities when they introduced the daily "pack train" from…

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