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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

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Motorists' Column. the Cause of Bush Fires

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 6

"Carbon" of the R.A.C.A., who is regarded as one of the leading motoring authorities in Australia, spiritedly defends the…

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Expired Motor License

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

Lloyd H. Johnston pleaded guilty to failure to return an expired license, and was fined 2, with 56 costs, in default two days'…

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The Motorists' Corner Official R.a.c.a. Notes. Trees

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 9

Decision of the Blaxland Shire Council to ban roadside hoardings by the end of this year will at last enable us to see scenery instead of…

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Motor Notes News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Petrol Rationing Rumours

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 9

Rumours concerning petrol rationing and restrictions are deplored by the N.R.M.A. Among motorists there is a certain amount of wild…

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Taree-wingham Road

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 1
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

A joint deputation from the Manning Shire Council, Taree Municipal Council, and Municipal Council brought forward the deplorable state of…

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Green Hills Road

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 3

Cr. A. E. Rose introduced a deputation comprising Messrs. A. D. Suters, C. C. Bain, R. B. Walsh and J. Parker, who desired help in the…

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New Road Safety Campaign

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 1

Plans are being completed by the traffic authorities for the launching of what is to be known as a selective campaign for road safety throughout…

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The Road to Success

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 2

The next time you feel a sense of failure, go to the piano and strike "B natural"! It will have the effect of bringing you down from your…

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Free Road Service with Insurance

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 4

Messrs. Bennie S. Cohen & Son (N.S.W.) Pty., Ltd., will shortly be issuing a new motor car insurance policy which will include free road…

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Shark Attacks Analysed. No Royal Road to Safety. Twenty Years of Research

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 8

For the last 20 years I have interested myself in the habits of sharks, attacks by man-eating sharks, and the circumstances in which they have…

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Railway Excursions for Easter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 4
Also in The Northern Champion, The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

In this issue the Department of Railways announces the extensive arrangements made for excursion travel prior to and during Easter…

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Motoring Miscellany

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 2

It is impossible to charter a taxi at night in Hamburg without a special card. These permits are issued only in cases of absolute necessity…

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The Road to Success

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 8

The next time you feel a sense of failure, go to the piano and strike "B natural." It will have the effect of bringing you down from your…

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Rumored Increase of Bridge Tolls. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 5

Most residents of the North Shore are up in arms at the report that bridge tolls may be increased. Ald. C. C. Falkner declared that users…

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Offences Under the Motor Vehicles Act

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 2

Robert Betts was charged with failing to return a motor number plate within the specified time (FJ-320)…

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Bridge at Taree

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 2

The construction of this bridge has necessitated a deviation in the Pacific Highway, between Tinonee and Taree, and the whole of the work is being…

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Comara Bridge Wanted

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 6

Cr. W. Schmidt drew attention to the necessity for a bridge over the Macleay River at Comara to open up a big property at Towal Creek and…

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