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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

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N.S.W. RAILWAYS. Graziers' Appreciation of Services Rendered

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 2

It is hard to please everybody as the Railways find in their big job of transporting something like 180 million passengers and 17 million…

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Motorists' Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Storage appears to be one of the main problems affecting Australia's petrol and oil supplies, and exhaustive enquiries by the Royal Automobile…

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The Motorists' Corner News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Petrol Rationing

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 7

Motorists whose registration expires on May 1st have been confused by official announcements regarding the possibility of securing one or…

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Motorists' Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 4

Storage appears to be one of the main problems affecting Australia's petrol and oil supplies, and exhaustive enquiries by the Royal Automobile…

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Death Free Easter on Country Roads

The Gloucester Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

It is a sad commentary on our vaunted civilisation that whenever holidays occur they are marked by accidents, involving death, sorrow…

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Pedestrian Road Dangers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 3

A warning is issued by the N.R.M.A. to motorists to be specially on the watch for pedestrians who walk on roadways with their backs to traffic…

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The Harrington Road

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 6

Old roads to mend! Old roads to mend! Roads that are straight, and roads that bend, Potholes and stones to no…

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Easter Road Safety

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 5

Heavy traffic on the [?] together with the holiday [?] will make Easter one of the most potentially dangerous periods of the year, in the…

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Death Free Easter on Country Roads

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 2

It is a sail commentary on our vaunted civilisation that whenever holidays occur they are market by accidents. involving death, sorrow and suffering. The…

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Motorists' Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 4

Storage appears to be one of the main problems affecting Australia's petrol and oil supplies, and exhaustive enquiries by the Royal Automobile…

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Road to Autumn

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 6

The spell has broken now—a chill has crept From midnight through the dawn into the day,…

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Hickey's Creek-Taylor's Arm Road

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 2

Mr. Les Conn called in to discuss the matter of the Hickey's Creek-Taylor's Arm road…

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Bridges for Developmental Road 1048

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 2

The Hon. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., Minister for Mines and Forests, has received the following communication from the Commissioner of Main…

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Which Road to Wirrimbi? Both, If Possible, Decides Inter-shire Conference

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 3

On Wednesday morning last Cr. A. G. Henderson (President of the Nambucca Shire Council), accompanied by Cr. C. R. Jarvis, Cr. T. G…

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Railway Excursions

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 3
Also in Nambucca and Bellinger News

The Commissioner for Railways. Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has authorised a general series of excursion trains to coincide as nearly as possible…

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Railway Excursions in May

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has authorised a general series of excursion trains to coincide as nearly as possible with…

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R.a.a.f. Recruiting Train

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 8

Mr. Lyne, recruiting officer, Taree, advises that the above train will be at Taree on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th of May next for the purpose of…

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R.a.a.f. Recruiting Train Return Visit to Taree

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 5

Mr. H. J. Lyne, recruiting officer at Taree, advise that the above train will be at Taree on 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th May, for the purpose of receiving…

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Railway Excursions in May

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has authorised a general series of excursion to coincide as nearly as possible with the…

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