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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

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Pedestrians Killed in Road Accidents

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

Pedestrians who were killed in road accidents in New South Wales last year totalled 167 and of these nearly four-fifths were either over…

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The Recruiting Train. Taree Exceeds All Other Towns

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

Quite a nice little function took place at Fotheringham's Hotel last Friday night, when the local committee of the R.A.A.F. Recruiting…

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Railways in Flood Time. How the Safety of the Track is Ensured

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 1

The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State's latest experience, while greatly benefitting the man on…

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Railway Excursions in February

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6
Also in Macleay Argus

Word has been received from the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, that the next general series of excursion trains will be run during…

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Unclaimed Property On The Railway. Auction Sales

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 3

It is amazing what some people leave in trains or fail to claim when consigned to them. For instance, the following articles have come up for sale…

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Railways in Flood Time How the Safety of the Track Is Ensured

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 3

The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State's latest experience, while greatly benefiting the man on…

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Roads Made of Sugar

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 7

Thousands of tons of crushed sugarcane are being used all over the world in toe construction of concrete roads. A new factory has just begun…

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Air Force Recruiting Train

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 7

Mr. H. J. Lyne, remitting officer, Taree. is in receipt of the following letter from Flying Officer H. Dangar, administrative officer on the train…

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The Car Ran Off the Road

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 7

Most of the reports of fatal road accidents in recent months contain the significant words, "the car ran off tho road," and end with such phrases as…

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The Car Ran Off the Road. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 8

Most of the reports of fatal accidents in recent months contain the significant words, "the car ran off the road," and end with such phrases…

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R.a.a.f. Train Officers Pleased with Taree Visit

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4

Mr. J. Lyne, Recruiting Officer at Taree, has received the following letter from Flight-Lieutenant H. Danger, of the R. A. A. F. Recruiting Train which…

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Railway Excursions in February

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

Word has been received from the Commissioner for Railways that the next general series of excursion trains will be run during the second…

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Motor Vehicle Speeds

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 8

One important result of petrol [?]ationing, in the opinion of the N.R.M.A. is a considerable reduction in the speeds travelled by the average driver An…

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State Motor Taxation

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4

The State Government, in response to N.R.M.A. representations, says that it is not possible to consider any reduction in motor vehicle taxation at…

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Railways in Flood Time How the Safety of the Track Is Ensured

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 7

The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State's latest experience, while greatly benefiting the man on the land, proved…

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Unclaimed Property on the Railway. Auction Sales

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 5

It is amazing what some people leave in (rains or fail to claim when consigned to them. For instance. the following articles have come up for…

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Aeroplane From Coff's

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 4

The R.A.A.F. Recruiting Train took with it from Coff's Harbour a model aeroplane that will serve, probably, for a long time, as a reminder of the…

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Seven People Injured When Train Smashes in Landslide

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

It was announced on Monday that washaways on the railway lines in New South Wales have been repaired, and normal services are now…

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