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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

321 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 17

By Strange Roads A Holiday Romance Chapter Iv

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 2

"Nina," said Peter, emphatically, "when I grow up to a man, I'm never going to live in London." Nina beheld his eager face, a strange…

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Road Signs. Down, Up, then Down Again

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 4

There is an old saying that some folk never let the right hand know what the left is about. Apparently those inauthority in Sydney seem to…

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Motor Spirit Allowance to Vegetable Growers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 May 1942 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Pitt, Senior Agricultural Instructor, is in receipt of the following : — The following copy a…

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Our Traffic Lines Kempsey Railway Notes

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 5

Mr. Fred Hurley, assistant stationmaster, has resumed duty after being on sick leave. Mr. W. McArthur, assistant…

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Railwayman Injured

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon (states the "Daily Examiner") Mr. J. Lloyd of Duke Street, Grafton, who is employed as a cleaner in the Railway…

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Shocking Train Accident Child Dies of Injuries Man Falls with Child in Arms

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 2

As the result of shocking injuries received at Kempsey railway station last evening, a small boy, Bruce Eastwell, aged 6 years,…

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The Motorist

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 3

A remarkable motor era of 42 years has practically terminated with the closing down of the world's automobile industries on the production…

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By Strange Roads A Holiday Romance CHAPTER V.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

Nina stood at the corner of the crowded street, people Jostling her as they passed incessantly. A dull evening was turning to rain. The first…

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Allowance of Motor spirit to Vegetable Growers Value of Farmyard Manure

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 3

Mr. J. M. Pitt, Senior Agriculture Instructor, is in receipt of the following:— The following copy of a…

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Russians Cut Railway

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 5

Friday's cables reported the Russians as having crossed the railway linking Kharkov with the Crimea. In this region a German counter-attack…

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Murder on Railway Body Found in Tunnel

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

Murder is suspected in the case of the body of a young man in R.A.A.F. uniform found by a railway ganger in a tunnel near Coff's Harbor…

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Accident at Kempsey. Boy Falls Beneath Train. Injuries Prove Fatal

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 4

At Kempsey Railway Station Thursday night last, as the North Coast Mail pulled into the platform, Pte. Felix D. Dutton, a member of the Home…

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Allowance of Motor Spirit to Vegetable Growers

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 7

Mr. J. M. Pitt, Senior Agriculture Instructor, is in receipt of the following from H. Wenholz, Deputy Chief Division of Plant Industry:—…

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The Motorist Keeping Vehicles Road Worthy

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 6

With the impressment of many of " Australia's latest motor trucks for military service, it is of paramount importance that the motor vehicles…

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Body in Tunnel Police Think Man Fell From Train

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 5

The body found in a railway tunnel near Coff's Harbor on Monday was identified as that of Pilot-Officer William Shannon Peake, of the R.A.A.F…

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Mystery Death Of Airman. Body Found In Railway Tunnel

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

Police inquiries into the death of Pilot-Officer William Shannon Peake, RAAF, whose body was found in a railway tunnel near Coff's Harbor, are…

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Motor Drivers Wanted For R.A.A.F.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

In view of the fact that not enough transport drivers are being obtained, the RAAP are enlisting men from 20 to 40 years as trainee Drivers Motor…

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Airman Found Dead in Railway Tunnel

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

The body of pilot Officer William Shannon Peake, of South Australia, was found in a railway tunnel near Coffs Harbour by a railway fettler…

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Motor Drivers Wanted for R.a.a.f

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

In view of the fact that not enough transport drivers are being obtained, the R.A.A.F. are enlisting men from 20 to 40 years as trainee drivers…

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Our Traffic Lines Kempsey Railway Notes

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 5

Shunter Jim Tilbrook, of Goulburn, is at Present on annual holidays, and is visitin ghis parents, Mr. and Mrs W. Tilbrook, of Wide Street,…

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