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Railways, roads & transport, 1938

1,393 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 70

Saturday Next NORTHERN N.S. Wales' Great Railway Rally The East and the West Will Meet at Glen Innes To Petition the Deputy Premier for Better Communication Between the North-West and the Coast

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 4

Saturday of this week will mark the consummation of months of organisation thoughout the Coastal, New England and North-western districts, when at Glen Innes a petition will be presented to the Deputy Premier, Colonel the Hon. M. F. Bruxner. asking…

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Uralla District Gostwyck Shire Council Main Road Link Mihi Creek Bridge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Gostwyck Shire Council was held this morning. There was a full attendance of councillors…

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Train That Kills Weeds Used On British Railways

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 3

A weed-killing train that can clear 1000 miles of track in a fortnight is now running on the southern railway, writes a correspondent of the…

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Shocking Death Struck by Train SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 1

Struck by a train while walking along the railway line near Newtown railway station last night. Charles Smithson (42), a fettler, employed on…

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Instantaneous Death Jumped from Train SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 8

A man, whose body has not yet been identified, jumped off a train at North Sydney station this morning. The body was horribly mutilated, and…

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Jumped From Train Man Killed Instantly Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 1

A man, whose body has not yet been identified, jumped off a train at North Sydney station this morning. The body was horribly mutilated and…

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Municipal Council Question of Scenic Road Engineer Estimates Cost at £3000 Dancing Floor for Season Control of Loud Noises

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 3

Last night's meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council decided that negotiations should be opened with the Old Showground Syndicate so that land can be procured for a section of a proposed scenic road along the Macintyre…

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Amy Johnson Wins Motor Race PARIS

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 1

A[?] Johnson, driving a Talbot, won the Gratio Prix d'Honneur at the women's international motoring rally…

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Sydney Eisteddfod Railway Concessions SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 1

The Railway Department has decided to grant country competitors in the City of Sydney Eisteddfod travelling within the State of N.S.W. a…

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"Louisville" Sailors Injured in Motor Accident ADELAIDE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 1

John Smith, 25, coxswain in the U.S.S Louisville, was seriously injured and his four companions, including two other sailors from the same ship,…

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Head-on Collision Motorist Seriously Injured

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 4

When a sedan car and a garvel lorry met in a head-on collision three miles from Inverell on the Tingha road yesterday. Mr. R…

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Railway Concessions For Eisteddfod Competitors Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 1

The Railway Department has decided to grant country competitors in the City of Sydney Eisteddfod, travelling within the State of N.S.W.,…

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Amy Johnston Wins International Motoring Rally Paris

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 1

Amy Johnston, driving a Talbot, von the Grand Prix D'Honneur at the vomen's international motoring rally. By special arrangement, Reuter's…

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London's Roads

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 3

Reconstruction of the principal roads radiating from central London in accordance with the highest modern standards: this recommendation…

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Road Cycling Race at Tingha

Guyra Argus · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 1

The amalgamated cycling clubs of Inverell and Tingha on Saturday. Keen interest was shown in the…

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Official Opening of Mihi Bridge Another Milestone in District Progress

The Uralla Times · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 1

Yet another waterway has been bridged through the progressive policy of Gostwyck Shire Council which surely must be approaching…

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Attempt to De-rail Train Coupling Placed on Line SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 1

What is believed to have been an attempt to derail a train was made near Campsie. The train, carrying about 200…

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Municipal Council 'Drome Site. Alleged Road Damage Loud Speakers During Show Week

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 2

Many matters of general interest were discussed by the aldermen of the Glen Innes Municipal Council at their meeting this…

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Hunter Killed Struck by Motor Car

Guyra Argus · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 1

On Friday night, shortly after 11 o'clock, "Brownie," wellknown hunter owned by Mr. A. E. Sweaney, of George Street, Inverell, was killed when…

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The Tableland-coast Railway

Guyra Argus · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 2

Railway connection in the North with the Coast is no new proposal, and can be traced back for over fifty years. As a matter of fact, in the early…

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