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Railways, roads & transport, 1938

1,393 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 70

East-west Road and Railway The Clarence Port a Grafton View

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 5

Mr. D. W. McPherson, of Grafton, writes to the editor :—"The tumult and the shouting dies, The Captains and the Kings depart."…

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The Motorist Australia's Cars and Trucks Now Total 751,142 Used Car Market

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 8

The essential usefulness of automobiles is no longer challenged in Australia, and the fact that the Commonwealth to-day, has 751,142…

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Motor Car Lighting Systems

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 8

The Royal Automobile Club of Australia suggests that motorists might, with advantage, regard the approach of winter-time as a signal for…

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Armidale District Show Final Preparations Special Train Services

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 4

Preparations for the Armidale and New England District Show, to be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next, are…

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Fell Under Train Remarkable Escape Great Presence of Mind SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 1

Wilfred Collins 4[?] beneath a moving [?] Redfern railway station the [?] had to be [?] he was…

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URALLA Gostwyck Shire Council £3900 Bridge at Clerk's Creek Bundarra Streets and Footpaths

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 7

The Gostwyck Shire Council held its monthly meeting in the Bundarra School of Arts yesterday, when all councillors were…

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Toll of Road Level Crossing Smash Grazier's Remarkable Escape Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 1

Mr. G. E. Murray, manager of Greenfields Ltd., land owners, of Forbes, had a narrow escape from death when his utility truck was…

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Fell Under Train Man's Miraculous Escape Value of Presence of Mind Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 4

Wilfred Collins (45), labourer, fell beneath a moving train at Redfern railway station this morning, and a carriage had to be raised before he…

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Mysterious Shot Railway Man Injured SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 1

A message from Maitland states that Cyril Olive Maher, 40, night officer at Farley railway station, was critically wounded by a revolver or rifle bullet…

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Traffic Breach Motorist Fined

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 8

Before the Police Magistrate (Mr. G. J. Johnstone), at the Armidale Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Henry O. McMillan was charged with…

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Armidale District Show Special Train Services

The Uralla Times · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 6

Arrangements have been made for special train services from Kentucky and Guvra in connection with the Armidale and New England District…

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Guyra Railway League

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held at the Memorial Hall on Tuesday night. In the absence of Mr. G. A. Jones (President), Dr. Douglas presided. Mr…

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Fell From Train Woman's Body on Line Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 1

The mutilated body of Gwen Neich (33), a single woman, resident at Burwood, was found on the railway line between Burwood and Croydon…

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Town Council Scenic Road Further Discussion Correspondence Dealt With

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 7

At the meeting of the Inverell Municipal Cornell, held at the Cornell Chambers on Tuesday night, the proposed scenic road…

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Uralla Road Collision Cross-Action Heard at Court Verdict For H. Curtis For £50

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 3

Damages to the amount of £40, allegedly arising out of a collision between his and defendant's car on the Armidale road on…

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Dumaresq Shire Council Devil's Pinch Construction Works Contractor Seeks Extension of Time Proclamation of Trunk Roads to Coast

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 7

When the contractor (or the construction' works at the Devil's Pinch, on the Armidale-Guyra road, applied to the meeting of the Dumaresq Shire for extension of time to complete the work, the engineer stated he…

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Mutilated Body Found on Railway SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 1

The mutilated body of Gwen Netch, 33, single, a resident of Burwood, was found on the railway line between Burwood and…

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Menace to Road Safety

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 2

A danger to road users in the country districts is caused by wood carriers who neglect to secure the loads on their vehicles, says the N.R.M.A…

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New Way of Road Making

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 6

A new "shakedown" method of road construction which permits building new roads from old, broken-down highways at a fraction of the present…

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