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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

1,393 stories in New England's papers · page 15 of 70

Motor Vehicles in Italy

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 6

During the first 11 months of 1937 Italy exported 31,427 motor vehicles, compared with 18,335 in the same period of 1936. The 1937 exports in this…

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Three Killed Aeroplane Crash Adelaide Tragedy ADELAIDE

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 1

Roy Gropler, 22, pilot, and two passengers named Karl Ostram and Miss laurel shiels were killed when an aeroplane crashed about…

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Increased Business At Railway Station

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 6

Guyra railway returns for February, 1938, show a remarkable increase on the figures for the corresponding period last year…

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Guyra-Dorrigo Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 6

Move For Increased Agitation Arecent meeting of the Guyra Railway League decided to convene, at Guya, a meeting of all bodies…

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Sweet Roads in India

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 3

Molasses has been used in road construction between Bangalore and Mysore, India. It is mixed with sla­ked lime and charcoal powder, and…

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Motor Trucks Ban on Night Travelling ADELAIDE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

The Federal Council of the Amalgamated Road Transport Workers' Union determined a general policy for all State branches of the…

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New Trunk Road

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

It is very satisfactory to report that, following Shire President McNally's representations to the Main Roads Department, while in Sydney, the…

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Allingham Street Bridge New England League Request

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 2

The Armidale City Council, at its meeting on Monday night, received a request from the New England Rugby League Board of Control for the ec…

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Motor Fatality Fell from Truck LISMORE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 1

Walter Cameron, 54, jumped or fell from a utility truck as it was careering down a steep hillside at the Channon and sustained injuries from…

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Boy Killed While "Scaling" on Tram Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 1

Francis [?]xwell Long (9), of Waterloo, fell (om a speeding tram and died from afractured skull. He was "scaling" of the tram at the time…

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No Encouragement Beautification of Railway Station Entrance Commissioner's Reply To City Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 6

The Armidale City Council has received little encouragement from the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners for Its proposal to beautify…

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Road Control Separating Traffic Flow Railway Principles

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 3

The application of "railway" principles to road traffic—the removal of fast moving traffic from all contact with anything which may interfere with…

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Road Accidents in Britain

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 7

Records of road accidents in Britain last year, compared with those of 1936, show:— Rise of 30 to 6591 in deaths;…

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Struck By Train Man Critically Injured SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 1

Archibald Thomas Hill (22) was crossing the railway line near South Parade, Campsie, last night when he was struck by a rail motor and…

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Railway Excursions in April Anywhere to Anywhere in N.S.W. Interstate

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 6

In this issue the Department of Railways announces the extensive arrangements made for excursion travel next month…

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No Night Travelling for Motor Trucks

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 6

The Federal Council of the Amalgamated Road Transport Workers' Union determined a general policy for all State branches of the union…

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Motorist Killed. Accident at Old Bonalbo

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 6

Walter Nelson Ellis, 28, branch manager for S. W. Ramsay's butcher's premises at Old Bonalbo, was found dead seated over…

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Political Numbers Employed Railway Improvements Independents Repudiated SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

Premier Stevens declares that there are now 260,000 more workers in jobs than in 1932, and the weekly wages bill is more than…

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Railway Excursions in April To And From Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 9

In this issue the Department of Railways announces the extensive arrangements made for excursion travel next month…

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Motor Accident Injuries Prove Fatal WAGGA

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 1

Robert Williams, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council, who was seriously injured in a motor accident at Kyeamba Bridge on…

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