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Railways, roads & transport, 1943

523 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 27

Motor Headlights Turned Fully On CANBERRA

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 1

In Parliament to-day the Minister for Home Security, Mr. Lazzarini, announced that motor vehicles can now be driven with full headlights in any…

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Double Fatality on Guyra Road

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1943 · page 4

ARMIDALE : The story of how he vainly tried to regain control of a military truck when it ran white into loose gravel at…

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Macintyre Shire Elsmore Road to Be Graded Burrs to be Cut on Roads :: Glenesk—Worst Road in Shire

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Macintyre Shire was held on Friday when on Cr. Boshier’s suggestion seven miles of the Elsmore-Glen Innes thoroughfare is to be treated as a Main Road, and consequently kept in repair by a power grader. Councillors decided to…

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Boy Badly Injured: Attempted Jump From Train GOSFORD

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 4

Edward John Watt (7) has been admitted to Hornsby Hospital with a broken leg, probable fracture of the skull, and other injuries as the…

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Armidale Motorists Saved by Commoitsense

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 4

Recently some befuddled brain it National Emergency Services headquarters issued a warning to motorists of Armidale that they must immediately mask headlights of their motor vehicles on pain of dire penalties…

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Industries for Armidale Importance of Tableland Coast Railway Stressed by Mr. H. H. Cordingley

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 6

H H. Cordingley, "Mihi," Uralla writes to the Editor: Sir,—The unanimous endorsement of their own resolution which was accorded…

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Popular Railways Officer Farewelled

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 8

Tributes to the popularity of Mr. Frank Shepherd, Bridges and Buildings Inspector, were paid by railway colleagues at a valedictory…

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Owner of Railway Seat

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 2

When a traveller secures a seat in a railway carriage it is his by right until he completes his journey, or if he leaves something to mark he has…

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Wear of Motor Tyres

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. engineers declare that motorists would be doing a good Samaritan act for their fellow road-users if they stopped them on the road…

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Warning to Motorists The Danger of Carbon-monoxide

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 2

The fact that carbon-monoxide from the exhaust of motor vehicles and from Producer gas outfits is one of the deadliest…

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Railway Cutlery Is "Disappearing"

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 2

Eating at railway refreshment rooms soon may be reminiscent of Sunday school picnics, where everyone brings his own…

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The Motor World News and Notes Black Used-car Market

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 6

Commenting on reports that a black market existed in second hand cars, the General Secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H. I. Johnson) said he was not…

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Tubeless Motor Tyres

The Uralla Times · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK—One of the most cockeyed and fantastic schemes yet broached in this war of new methods and techniques appears to be…

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Ashford Roads Work of Shire Gangs

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

The foreman (Mr. N. D. Thompson) presented a report to the last meeting of the Ashford Shire Council on the work done during the previous period…

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Ashford Shire Council Financial Position Modified Road Work Noxious Weeds Town Improvements

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 7

The Ashford Shire Council held its ordinary meeting on February 12 when many matters of interest were dealt with. The clerk…

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Military Traffic on Roads

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 2

Reporting to the Namoi Shire Council the engineer makes the following interesting references: NarrabriMoree. —A good deal of patrol and…

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Boy's Leap From Train

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 4

Becoming excited when he found the train on which he was travelling was not going to stop at Point Clare, Edward John Watt (7) attempted to…

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Journey's end for a steam tram

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 4

The steam tram which for nearly 55 years has puffed its way along three miles of Parramatta streets, will run its last trip on February 29…

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Stock Losses on Railway

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 4

"Figures published from time to time showing the number of animals killed or crippled during railway transport appear to have created the…

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The Motor World News and Notes Release of Producer Gas Units

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 February 1943 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. offers its congratulations to the Federal Government upon its move to make producer gas units available to a wider circle of motorists,…

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