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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

523 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 27

Police Recover 3 Missing Motors

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

Three motor vehicles reported missing at the week-end-two on Saturday night and one on Sunday night—have been recovered…

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Motorist's Experience in Sunday's Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

Rev. T. Hunter Barratt encountered the full force of sunday afternoon's storm when he was returning after conducting…

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Motorist's Experience in Sunday's Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 7

Rev. T. Hunter Barratt, of GlenInnes, encountered the full force of Sunday afternoon's storm when he was returning after conducting…

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Town Council Meeting Important Business Increased Electricity Cost Milk From Untested Herds Railway to Coast

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 2

The Town Council dealt with important business at its meeting last night. The Town Clerk submitted a statement showing increased costs of electricity chiefly on cost of fuel, and decreased revenue from lighting…

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The Motor World News and Notes Used Car Prices

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. advises motorists that the regulation governing the prices of used motor vehicles fixes the maximum values only, and does not lay…

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Coastal Railway Armidale Proposal Inverell Cautious

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 4

The Town Council had before it on Tuesday night a letter from Armidale Municipal Council suggesting the construction of a…

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Railway Link Which Route to the Coast?

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 1

INVERELL.—The Inverell Municipal Council had before it [?] its last meeting a letter from Arm dale Municipal Council…

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Rommel's Vital Coast Road Berlin Reports Mass Move By Allies LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 1

Allied forces are on the move in Tunisia, where Algiers reports, that American troops, almost without…

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Warialda Railway

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 2

A social and dance was held in the Hall on March 18th to mark the homo-coming on leave of Sgt. J. Duncan, who has returned from the…

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Railway to Coast—Inefficient Methods

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 2

The Armidale people have once more raised the question of the construction of a railway from the interior to a coastal seaport, and in doing so have also shown how inefficient is our method of development under our much vaunted democratic system with our…

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Damage by Bad Motor Fuel

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. engineers report increasing damage to motor vehicle engines through the use of bad fuel. Mr. J. Fielder…

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Man Fined for Talking in Train

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 3

Talk of this kind can cause enormous damage. The information was given in a crowded train, and I feel the offence warrants a substantial…

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Damage by Bad Motor Fuel

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. engineers repor increasing damage to motor vehicle engines through the use of bad fuel. Mr. J. Fielder, chief engineer…

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Carlisle Gully Bridge

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 2

A number of settlers affected met Cockburn Shire Engineer on the spot on Monday in reference to toe proposal to construct a bridge over…

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Bridge at Carlisle Gully

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 15

A number of residents affected formed a deputation to wait on the Cockburn shire engineer, who visited the Carlisle Gully bridge on…

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Man's Arrest on Railway Causes Wild Rumours Dyed-Haired Defendant on Stealing Charge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 8

Many wild and extraordinary rumo[?] circulating in the city were dissipated at the Armidale Police Court to-day…

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Railway to Coast Local Rivalries

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 3

Dorrigo Shire Council has decided to inform Armidale Municipal Council that it favors a tablelands-coast railway terminating at Coff’s Harbor and…

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Spare Parts Acute Shortage Worries of Motor Trade

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 8

The shortage of repair materials and spare parts in Australia is becoming serious in the automotive transportation field, and unless some means are…

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Crowds Rush Train Hawkesbury to Sydney SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 1

Because almost sixty people crowded into the guard’s van and defied the efforts of the guard to remove them the Gosford to Sydney train was…

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Guard's Van Invaded Train Hold-op by HolidayMakers SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 4

Because almost 60 people crowded into the guard's van, and defied the efforts of the guard to remove them, the…

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