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Railways, roads & transport, 1947

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Punctureless Tubes Motorists' Worries Removed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 10

The motorists' fear of punctures will end as soon as a newly-developed inner tube goes into general production. It is completely…

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Railway Excursions January Arrangements

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 4

Arrangements for excursion railway travel during January have been announced. Reduced fares will apply on specified dates and trains…

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Paying Rates For Other Roads

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 4

Mr. C. Lu Smith, “Argyle,” Sapphire, writes to the Editor:— “Mr. S. P. Norris' letter to the Council on the above subject clearly…

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Developmental Roads Maintenance Costs Should be Borne by Dept

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 6

A suggestion that not only the capital cost, but also the maintenance of developmental roads should be borne by the…

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Passenger and Freight Air Service May be Extended to Armidale Dependent on Aerodrome

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 6

East-West Lines, a newly formed air company with a registered capital of £50,000, has been granted a provisional…

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Palestine Terrorism More British injured Train Bombed JERUSALEM

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 1

While British troops were standing to in Jerusalem yesterday following information that a renewed outbreak of terrorism…

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W. C. Fields Had One For The Road

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 2

Meditating one day on the-solemn| city where he was born, W. C. Fields) jotted down an epitaph for his own grave. It read:—…

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Novitiate for Armidale Diocese Property Purchased On Uralla Road Opening Expected in February

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 8

A noVitiate for the Marist Fathers is being established on a former farm property on the Uralla road, just…

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Railway Excursions

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 4

The secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announced this week that arrangements had been made for excursion tickets to be issued for travel…

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Soldiers in Trouble Sundry Motor Charges SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 1

More than 300 men took part in a series of line-ups at Victoria Barracks yesterday. Detectives attached to a motor squad…

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Train for Perishables Cancelled

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

Lack of supplies and a damaging frost at Guyra yesterday morning have caused the cancellation of the special train…

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Overhead Bridge 1902 Agitation Recalled

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

A lot of water has passed under the bridge since the "Argus" was first published in 1902. Yet, Guyra residents of those…

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Gravelling Kentucky Roads £5000 To Be Expended

The Uralla Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

Gostwyck Shire Council hopes to proceed with the programme of gravelling Kentucky roads by February, said Mr J. E…

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Pea Train Discontinued From To-day

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

The stationmaster at Guyra (Mr. H. Waiters) received advice yesterday that the special fast pea train running to the Sydney and…

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Northern Tour By Railway Commissioner

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

The stationmaster at Guyra (Mr. R. Watter) has received advice that the Commissioner for Railways will tour the main northern line…

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Railway Excursions

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

The Secretary' for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) has announced that arrangements have been made for exclusion tickets to be issued for…

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Railway Excursion Travel

The Uralla Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

The Secretary for Railways, Mr S. R. Nicholas, announced recently that arrangements had been made for excursion tickets…

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Railwaymen's Picnic in Glen Innes

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

Railwaymen from Tamworth to Wallangarra will hold their annual picnic in Glen Innes on King George V. Oval on…

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Driver of Royal Train Realised Boyhood Ambition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 4

To be an engine driver is the ambition of schoolboys the world over. With young L. A. Earl, of London, it was an obsession…

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French Train Crash Poison Gas Released PARIS

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 1

Fifty persons were injured when a French passenger train crashed into a goods train which was derailed when it hit barrels of poison gas dropped by…

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