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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

822 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 42

Men's Ordeal in Styx Gorge Spent Two Days Trying to Reach Main Road 30 Miles Through Dense Bush, Precipitous Country

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 6

With only a small packet of biscuits for food, four men spent Sunday, Sunday night and Monday in the Styx River Gorge walking a distance of 30 miles, which they had thought…

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[?] Shockingly Inured Thrown Through Shop Window Motor Cycle Crashes SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 2

[?] A young sailor was [?] injured to[?] when an allegedly [?]…

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Motor Industry Turnover Greatest In Australia's History

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 5

The turnover of the motor industry of Australia in 1948 has been easily the greatest in its history, but, while the…

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Motor Companies Amalgamate Australian Buyers Interested

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 4

The joint statement issued recently in London by Viscount Nuffield, C.B.E., of the Nuffield organisation, makers of…

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Men's Ordeal in Styx Gorge Spent Two Days Trying to Reach Main Road 30 Miles Through Dense Bush, Precipitous Country

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 6

With Only a small packet of biscuits for food four men spent Sunday, Sunday night and Monday in the Styx River Gorge walking a distance of 30 miles, which they had thought…

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Motor Industry Turnover Greatest In Australia's History

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 8

The turnover of the motor industry of Australia in 1948 has been easily the greatest in its history, but, while the…

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Motor Companies Amalgamate Australian Buyers Interested

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 6

The joint statement issued recently in London by Viscount Nuffield, C.B.E., of the Nuffield organisation, makers of…

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The Motor Industry

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 4

REFERENCE is frequently made to the impact of the internal combustion engine on road transport, and the fact that its coming has had such an important bearing.. upon many industries. Sometimes one hears a lament at…

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First Jet-propelled Train

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON.—The ifrst jet-pelled train will be used on a British main railway line in July this year…

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First Jet Train Soon in Britain

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON: Britain may gave the world's first gas turbine-electric. [?]rain by the middle of this year…

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Grave Wastage of Railway Material

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The committee of experts which inquired in to raflway administration, has reported grave wastage…

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Bitter Fight to Depose Railway Commissioner

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

A bitter campaign is being waged inside the Railway Department and in political quarters to depose the Railway Commissioner, Mr. F. C. Garside. The effects have been felt in…

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Motor Regulations To Be Repeated

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 4

A mysterious motor traffic regulation regarded by experts as being totally unnecessary and quite extraordinary is being…

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New York Motoring Prospects

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 3

Naming the most important motoring objectives for 1949, the N.R.M.A. general secretary, Mr. H. E. Richards, said:…

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Railways Mismanaged Committee Of Experts' Report Grave Wastage Alleged SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

The committee of experts which inquired into the.railway administration has reported…

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Motor Driver's Fatigue. Danger Stressed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 2

Danger of continuing to drive a motor vehicle while physically fatigued or drowsy is stressed by the N.R.M.A…

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Wastage, Mismanagement in Railways Department

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

A committee of experts, which inquired into railway administration, has reported grave wastage and mismanagement. The Committee, set up in 1947, following an…

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2 Million Cars on English Roads

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON.—More cars were on the road last summer than at any time in the history of English motoring—nearly two…

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Road Safety Council Meeting on

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 4

Glen Innes branch of the Road Safety Council will held a meeting on Friday night. It will meet in the Municipal…

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Motor Vehicle Breakdowns High Percentage of New Cars

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 7

Motor vehicles, both old and new, are breaking down on the roads in record numbers. New vehicles involved are…

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