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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

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A Thousand Mile Motor Trip. Through Mountain, Bush and Plain

Manilla Express · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

How many people have realised what a beautiful and magnificent country we have, or what glorious sights, equal to the world's…

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Shots at Train

North West Champion · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 8

The Picton police are inquiring into a sensational report made by the driver of Goods Engine No. 78. He told them that at 10 p.m. on…

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Around the Ground Motor Car Displays

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 4

Messrs. Crane and Co. has on exhibition a Ford Universal [?] car and a Ford ton truck The Ford car is so well known that it is needless…

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A Thousand Mile Motor Trip. The Goldfields

Manilla Express · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 5

A curtain amount of romance surrounds the immediate vicinity of the road between Mudgee and Bathurst, for it was in the…

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Dorrigo Coffs Harbour Railway

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 2

Dubbo—Railway Leagues in the districts are being formed and enthusastic committees are preparing evidence to place before the Public Works…

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A Thousand Mile Motor Trip. Through Mountain, Bush and Plain

Manilla Express · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

Coming over a rise, the city of Bathurst suddenly comes into view. In the foreground is a pear orchard, the well-grown trees…

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The Bridge Victory

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

An amazing aspect of the battle for the bridge was the stern apposition of Sir Arthur Coeks, member for the North Shere, although that district's…

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Late Telegrams. Country Motor Traffic. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

The Treasurer (Sir Arthur Cocks) state that in his recent trip from Sydney to the Queensland Border, he came across only one town that had shown…

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Drunk in Charge of Motor Car. Medical Man Fined

North West Champion · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 4

Dr. Harry Andreae, of Bondi-road, Bondi, was charged at Parramatta Police Court on Monday with having been drank while driving a motor car…

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A Thousand Mile Motor Trip. Through Mountain, Bush and Plain

Manilla Express · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

Leaving the caves, the road descends down a mountain pass to the Ambererombie River, and here snugly settled amongst the…

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Motoring & Cycling the Right Oil in the Right Place

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 4

One often sees in text books such a sentence as "maximum efficiency can only be obtained from the can if systematic and adequate lubrication is…

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To-day's Wires. Alleged Motor Car Injuries. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 2

Writs, claiming £2000 by Lilian Collins, and £500 by her husband, John Collins, were issued to-day against John Evans and Son, Pty…

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Irish Outrage. "A Cowardly Act." Machine Gun on Motor Car. London, March 22

North West Champion · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 6

Four men, wearing Irish Free State uniforms, poured machine-gun fire from a motorcar into a party of British soldiers who were landing at…

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Main Road Grant

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 3

Considerable [?] indignation and disappointment were expressed by the Namol Shire councillors on seeing in the publishes…

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Wonderful Motoring Great Motoring Feat by Brand New Overland. Remarkable Results

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 1

The recent non-stop run, in which the standard model Overlands took part has been the subject of a great [?] of comment throughout the…

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A Thousand Mile Motor Trip. Through Mountain, Bush and Plain

Manilla Express · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 5

It was on a morning of brilliant sunshine that we left Goulburn and proceeded on our way towards the coast. It is roughly…

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Great Motoring Feat by Overlands

Manilla Express · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 6

The recent non-stop run, in which five standard Model Overlands took part has been the subject of a great amount of…

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Excursion Train

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 5

Numerous enquiries are being made concerning the running of a second excursion from Narrabri to Sydney. Up to date no word has been received…

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Control of Roads

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 1

Mr. J. C. Watson, president of the National Reads and Motorists' Association in the course of an address to members of the National Club in…

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Motoring & Cycling Locating Piston Faults. a Simple Discussion for the Ownerdriver

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 4

Such in[?] and deep seated matters as pistons[?] cylinder walls and pist[?] rings are generally religiously shunned by the owner driver as…

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