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

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

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A Good Story Motor Man"s Tale

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 1

Oswald Hunt motor proprietor at Wentworth Falls, reported to the police that two well dressed men asked him to change a five pound note…

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Motor Transport in Country

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 3

Motor trucks are asked to do all kind and conditions of jobs in the country which do not come within the true meaning of haulage. Recently,…

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Morris Motors

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 2

One per cent. of the total world output of aluminium was used last year by Morris Motors (1926) Ltd. This is an extraordinary amount of…

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Something for Nothing a Genuine Offer to the Intending Motorist

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 4

A man who refuses to accept something for nothing is unusual to say the least. Usually a man wants more than he gets…

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Motor Car Removed. Three Men Apprehended

North West Champion · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 4

On Tuesday night Mr. H. J. Forrester, with a party of friends, drove his Chrysler sedan car to the smoke social of the Moree Coursing Club,…

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For the Motorist. Facts Worth Knowing. Restoring the Upholstery

North West Champion · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 6

When dark imitation leather upholstery begins to lose its fresh appearance it may be renovated by an application of permanganate of…

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Attempted Train Wrecking

Manilla Express · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 4

Two attempts at train wrecking are reported on the Dorrigo railway line between Cascade and Briggsvale. A 12-foot…

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The Road Problem

Manilla Express · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

Year by year the world grows more interested in the quesand more interested in the question of road construction. The…

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Something for Nothing a Genuine Offer to the Intending Motorist

Manilla Express · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 3

A man who refuses to accept something for nothing is unusual, to say the least. Usually a man wants more than he gets…

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Dead on Tram Line. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 2

Letitia Wainwright, a middle aged woman, was found lying between the tram lines near Newtown Bridge in an unconscious condition at midnight on…

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Motoring Notes Internal Troubles of the Accumulator

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 4

Quite properly, mach stress is laid on the n[?] taking [?] to see that the terminals of the accumulator are not al[?]wed to become corroded,…

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Glendon Road

Manilla Express · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2

Mr. Chas. Sisson of Bendemeer wrote to last Shire Council meeting complainig about the repairing bf the road from Glendon…

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Tremendous Bearings Used in Bridge to Transit Strains

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 3

Those who have seen the Sydney bridge cannot but wonder at the tremendous bearings used to bear the strains imposed on it. Since there…

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Tremendous Bearings Used in Bridge to Transmit Strain

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 3

Those who have seen the Sydney Bridge cannot but wonder at the tremendous bearings used to bear the strains imposed on it. Since there is…

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Touring the Commonwealth Lady Motorists' Venture

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 4

A holiday trip is the term employed by two Melbourne ladies, Miss J. Robertson and her companion, Miss Howell, to describe their motor tour…

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British Motor Machinery

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 3

The demand for Morris Cars and Trucks both in England and overseas caused a new plant to be installed at the Coventry factory…

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Touring the Commonwealth. Lady Motorists' Venture

North West Champion · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 3

A holiday trip is the term employed by two Melbourne ladies, Miss J. Robertson and her companion, Miss Howell, to…

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For the Motorist. Facts Worth Knowing. Morris Reliability

North West Champion · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 7

The Newcastle and District Motor Club (England) recently organised a reliability trial open to motor cycles and cars. Ninety-five competitors…

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Motoring Notes Clutch Riding and other Bad Habits

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 4

Unfortunately, most engines are not fitted will a governor to control the speed or to limit the power output. The engine will labour away until the…

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Motor Smashes Victoria's Big List

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 1

During the week end fifteen persons were injured in motor smashes in Melbourne and suburbs. Fortunately there were no fatalities…

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