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

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

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Australia's Haunted Areas No Serious Obstacles for Motorists

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 2

The Shell Company has received the following letter from Dr. G. Manning, who recently established the new Perth-Sydney sar record…

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Utilising By-Products Of the Sugar Industry Will Reduce Motor Spirit Imporations

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 2

If the claims put forward by the Minister for Mines in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland can be substantiated, the time is at hand when…

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Railway Statistics. Revenue at Narrabri Shows Increase. Annual Return of Business

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 2

The analysing of statistics of Narrabri Railway Station reveal an interesting comparison between the years 1928 and 1929, for the periods…

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Unused Roads

Manilla Express · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

There are many surveyed roads in the Shire Council which have been enclosed by landowners and to which they possess no title of…

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Main Roads Grant

Manilla Express · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

Mandowa Shire Council is anxious to get its 1930 Main Roads grant as early as possible. In this regard it has been decided to…

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Boggabri Road

Manilla Express · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

At the Shire Council meeting on Monday Cr. E. O. T. Bowman drew attention to the bad state of the first four miles of Boggabri…

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Railway Ballot

Manilla Express · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners say they regard the decision of the Railway Union not to carry Rothbury coal as an expresion of…

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By Road and Wheel Hints to Motorists N.R.M.A. Notes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. reminds motorists that the bush fire season is now with us, and that particular care is necessary when breaking motor camps to…

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Hints to the Motorist. Tyre Upkeep Pointers

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 6

Keep the floor of the garage free from oil Oil softens the rubber and causes it to disintegrate, ruining the tyre in a short time. Also see that all…

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Unificataion of Railway Gauges. Time Inopportune. Perth

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

The Premier of West Australia declares that the time is inopportune to raise the question of the unification of the Australian railway gauges. He…

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Railway Problems

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

The new Chief Commissioner for Railways has a "cheerful hope" that A way will be found out of the dilemma facing the management of this great…

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Taking Talkies to the Country Complete Touring Units for Hoyt's Theatres Limited Expensive Road Shows

Manilla Express · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

Country residents throughout New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria are enjoying the same advantages as their city…

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Australia's Haunted No Serious Obstacles for Motorists

Manilla Express · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

The Shell Company has received the following letter from Dr. G. Manning, who recently established the new Perth-Sydney…

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Late Telegrams Motor Car Accident. Woman Fatally Injured. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

Mrs. Frances Higgins (45) was fatally injured when she was struck by a motor car on Parramatta Road. It is alleged that she was carried for…

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The Motor World. News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. reminds motorists that the bush fire season is now with us and that particular care is necessary when breaking motor camps to see…

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By Road and Wheel Hints to Motorists N.R.M.A. Notes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 8

The N. R. M. A. reports that extensive maintenance work during the last 12 months has brought into good order the length of the North…

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Under Electric Train. Boy's Miraculous Escape

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 6

Barney Quinn, aged 13, of St. Peters, was seriously Injured when he fell from an overhead bridge on to the railway line, and was run over by an electric…

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More Employment If Road Work Expedited

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 1

Senator Barnes says that more employment might be given to large numbers of men out of work provided the States are pushed on with…

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Hints to the Motorist. Care of Grease Gun

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 3

If you expect a grease gun to be a stand-by when needed, then be careful how you treat it-more grease, guns have been ruined through carelessness…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 21, 1930. (Before Mr. A. K. Loftus, P.M.) Illegally Using a Motor Lorry

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 5

Robert King was charged with having used a motor lorry without the permission of the owner. He was further charged with having driven a…

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