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

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

420 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 11 of 21

Motoring Device Said to Eliminate Gear Changing. Orchardist's Invention

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 3

An Adelaide message says: Mr. Howard F. Hobbs, orchardist, of Paradise, after experimenting for 10 years, has invented a device which…

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Crippled by Motor Accident. a Remarkable Cube

North West Champion · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 3

Sir,—Two years ago I was the victim of a serious motor accident, in which the muscles of my right leg were severed…

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Visit of Railway Commissioners

Manilla Express · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

Manilla yesterday received an official visit from the Chief Railway Commissioners, Mr. Cleary and a number of other prominent…

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Road Work

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 4

Tenders are called in this issue for a number of contracts for road work in Boolooroo Shire, and for the supply of a quantity of river gravel for…

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Ship Caught by Bridge Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 1

Caught by the closing of a section of the Pyrmont Bridge last night, the fore and aft masts of the steamer, Gosford, were broken off, and a…

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Hints to the Motorist. Temporary Auxiliary Spark Gap

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 4

It is not generally known that a temporary cure for a spark plug that persists in offing up is to fit one of the auxiliary spark gaps which are…

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

North West Champion · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 4

A suggestion is made by the N.R.M.A. that, as an alternative to the referring of the new Transport Bill to a Parliamentary select…

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Letters to the Editor. Transport Bill "Swamped by the Railway Employees."

North West Champion · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 3

Sir.—Being approached by a number of motor owners who are now beginning to realise the consequences of this Bill…

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Death From Exposure Coroner's Verdict in Steel Bridge Accident. Pedestrians Should Not Use Railway Bridge

North West Champion · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 3

When holding an inquest on the death of Andrew (Harry) Richards, who fell from the Steel Railway Bridge, East Moree, on June…

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Road Work

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 4

Tenders are cancel m this issue for a number of contracts for road work in Boolooroo Shire, and for the supply of a quantity of river gravel for…

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By Road and Wheel Hints to Motorists

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 4

White sticks have been given to blind pedestrians in West Ham, London, so indicating the motorists the need for special consideration…

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Steel Bridge Encampment. Objections Raised by Health Department. Campers to Be Given Notice

North West Champion · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 6

As the result of a report made by an officer of the Health Department, the Moree Council, at last Monday's meeting, decided to…

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Railway Fares and Freights to Be Increased

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 2

The prediction that Mr. Lang Intends to balance the railway budget by largely increasing fares and freights immediately the proposed transport monopoly…

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

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 4

About 640 different makes of motor vehicles have been made in the United States. In Germany a system of marking…

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N'th-western Roads Narrabri Council Wins Wide Co-operation

The North Western Courier · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 2

The movements launched by Narrabri Municipal Council to have the Willow Tree-Mungindi road made trafficable in all weathers and the…

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Hints to the Motorist. When Petrol Mileage Suddenly Falls

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 1

Where there has been a steady decrease in petrol mileage over a [?] period it is most probable that some progressive fault, such as carbonisation…

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'Cruel and Unjust' Lang's Tax Proposals Strong Protest by Miners & Railwaymen Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 1

Representatives from the Northern Miners' Lodges have strongly protested to Mr. Baddeley, against Mr. Lang's emergency tax proposals…

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Sleeper Cutters Export to China Western Depot Assistance of Railway Commissioners Sought

The North Western Courier · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 2

A deputation consisting of Messrs. Clark, Donovan, Keast, Flannery, McClelland, and Horsington, Ms.L.A., the latter representing Mr. W. J. Scully…

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Pilfering on Railways

The North Western Courier · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 2

So many losses have been incurred by the Railway Department through pilfering and the thefts have occurred with such regularity, that a well…

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

North West Champion · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 4

About 640 different makes of vehicles have been made in the United States. In Germany a system of marking…

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