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

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

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By Road and Wheel Hints to Motorists

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 4

Massachusetts paid, a hospital bill of more than £400,000 for non-fatal motor accidents last year. Nine out of every ten of the…

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Sunday Trains Motor Train Service Advocated for North-west

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 2

The Boggabri Chamber of Commerce has set out on a campaign to Induce the Railway Commissioners to inaugurate a Sunday Rail Motor…

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To See Bridge Concocted Story SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 1

A fourteen-year-old boy, Stanley Alcorn, who told he police he had been tied to a tree throughout Tuesday night, later confessed he had…

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Cheaper Motoring. the "Flexifort" Will Help

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 1

An announcement of more than passing intercut to motorists is the advent of a new comer to the popular ranee of Dunlop and Perdriau motor tyres mads…

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Cheaper Motoring the "Flexifort" Will Help

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 4

An announcement of more than passing interest to, motorists is the advent of a new comer to the popular range of Dunlop and…

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Hints to the Motorist. How to Prevent Rusting of Wheel Rims

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 4

Rims which are not galvanised soon give trouble because of rusting, for when the paint or Japan scales of rust develops and tyres stick. To avoid a…

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New Motor Spirit Result of Many Years of Research

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 2

The Atlantic Union Oil Co., who for over 60 years have sought to perfect the ideal motor spirit, announce the completion of plans for…

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

North West Champion · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 3

A suggestion will be debated at the next meeting of the N.R.M.A. executive (which is strongly opposed to the suggested additional special taxation…

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By Road and Wheel

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 4

Motor insurance companies of the United States paid out about £60,000,000 last year as the result of accidents caused by motor vehicles…

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A Bridge 4 3/4 Miles Long

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 4

The Pontchartrain Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana is 4.74 miles long an dhas a 30 foof roadway paved with asphalt. It has…

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

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 4

Twenty per cent, more mineral turpentine was imported during the first four months of 1931 than during the same period last year. The N.R.M.A…

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New Motor Spirit. Result of Many Years of Research

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 4

The Atlantic Union Oil Co., who for over 60 years have sought to perfect the ideal motor spirit, announce the completion of plans, for the immediate…

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Used Motor Train Enterprise Rewarded

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 1

Bellata sportsmen and sportswomen are to be congratulated on their enterprise in engaging a special motor train to convey their football and…

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Hints to the Motorist. Make a Good Job of Plug Cleaning

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 4

While many of us from time to time give the spark plugs a more or less perfunctory cleaning, there is not unnaturally a tendency to forego the rather…

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

North West Champion · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. says that winter is the best and safest time to travel by car to the far north of Queensland. During the next few months the…

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Aeroplane Crashes. Two Men Killed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 5

When the big passenger aeroplane, Live Bird, crashed from a height of 100 feet near Temora railway station on Tuesday afternoon, the pilot, J. A. F…

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No Royal Road

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 3

Devastating droughts have often been known in Australia. One of the longest and the worst was entered upon towards the close of the last century…

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On the Road

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 3

According to statistics prepared by the American Automobile Association, about £1,500,000,000 was spent last year in recreational travel…

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Harbour Bridge Opening March 19. SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 1

The Minister for Works (Mr. Davidson) announced in the Legislative Assembly this morning that the Sydney, Harbour Bridge…

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Untrafficable N'bri to Bellata Road Taxi Men Wait on Council

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 1

Representing the taxi hire men of Narrabri, Ald. E. T. Mooney, Ald. W. Gray, Messrs. W. Francis and W. Eather waited as a…

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