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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 8 of 21

Burning Train 41 KILLED; 41 INJURED Worst Egyptian Disaster Driver Arrested Cairo

The North Western Courier · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 1

Fortyone were kilted and fortyone injured in the worst disaster on the Egyptian railways An express excursion train…

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N.s.w. Railways

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 2

Mr. Cleary, Chief Railway Commissioner, told a deputation at Mudgee that although over £2,000,000 had been saved on the railways, he expected the…

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

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 4

More thatn 11,000 motor vehicles in Germany are carrying mail, passengers and freight. An average of £5 4s was spent by…

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Damages Awarded C. M. Egan v. K. W. Watt Fatal Motor Accident Detailed Evidence

The North Western Courier · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 3

Before Mr. Justice Davidson and jurors at the Narrabri Circuit Court, which opened at Narrabri Court House on Monday, April 27th…

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New World's Record Fou Non-stop Motoring

The North Western Courier · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 7

A new world's non-motor-stop, non-wheel-stop automobile endurance record was recently established by the Model 'A' Ford in U.S.A. in January…

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Uphill Fight for All-weather Roads Moree Obstinate N'bri Council Persistent

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 2

Advised by Moree Municipal Council, Boomi Shire Council and Booloroo Shire Council that they would not co-operate in the…

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Shots at Train Bavin a Passenger Police View As Serious Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 1

A bullet fired from some firearm struck a train in which the leader of the Nationalist party, Mr. Bavin, was travelling from…

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Hints to the Motorist. Adulterated Fuel and the Petrol Question

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 4

The matter of the sole of adulterated petrol to motorists and the price of fuel generally are questions of such widespread and immediate importance…

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Against Private Enterprise. Railway Department Competing with Local Tradespeople

North West Champion · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 1

A statement that the Railway Department intends to enter into competition with private enterprise has created a great deal of…

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By Road and Wheel Hints to Motorists

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. is urging the appointment of a Royal Commission to investigate all the operations of all the petrol undertakings…

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

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 6

The "bad bill car"—a yellow car so inscribed—has been ruled off the streets in Hartford, Conn. (U.S.A.). The collection agency operating the…

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Tram Overhangs Wharf

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 2

A serious accident was narrowly averted when a tram left the points at the Spit yesterday morning, and running across the wharf, stopped with…

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Hints to the Motorist. Sidelights on the Headlamps

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1931 · page 4

If the headlights burn brightly when the engine is speeded up and dim the revolutions fall to idling speed it is clear that for one cause or another the…

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Railway Revenue

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1931 · page 2

The Railway Department states that during the last financial year there was a drop of nearly £3,000,000 in the railway earnings. About one half of…

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On the Road

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 3

An interesting potent has recently been taken out in France in relation to piston improvements. The objects of the design are the prevention of…

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Goods Train Burgled Local Stores Suffer

North West Champion · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 5

Two local business firms—Messrs. Weston and Rafferty and Hong Yuen and Co.—suffered during the week as the result of the depredations of train…

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

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 4

In many cases in which number plates have been surrendered by motorists a refund of the pro rata proportion of the annual tax has not been…

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Railway Crossing

North West Champion · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 4

Ald. Elliott referred to the dangerous state of the railway crossing, from which several sleepers had been washed. He urged that the Railway…

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Railway Commissioners. Competing with Private Discussion in Council

North West Champion · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 5

The reputed intention of the Railway Commissioners to compete in various ways, with private enterprise in country towns,…

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Road Work

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 2

The Shire Engineer. (Mr. G. E. Wrright) is calling tenders in this issue for several contracts for embanked formations and causeways,…

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