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

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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Remarkable Film for Motorists

North West Champion · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 2

Motorists of Moree are to be the guests of the Vacuum Oil Company at a film evening to be held in the Open-air Gardens Theatre next…

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Bridge at Peats Ferry

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

"Tedicus waits suffered by hundreds of motorists at Peat's Ferry on the Australia Day holiday forms a most convincing argument for the construction…

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EAGLE v. Aeroplane Duel in Mid-air

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

The Milan correspondent of "The Times" describes a dramatic duel between a giant eagle and an aeroplane which is reported from Addis…

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Running Off the Road

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

Alarmed at the number of accidents caused by cars "running off the road," mainly in the country districts, the N.R.M.A. is appealing to drivers to…

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Road Safety Well-informed Public Opinion Vital

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

The public may go through life in safety and happiness comparatively uninformed on a great variety of subjects, but under modern traffic…

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Road Safety. Well-informed Public Opinion Vital

North West Champion · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 6

The public may go through life in safety and happiness comparatively uninformed on a great variety of subjects, but, under modern…

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World's Motor Vehicles

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

According to the latest in formation based on reports from official sources and received by the N.R.M.A. there are now 40,000,000 motor vehicles registered…

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Ossie Cranston May Retire Fom Motor Racing Tribute to Ford V-8's Sensational Performance

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

According to the "Perth Sunday Times" Mr. O. S. Cranston. Western Australia's champion racing motorist, who secured the fastest time in the…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Motor Horns Must Purr

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 4

Motor horns must in future conform to an official standard in Buenos Aires. This standard is Mild to be of a "soft purring sound." Any motorist trying…

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Motor Notes. Strange Traffic Hold-Up

North West Champion · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 5

Traffic was held up recently in Warsaw when a man climbed a pole carrying overhead wires for trams and there did acrobatic stunts. At first…

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Motor Accidents

Manilla Express · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 2

There have been three motor car accidents in the district during the last few days. A car belonging to a local resident was…

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Road Safety the Motorist

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 3

In the modern car the motorist has placed In bis hands an instrument that can be of immense benefit and enjoyment. He can move from…

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Road Safety. Well-informed Public Opinion Vital. (1)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 5

The public may go through life in safety and happiness comparatively uninformed on a great variety of subjects, but under modern traffic conditions…

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Special Train to Newcastle

Manilla Express · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 2

The next special train to Newcastle will leave Manilla at 3.15 a.m. on Sunday, March 7th. The organisers have advised that a…

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Road Safety. the Motorist

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 6

In the modem car the motorist has placed in his hands tin instrument that can be or immense benefit and enjoyment. He can move from place to…

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Road Traffic. Motor Vehicles v. Travelling Stock

North West Champion · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 4

The respective rights of fast-moving vehicular traffic and travelling stock on the roads provoked an interesting discussion…

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To Urge for Better Roads

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 6

In its latest "Bulletin of Road Information," the British Road Federation deals with the problem of traffic congestion. The opinion is expressed…

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Compulsory Motor Insurance

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 6

The Queensland Motor Vehicles Insurance Act, under which motor vehicle owners in that State are compelled to obtain insurance cover against third…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Record Export Figures

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 6

British car export for 1936 reached a record figure of nearly [?]12,000,000, the number of cars und chassis exported exceeding the 1935 total by more than…

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For Country Motorists

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 6

An additional area of about 5,000 miles in the western portion of the State has been brought under N.R.M.A. service by the establishment by the…

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