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

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

569 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 4 of 29

Railway Fares. 10 Per Cent. Increase

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 1

An increase of 10 per cent. on suburban and country railway passenger fares will come into operation on March 1 next. Freight…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Dual Purpose Car Park

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 4

Holborn, London, is to have an underground car park which, in times of war, will be a bomb shelter holding 77,000 people. As a car park, the construction…

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Motor Camps for State

North West Champion · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 4

A chain of camping areas at selected resorts throughout the State are to be established by the Government At the invitation of the Minister for…

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Motor Notes Dual Purpose Car Park

North West Champion · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 4

Holborn London, is to have an underground car park which, in times of war, will be a bomb shelter holding 77,000 people. As a car park…

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Mail Train Delayed. Derailed Near Gosford. Passengers Escape Injury

North West Champion · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 5

While travelling near Ourimbah yesterday afternoon the North-West mail was derailed, when portion of the engine struck…

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North-West Mail Train. Derailment Near Ourimbah. No Passengers Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 5

Passengers on the North-West Mail train which left Sydney at 3.30 p.m. yesterday had very forumate escapes from injury when portion of the tram…

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Lake Illawakra Entrance Road

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

Motorist ravelling along Prince's I sy between Wollongong and Kiama may be interested in the sugges-tion advanced by the NJI.M.A. touring…

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Road Safety. Education and Enforcement

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

This month ;he flying motor patrol of the state highways by the new traffic police corps wall be in operation. The motor truc[?] which they will use…

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Trees As Road Safety Aids

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

The Judicious planting of trees and shrubs on American highways has had a worked effect on road safety. accord-ing to a report received by the N.R.M.A…

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Road Safety Education and Enforcement Patrol Scheme Now Operating

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 3

This month the flying motor patrol of the State highways by the new traffic police corps will be in operation. The motor…

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Dangerous Motor Cycles

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

Several cases of motor cycles overtaking and passing other vehicles on the wrong side have been reported to the N.R.M.A. recently. It is pointed out…

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World's Motor Vehicles

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

I According to 'he latest figures received from America by the N.R.M.A. it is estimated that the world registration of motor vehicles reached 42,900,000 at…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Pan-american Highway

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

Another section of the Pan-American highway has Just been opened. It con-sists of 100 mile: of concrete and asphalt roadway in Peru, and apart from open-ing…

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Australia's New Mechanised Army. Motor Units Subjected to Gruelling Military Tests

North West Champion · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

The spur, so long a symbol of the artillery man's association with the horse, is rapidly disappearing from that branch of the service. In…

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Brave Railwayman. Drives Engine with Slashed Throat. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 2

Driver Matson, of the Melbourne Express (second division), was for 83 miles on Saturday at the point of collapse, as a result of a jagged piece…

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Road Construction in Russia

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

Construction of roads for fast motor traffic is being pushed forward in Russia. One of the first to be constructed is that from…

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Road Safety. Education and Enforcement

North West Champion · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 6

This month the flying motor patrol of the State highways by the new traffic police corps "will be in operation. The motor tracks which they…

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Road Safety. Proud of It

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

The driver of a trucking unit in almost any commercial fleet is always proud of his safe driving record. And proud of the fleet record as a whole…

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By Road and Wheel Pan-american Highway

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 3

Another section of the Pan-American highway has just been opened. It consists of 100 miles of concrete and asphalt roadway in Peru, and…

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Flying Schools To Train Pilots Suggested at Soldiers' Meeting

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 4

A suggestion that the citizens of Narrabri take steps to inaugurate flying classes was outlined by Mr. L. P. Noller, at the R.S…

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