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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 8 of 29

Mobilising Motor Trade

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 6

The whole of the retail motor trade and garage services of Great Britain will be mobilised in the event of war, all resources being utilised by the…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. "Higgling and Huckstering."

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 6

"One's experience of public administration in London forbids any expression of surprise that the negotiations should pass through this fine-honoured phase…

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Railway Picnic Winners of Events Wet Weather Mars Attendance

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 8

Unsettled weather marred what would probably have been a record railway picnic at Nurrabri…

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Manilla-Tamworth Road

Manilla Express · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

It is expected that the contractors, Messrs. Chesterfield and Jenkins, of Grafton, will commence bitumen surfacing work on the…

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Road Safety The Meaning of Courtesy

Manilla Express · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Transport, Col. Bruxner, has issued a special appeal to residents of the State to co-operate in what he calls the…

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He Travels the Road. The Observations of Jack Moses Australia Through Tinted Glasses "Shows," said Mr. Jack Moses last week, "are reciprocal."

Manilla Express · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 1

Mr Moses should know. He has been associated with travelling shows for the last 60 years, knows the business inside out, has studied the showmen and the industry that they control, and has developed a psychology that could be adopted…

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Death Rate Falls Attack on Road Accidents

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 5

Tho Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, who Is President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, ann[?]ces…

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Death Rate Falls. Attack on Road Accidents

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 3

The minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, who is President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, announced that in the first six months…

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Child Fatally Injured Struck by Motor Lorry

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 1

The same motor lorry involved in the death of Mrs. Don Simmonds some three months ago was again responsible on…

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Railway Warned Rabbits On Line

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Narrabri P.P. Board the Rabbit Inspector, Mr. W. O'Brien, reported serving a final notice on the Railway…

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Monaro Road

Manilla Express · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

The Mandowa Shire Council agreed at its meeting on Saturday last to ask the co-operation of Cockburn Shire Council in…

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Motion for Shires' Conference Loose Spikes arid Loose Rails on Bridge Decking

Manilla Express · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

Cr. G. S. R. Park introduced the problem of loose spikes and loose rails on bridge decking at the monthly meeting of Mandowa…

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Special Alteration in Railway Timetable

Manilla Express · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

Over the Easter week trains leaving Manilla will run on a late timetable as follows: Friday, April 7, and Tuesday…

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Local & General. Special Excursion Train

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 2

A special cheap excursion train left Moree on Tuesday for Sydney. Of the total number of 9O passengers on board. 45 were Moreeites, 18 of whom travelled…

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By Road and Wheel England's Cars

The North Western Courier · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 2

Truly England is a nation of small car motorists, for the latest available returns show that of the cars in use at September 30, 1938, 540,728…

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Excursion Train

Manilla Express · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 3

Thirty Manilla residents took advantage of the special excursion train which left Manilla on Tuesday night for Sydney…

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Death Rate Falls Attack on Road Accidents

Manilla Express · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, who is President of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales, announces that…

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Hitler's Road to the Baltic

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 4

The motor road projected by Herr Hitler from the Baltic Sea to the Bavarian Alps was completed and opened to traffic recently. It measures…

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Cyclists Killed. Big Increase in Numbers. (Issued by the Road Safely Council of N.S.W.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 1

An outstanding feature of the road accidents in this State during 1938, according to statistics just released, is in the increased number of pedal…

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Motor Car Overturns. Woman Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 2

Mr. [?] Purcell. of Victoria, accompanied by her daughter, with whom she had been [?] a holiday at Dirranbandi, Queensland, and another…

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