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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 9 of 29

Servicing the Motorist

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

Concrete evidence of the steady growth of the use of motor vehicles in New South Wales is provided by the decision of the N.R.M.A. to appoint several…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. England's Cars

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

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 were rated…

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Motor Car Overturns

North West Champion · Monday 3 April 1939 · page 1

When a motor car overturned on the Moree-Narrabri Road, at about 1½ miles on the Narrabri side of Bellata on Thursday afternoon, Mrs…

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Tar Paving Work on Tamworth Road

Manilla Express · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 2

The contractors, Messrs. Chesterfield and Jenkins, are making good progress in their tar paving contract on Tamworth road. The…

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Moree Aerodrome

North West Champion · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 5

The official opening of the North-Western Airlines Hangar in East Moree will take place on April 29, when Mr. H. V. Thorby (Minister for…

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Dental Train. Discussion in Council

North West Champion · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

At last Monday night's meeting of Moree Municipal Council the Acting-Minister for Health wrote that information supplied by the…

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Parents Killed Cost of Road Accidents

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

Last Easter a -man, his wife and two young children were motoring along one of the State Highways to bring home for the holidays…

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Municipal Matters Kaputar Road Employment Minuter Investigating Question

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

The resolutions carried at a recent public meeting to protest against the importation of lab-our from other towns to the…

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Longest Road

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 3

The longest rood in the world is in America its starting point is in New York, at the anglo of 42nd. Street and 5th Avenue…

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By Road and Wheel Free Service Station

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 2

Evidently believing that every opportunity should be taken in case the chance never comes again, a motor it who reached a flooded road in…

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MOTORISTS Auto Be Careful

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 4

A stands for Auto and Asinine speed, B for Bad Brakes that to accidents lead, C for Collisions, blind Crossroads…

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Longest Road

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 6

The loosest road in the world is in America. Its starting; point is in New York, and the uncle of 42 Street and 5th Avenue. At this point there is a…

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Yagobie. Low-level Bridge Opened

North West Champion · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 6

The low-level bridge over the Gwydir River at Yagobie, only recently completed, which supplies a long-felt want in that locality, was declared…

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Parents Killed. Cost of Road Accidents

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 3

Last Easter a man. his wife and two young children were motoring along one of the State Highways to bring horn" for the holidays a daughter who was…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Free Service Station

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 6

Evidently believing the every opportunity should be taken in case the chance never comer, again, a motorist who reached a flooded road in…

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Had Wornout Tyre. Motor Driver Prosecuted. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 2

It was explained to-day by Transport Department officials that the prosecution of a man at Lismore, for having a worn-out tyre on his motor…

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Over the Mehi Bridge—

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 2

that's where the crowd is going on Wednesday, April 19, to the East Moree Football Club social in the Regent Theatre. Plenty of old-time and new…

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Boomi Shire Council. Mungindi Aerodrome Site

North West Champion · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 8

At the Town Hall yesterday Boomi Shire Council held its monthly meeting and among the questions discussed was that of…

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Aerodrome Road.—

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 1

A letter was received from the Municipal Council, at the last meeting of the Namoi Shire, requesting in view of the improvements being…

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By Road and Wheel Hollywood's Safest Driver

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 4

Hollywood's safest driver is Lewis Stone, the movie actor, it is claimed. He has driven for 34 years, and in that time has covered a million miles…

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