Shattering R.A.F. Raid on Stavanger Aerodrome British Troops Holding Their Own
The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 1
During an air raid on Westerland aerodrome, in which two German patrol boats were sunk, R.A.F. planes dropped bombs continuously for an hour and a half. Twenty enemy planes at Stavanger are believed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Roads Where Money is to be Spent for the Current Year
The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 2
"Why doesn't the shire do something to our road? Where do they spend all the money?" asks almost every ratepayer. For the information of readers we have decided to show just precisely where the funds will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These Cause Accidents Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 2
Most unusual accident of the month is that of injuries caused to a woman through a cauliflower falling from a truck and smashing the windscreen of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paris Road Accidents
The North Western Courier · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 3
Paris road accidents totalled 453 deaths. In 1938, 506 in 1989. The total of accidents. including those of a non-fatal character, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Roads Pay Good Dividends
The North Western Courier · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 2
A striking illustration of how good roads affect National welfare and develop districts through which they run was recently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railway Timetable
Manilla Express · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 2
A new train timetable for Manilla has been announced by the Commissioner for Railways. This will operate while trains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parents Cause Deaths! (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 6
Parents, more than any others, could have helped in preventing most of these accidents:— Children under seven years of age were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Passing Comments The Road to Boggabri.--
Manilla Express · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 2
Manilla is particularly concerned with the trafficable nature of the road to Boggabri. It is our district's outlet to and from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By Road and Wheel Death of a Pioneer
The North Western Courier · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 2
The death was announced recently at Paris, of Albert Meubauer, one of the very first to introduce the popular sale of motor cars. Together with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Was the Hat on the Road a Trap?
The North Western Courier · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 3
A hat in the middle of the road would naturally excite any person's curiosity, and lead to an investigation being made. But apparently it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →These Cause Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 2
Reports of road accidents throughout the State show that there is a noticeable increase in those caused by straying stock on the streets of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motorists' Corner OFFICIAL R.A.C.A. NOTES New Use For Cider
The North Western Courier · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 2
I hear that a Melbourne inventor has invented an apparatus that will enable a car to run... no, not on rain, but on apple-juice. Although I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Excursion Train
Manilla Express · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 2
A special excursion train will run through Manilla to Sydney on Thursday night next, in addition to the usual train. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Tragedy
Manilla Express · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 2
A motor tragedy took place on the Dungowan road, 11 miles from Tamworth, on Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. Park, wife…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Northern Road
The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 4
Motorists are displaying a considerable amount of interest in the most direct route to the upper reaches of the Hawkesbury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Presentations
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 2
Sincere expressions of regret were voiced at the railway station on Tuesday afternoon, when the employees uresented Mr. Husbands with a travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Graziers' Newsletter Trucking Yards Requests to Railway Dept
The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 4
Matters of Interest to Graziers are contained in the last issue of the Graziers Newsletter from the head office of the Association in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Upper Manilla Road
Manilla Express · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 2
Contractor Marshall has arrived and commenced work on the first section of the Upper Manilla road. This will be prepared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motorists' Corner Official R.A.C.A. Notes New Use For Cider.--
Manilla Express · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 1
I hear that a Melbourne inventor has invented an apparatus that will enable a car to run no, not on rain but on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Newcastle Road
Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 4
The touring department of the N.R.M.A. advises [?]tohists using the main Newcastle road that special care Is necessary between Tuggerah railway…
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