Kaputar Road Rain Damages Surface
Recent unsettled weather has caused slight damage to the Kaputar Road. At places small boulders have rolled down the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1942
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Upper Manilla Bridge
The Department of Main Roads is calling tenders for the supply and delivery of 1,200 cubic yards of aggregate for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mandowa Shire Council Maintenance Work on Shire Roads
Reporting to the monthly meeting of the Mandowa Shire Council last Saturday, the Engineer stated that the following…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Charcoal Quality
The recently gazetted Charcoal (Producer Gas) Act not only fixes the retail price of charcoal at 1¼d. per lb., but also fixes a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SATISFACTORY Sunday Train Service to Be Continued
Mr. Hamilton, M.L.A., states he is pleased to advise that the Sunday train service in the North West has completed a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motorists' Corner a Special Appeal Official R.A.C.A. Notes
I sincerely endorse the appeal of Mr. Curtin to all motorists to keep their care in roadworthy condition and available, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Roads Engineer's General Report
Further matters reported upon by the Shire Engineer at the monthly meeting of the Council are as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Larger Aerodrome Required by Department of Air Council Submits Proposal
Stating that it was desired to secure fullest particulars of all sites where landing grounds of suitable type could be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Special Petrol Allowances For Evacuation
It is understood that the State Liquid Fuel Control Board will grant additional petrol to holders of private motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Improvements for Main Roads Funds Released For Minor Roads
"The Main Roads Dept. having eliminated all improvement items from the current programme and reduced it is one of essential…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Direction to Council Road Works Curtailed
Notice was received at the monthly meeting of the Namoi Shire Council to suspend all construction and improvement work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manilla and District News Works on Main Roads Of a Non–essential Defence Character
At its meeting last Saturday, the Mandowa Shire Council received a letter from the Department of Main Roads stating…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes Charcoal Note
Because of its effect on charcoal the first spell of wet weather has proved an unpleasant experience for motorists new to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Tyre Thefts Necessary Precautions
With the restriction of the sale of motor tyres in the Commonwealth—necessary to conserve Australia's stock or crude rubber for military…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Notes Acetylene Gas As Motor Fuel
Acetylene gas is being so widely used as a substitute fuel in Switzerland, that at a recent motor show in Zurich seven types…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Power and Machinery Shortage Steps Necessary For Essential Maintenance District Road Operations
In the event of the power patrol graders no longer being available, horse drawn graders will be brought into operation on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Revenue Local Statistics
A comparison of railway revenue for the first quarter of 1942 with the similar period last year, gives an outline of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Despatched from Manilla Railway Station
Since last reported a total of 7,452 bags of wheat have beep despatched from stack at Manilla Railway station. This makes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Age of Australian Motor Cars
In Australia, comparatively few cars annually reach the wreckers' yards. The original high initial retail price of new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Notes Producer Gas Notes by The N.R.M.A.
Tho N.R.M.A. advises users of producer gas units that there is a heat resisting paint on the market which will protect exposed parts of the unit…
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