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

Railways, roads & transport, 1944

121 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 7

Putting Cars Back on the Road

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 6

Motorists who have had their cars up on blocks and who desire to re-register them are reminded by the N.R.M.A. that it is…

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Tram Rope Lassooed Constable

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

A constable on point duty was lassoped by a tram travelling down Elizabeth street, Melbourne. The incident is described in a…

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Municipal Matters Aerodrome - Sewerage

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce informed Tuesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council, that he would take up the matter of…

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15 Killed, Five Injured When Train Crashes Through Bus SYDNEY

North West Champion · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

Fifteen people are dead, and five others are seriously injured, as the result of a tragic level crossing smash at Hawkesbury River today, when the Kempsey mail train crashed into a bus carrying about 20…

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New Year Motoring Prospects

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

Discussing motoring prospects for 1944, the general secretary of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. H. I. Johnson) said that despite persistent…

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Back on the Roads De-Licensed Cars

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 3

The greatly increased weekly evenings of many tens of thousands of Australian war workers are providing a ready…

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Rule of the Road Left or Right

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 6

It has been suggested that the post-war reconstruction period should be seized upon as a good opportunity for…

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Women's Face Hold-up Trams. Cosmetics versus Time Schedules. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 5

There has, more or less, always been lot of artificiality in the appearance of womenfolk, but never more perhaps than among Dianas…

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Reds Reach Main Railway-250,000 Nazis Trapped Russians Closing German Escape Routes

North West Champion · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—The capture, of Krasnogvardeisk, important German defence bastion south from Leningrad, has been announced by Marshal Stalin in an order of the day…

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Motoring Black Market

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. declares that, largely owing to the activities of black marketeers, essential motorists both in the country and the…

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Quirindi Discussion Railway Sleepers

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 3

The Narrabri Chamber of Commerce recently requested the Railway Commissioner to stand firm by the decision…

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Railway Notes

Manilla Express · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

Numbers of school children from Manilla and Barraba districts returning to boarding school on Monday night were…

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Red Army Astride Road And Railway To Gskov Stalin Reports Fall of Luga

North West Champion · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP)—The capture by the Russians of Luga, the only remaining big German base on the Leningrad-Volkhov front, has been announced by Stalin in an order of the day…

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East-west Railway and Other Matters

North West Champion · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 3

The following correspondence has passed between Mr. B. M. Wade (Chairman of the Inverell Zone Committee) and the Moree Municipal…

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Railway Level Crossings

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

In an endeavour to prevent further railway level crossing tragedies, the N.R.M.A. is putting before the Government a two-stage…

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Railway Level Crossings

North West Champion · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

In an endeavour to prevent further railway level crossing tragedies, the N.R.M.A. is putting before the Government a two-stage plan, one part…

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Moree To Coast Railway Scheme Moree Council Out of Step with Public Needs. Wool Appraisement Scheme

North West Champion · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the (Moree Chamber of Commerce, it was contended that the Moree Municipal (Council was out of step with the…

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Aerodrome Site Further Deputation Request By Council

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 5

When the District Superintendent, Department of Civil Aviation, forwarded an amended plan of the proposed aerodrome runways on…

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German Troop Train Derailed

North West Champion · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 1

CAIRO, Wed. (A.A.P.)—Greek patriots, led by a British officer, derailed a German troop train near Mount Olympus, killing 400 officers…

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Hospital, Education and Aerodrome Matters Discussed at Last Night's Semi Public Meeting

North West Champion · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 8

At the meeting of the semi-public committee held in the Council Chambers last night, hospital and educational facilities…

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