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

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

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Road Works Shire Engineer's Report

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 4

Mr. D. Sky reported to last last meeting of Council. 'A' RIDING Bellata-Bulyeroi.—Resheeting and…

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Long Road to Japan British Fleet Ready LONDON

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 1

The First Lord of the Admiralty, A. V. Alexander, said the striking power of the British Fleet will be quite formidable…

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Graziers' Support For Railway Tobacco, Beer Distribution

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 5

The completion of the Gwabegar-Pilliga-Burren railway as naurgent post war measure has received the backing of the…

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Abandoned Train After Driving 18 MILES Incident at Moree

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 2

A train comprising an engine and two trucks was taken from Moree locomotive shed on Saturday night. As far as can be ascertained, this…

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Motorists Do Own Repairs

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

Owing to the difficulty of securing garage service, many motorists are now doing their own simple car repair jobs, particularly decarbonising…

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Daily Train Restored Sleeper Accommodation

The North Western Courier · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 5

The daily train service has been restored on the North West Line This includes sleeper…

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Disappointing No Relief for Country Train Travellers

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 9

The restoration of train services from Sunday 4th., has been cancelled and train services will remain as at present…

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Slippery Roads

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 8

Since very many motor vehicle tyres these days are smooth, the N.R.M.A. urges motorists to take additional care on wet roads, when…

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Night Motoring Reason for Smoother Running

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

In automobile journals published in Great Britain and the United States, the controversial subject of water-injection is…

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Souths Defeat Railways

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 5

Narrabri Souths' again played Railways at No. 1 Oval yesterday. Scores were: Souths 140; Railways, 106…

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Shire Roads Progress Report

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 3

The Shire Engineer (Mr. D. Sky) reported on Tuesday: Works in General.—Following on scattered rain, during January, a…

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Destroying Ice Bridge

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 1

Smoke billows into the air as crouching Army sappers detonate a charge of TNT to break up solid i[?]e in the frozen Saar Canal in France to prevent German soldiers from using it as a natural bridge…

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Peat's Bridge Toll

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. is awaiting a decision from the, Government regarding the imposition of tolls on the new road bridge across the…

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Famed Golden Gate Bridge

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

The cantilever section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the longest bridge in the world over navigable water, links Yerba Buena, an island in San Francisco Bay, with the city of Oakland. It links the hilly (peninsula, which is the site of the city of San…

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Offered To Sell Bridge

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 4

A ratepayer of 'B' Riding, Mr. C. F. Bullen, last meeting, offered to sell the Namoi Shire Council, a bridge over the Namoi…

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Wealthy Settlement But Road in Disrepair

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 4

The Namoi Shire Council were petitioned by ratepayers of the Boggabri-Btairmore Road last meeting to fulfil a guarantee…

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'C' Riding's Plight Insufficient Money for Roads Council Seeks Aid

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 9

The position is fast becoming chaotic, commented Cr. ViCkery when the Namoi Shire Council were discussing measures…

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Motorists Miss Fuel Ration

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. criticises the method adopted by the Liquid Fued Control Board in issuing petrol licences to private motorists, by which some…

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Boy's Abm Broken in Train

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 4

Struck by some object while passing another train between Bereseld and Thornton, Harold Robson, 15, of Gipps-street, Carrington, a…

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A Hard Road

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 4

"On to Tokyo" is a good slogan and as General MacArthur said when Manilla fell, though, we are well on the way, Japan itself remains our…

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