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

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

111 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 4 of 6

Australians Surround Keypoint on Railway to Kesselton Patrols Rush South Beyond Oil Centre MANILA

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

[?] troops operating north-east of Brunei Bay in British North Borneo have closed in on the enemy base of…

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For Better Roads

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 4

A special committee meeting of the Namoi Shire Council is being held to-day to consider ways and means of providing a more efficient road…

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Railway Services

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 3

North West Mail: Leaves Narrabri 5.26 p.m. week days. Arrives 5.14 a.m. week days. Sundays: Arrives Narrabri 9.57 a.m…

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De Luxe Motor Coaches

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 3

Plans for improving the comfort of passengers on long-distance motor coaches and buses are already being worked out by…

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Better Roads Conference

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 4

The principal outcome of the special committee meeting of the Namoi Shire Council was the decision to appoint an overseer…

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Recommended Road Works for £10,000 Grant Shire Works Report

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 7

The Shire Engineer (Mr. D. Sky) reported to the Namoi Shire Council on Tuesday: 'A' RIDING…

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Twenty Eventful Years Motor Progress Ford Anniversary

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 6

There may be no extraordinary sonnection between the fleets of landing barges, which are to-day running Australians ashore on…

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Motoring Controls Lifted

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 7

The announcement that the U.S.A. Government has removed rationing restrictions from new 1942 model passenger cars, and…

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Railway Maintenance

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 2

The maintenance of some 8,347 miles of railway track throughout New South Wales is a task of onsiderable magnitude in…

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Mobile Bridge, Burma Front

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 6

Reliance the Japs. place in natural ground defences and artificial A/TK ditches as stops to armour have been nullified to a great extent by our Mobile Bridging tanks which move up with armour units, (able to lay a bridge under fire at any point required…

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Silent Train Travel Signalled

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 2

For years, passengers in railway trains have had to endure the constant rumble caused by the wheels passing over the rail…

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Hawkesbury Bridge Chance Discovery Averted Disaster

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 6

The Hawkesbury River railway bridge would probably have collapsed into the water, with one or two trains, in 1940 but for investigation…

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Train Alterations

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 August 1945 · page 5

Commencing from 20th. August the 7.57 a.m. train from Werris Creek to Tamworth on Mondays to Fridays will start at 7.47 a.m…

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'C' Riding Money Expended Highway Works: Bigger Main Roads' Programme for 1946

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 August 1945 · page 3

Portion of the Shire Engineer's report presented to the monthly meeting of the Conucil was dealt with as follows:…

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Roads

The North Western Courier · Thursday 30 August 1945 · page 3

One might be pardoned for thinking that there was no manpower in the local shire. Judging by road conditions this must be so. Lack of…

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Train Service Alterations

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 September 1945 · page 8

The curtailed train service now operates to and from Narrabri as follows: North West Mail: The 3.15 p.m…

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Railways' "Weedkiller" Special

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 September 1945 · page 4

The famous 'Weedkiller', run by the London, Midland, and Scottish Railway, has returned to peacetime operation. It has just completed a 3,500…

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Shire Roads and Works Report on Conditions

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 September 1945 · page 3

The Shire Engineer, Mr. D. H. Sky, presented the following report to the meeting of Councillors on Tuesday: 'A' RIDING…

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Vast Scheme of Road Improvements Urged By C.P. Leader

The North Western Courier · Monday 17 September 1945 · page 6

Action on a vast scale designed to give good all-weather access roads as quickly as possible to farms every-where in New South Wales is urged…

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District Loss Restricted Train Services Council Protests Again

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 September 1945 · page 7

The absurdity of restricting trains to the country areas, and yet permitting travel of race horses, caused Aldermen at…

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