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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 5 of 6

Trunk Road in Public Eye

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 October 1945 · page 2

Cr. J. W. Gray, at the last meeting of the Shire Council, drew attention to the rapidly deteriorating condition of the Narrabri-Boggabri Road…

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Helping Men Back to the Farm Britain To Train 100,000

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 October 1945 · page 4

The thoughts of fighting men in many parts of the world are now again turning to the land. But this time in Britain there is no…

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British Motor Industry Looks Ahead

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 October 1945 · page 2

British, motor-car manufacturers aim to produce 200,000 cars in the next 12 months, of which about 40,000 will be built this year. Half this…

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Inter-state Motor Traffic

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 October 1945 · page 4

The Premier (Hon. W. J. McKell), announces that his colleague the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan), has arranged with the Queensland…

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Roads and Lanes Bird's Eye View

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 October 1945 · page 3

The Engineer, Mr. D. H. Sky, reported on works generally within the Shire to the Council on Tuesday as follows:—…

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Road Transport of Stock

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 October 1945 · page 5

Because of the present shortage of rail transport, stockowners were having difficulty in getting stock, especially fat lambs, to killing centres, the…

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Motor Transport

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 October 1945 · page 4

The Commonwealth Disposals Commission sold 3500 surplus military transport vehicles last month—500 more, than its quota. This is due…

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Road Transport of Stock

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 7

Because of the present shortage of rail transport, stockowners were having difficulty in getting stock, especially fat lambs, to killing centres, the…

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Railways to Suit Your Taste Britain's Designers Ask Passengers Higher Speeds, Bigger Loads, More Safety

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 7

What is your idea of the railway train of to-morrow? Do you prefer the parlour type of car, or a compartment? What…

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Railway to Pilliga Coonabarabran Conference Vacancy On Board

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 4

The P.P. Board had added their protest to the reported intention of Gunnedah as the abattoirs site, as against the recommendations…

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Municipal Matters Abattoirs Deputation Aerodrome Improvements

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 4

A verbal report on the visit by several aldermen to the stock saleyards at Gunnedah and Manilla was submitted to the…

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Telephones For Motor Cars

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 5

Here's, an interesting post-war prediction—telephones for our cars. Such telephones have proved practicable in test models, and provide…

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Disabled Soldiers Motoring

The North Western Courier · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 6

An appeal has been made by the N.R.M.A. to the Commissioner of Police to give special consideration to disabled ex-servicemen in the…

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Ease Burden on Road Users C.P. Leader's Plea

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 November 1945 · page 5

Pointing out that there was justification far removing or appreciably lowering the toll on the new bridge over the Hawkesbury River, the…

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Railways Operations Lower Profit

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

Interesting figures are included in the animal report submitted by the Commissioner for Railways, covering the year ended June 30…

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R.a.f. Restored a Railway

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 5

The R.A.F. are busy rebuilding in the Far East. R.A.F. airfield construction units are not often asked to tackle the repair of railways, but…

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Interstate Motoring

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 November 1945 · page 8

The R.A.C.A. and N.R.M.A. point out that, although there is reciprocity regarding motor registration matters between some Australian…

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Millions of Miles N.S.W. RAILWAYS Surplus of £54,903

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 November 1945 · page 2

During the year ended 30th. June last New South Wales Railways showed a profit of £6,903,928 on their operations…

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Motor Fuel From Sewers

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 November 1945 · page 7

Importance of methane gas as an alternative fuel for motor vehicles is stressed toy the chief engineer of the N.R.M.A., Mr. J…

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High Road Camber

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A. join in an appeal to all road-building authorities to keep the question of road camber in mind in their post-war…

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