Proposed Bridge Over River at Woodburn
At a public meeting convened by Woodburn P.P.U., to consider the question of a bridge over the river at Woodburn, it was resolved to ask…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1938
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Banana Consignments Special Melbourne Train Cancelled
The Banana Growers' Federation advise that to meet flood conditions the special Melbourne train which usually departs to-day has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dangerous Practice Leahners on Cycles on Busy Roads
To full on the rear bumper bar of a moving car, from a bicycle, was the experience which befell Betty Esme Says (9), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conditions Flooded Roads N.R.M.A. Survey
The District Representative of the National Roads and Motorists' Association (Mr. W. Lumby) reported yesterday that with the exception of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rain Ceases in Q'ld. Interstate Train Held Up
BRISBANE, Thursday:--A storm warning issued by the Weather Bureau at 11.30 a.m. to-day showed the centre of the cyclonic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Waters. Conditions on Relief Train Criticism By Mr. H. L. Anthony
Owing to washaways on the railway line between Casino and Kyogle, Mr. H. L. Anthony, M.H.R., who was scheduled to be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bogged! an Evans Head Experience. Wrathful Motorists
Woodburn Shire is constructing a large concrete culvert over the drain or young canal which crosses the main road at the Commonwealth 'drome…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Track Fire Sleepers Replaced
ADELAIDE, Thursday:--A sufficient number of sleepers ruined by fire which swept across the railway line near Keith on Wednesday night were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Waters. Position on Clarence More Railway Washaways GRAFTON
Flood waters in the Orara and Nymboida Rivers, tributaries to the Clarence, and the main Clarence stream at Tabulam, reached their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britain Interested in German Motor Road System
The recent British Delegation of 200 road and traffic experts, Members of Parliament, etc., to Germany to inspect the huge motor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →District Road Conditions
The district representative of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. W. S. Lumby) yesterday described conditions on district roads as a result of the floods,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Most Roads Now Trafficable Mullumbimby
With the fall in creek waters in this district, the majority of farmers were able to get their cream supplies to the factories to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Air Transport Affects Railways MELBOURNE
The Commonwealth Commissioner of Railways (Mr. Gahan) revealed to-day that air services were making inroads on the transcontinental railway…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ignition System Wet Weather Means Trouble for Motorist
THE heavy rain during the week has brought with it the usual crop of ignition troubles (says the district representative of the N.R.M.A., Mr. W. S. Lumby) . When travelling along in the rain…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →More Motor Trucks in Use
Evidence of the increasing use of the motor truck in industry and agriculture in Australia is the fact that more than 20,000 new trucks are being…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Millions Invested Steel Motor Car Body Plants
One of the amazing things about modern industry is the manner in which research, development and progress bring into being new industries, or greatly enlarge old ones. A striking manifestation of this has been provided by the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Germany's Motor Road System Inspection By British Delegates
The recent British delegation of 200 road and traffic experts, Members of Parliament, etc., to Germany, to inspect the huge new motor road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leycester Road (To the Editor.)
Sir, -- In a report of a shire council meeting in the "Northern Star" in August last year, referring to the condition of Leycester road, it…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Road Six Feet Under Water
Traffic on the Kyogle-Woodonbong road was stopped by floodwaters which submerged the road to a depth of about six feet during the flood at Kyogle. The water at its highest submerged the bowl of a pertol pump at the service station to a depth of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tomki Shire Road Works Casino
At a meeting of Tomki Shire Council Cr. P. E. Bond presented a petition from a number of Yorklea ratepayers asking for repairs to…
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