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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1939

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Government Aerodrome Programme

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday:—Besides on the North Coast, new aerodromes are to be provided at Newcastle, Cessnock…

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Two Other Deaths on Road

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 4

Mrs. Minnie Allardice, of Wagga, was fatally injured early this morning when the car in which the was travelling overturned on the Hume…

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Famous Train to Be Shown at World Fair

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday:—The Coronation Scot, the most famous train of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, will be shipped from…

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London Transport Plans More Trolley Buses to Replace Trams

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday:—The year 1939 will mark a new peak of activity in connection with the £40,000,000 scheme for the development of London traffic…

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Motor Cycles in Collisions Minor Accidents at Coolangatta

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 4

The Coolangatta Ambulance treated a considerable number of persons for minor injuries yesterday…

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Motor Cycles More Dangerous Than Cars

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 7

Threats of drastic restrictions on the use of motor cycles have been made by the New Zealand Transport Commissioner, Mr…

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Editorial Opinion. Safety Record to Kyogle During Holidays Motor Drivers Set Example to Others

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 1

ACCOUNTS of shocking accidents on the roads and beaches have taken up the front pages of a hundred newspapers during the long holiday period all over New South…

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Police Search for Motor-cycle Bandits Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 2

The police are searching for a new type of bandits, whom they have been informed ran down a cyclist with their, motor-cycle and sidecar and…

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Two Injured Motor Cycle Leaves Road

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 4

Norman Clark (23) and Isabel Chalmers (19), both of East Brisbane, were injured when the motor cycle they were riding left the…

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Must Learn Rules of Road Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 7

Applicants for drivers' permits at the Road Transport Department to-day were handed 12 copies of the Motor Traffic Act…

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Few Road Accidents; Value of Safety Council

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 6

The fact that there were few motor accidents throughout the North Coast during the holidays, and that most of those…

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State Road Toll Smaller Last Year Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 7

Road accidents in New ' South Wales for the 11 months of 1938 to November 30 decreased by 524 compared with a similar period in…

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Injured While Trying To Board Train Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 3

Andrew Wilson (17) was critically injured to-day when he missed his grip while attempting to board a train at New Plymouth, and was…

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Road Accidents in N.s.w. Decrease in 1938

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday:—Road accidents in N.S.W. for the 11 months of 1938 to November 30 decreased' by 524 compared with…

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Testing Brakes To Reduce Road Accidents In Britain LONDON

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 1

As part of a campaign to reduce, the toll of life and limb in road accidents, police motor patrols began to-day to carry a device for testing the brakes…

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Move to Reduce Toll of Road British Police to Test Brakes on Highways

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 2

LONDON, Monday:—As part of the campaign to reduce the toll of life and limb in road accidents, police motor patrols began to-day to carry a…

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Fed. Cabinet to Discuss Railway Problems Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 6

At its meeting in Hobart this month, the Federal Cabinet is to discuss the question of the unification of railway gauges and what…

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Things to Do and to Make a Model Electric Motor

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 10

This model very easy to construct, it costs only a few Dence and above all it is most efficient. Just a word of advice though. Follow the Instructions very…

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Inspection of Roads Tour by Shire Councillors

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

Nearly 150 miles were covered by Byron Shire Councillors yesterday when a comprehensive tour of inspection of the road…

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Hawkesbury Bridge to Be Replaced? No Recommendation Yet to Cabinet

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday:—The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, slated that investigations had shown that it might be necessary…

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