Cloudburst At Tam worth Damage to Railway
TAMWORTH: Extensive damage was done to the main Northern Railway line six miles north of Tamworth by a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
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Hungary Wants More Motoring
Whilst the rest of Europe is trying to cut down motoring, Hungary has announced that it is going all out towards "motorising the nation."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring with Difficulty
Curs many only be acquired in Germany on the production of a permit from the Reich Minister of Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Child Born on Train Sydney
A young woman living at Woy Woy gave birth to a girl on the Sydney bound train this morning. The mother was on her way to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bitumenising Completed Road To Tyalgum
Yesterday saw the completion of the bitumenising of the road from Murwillumbah to Tyalgum, the work on which was carried out under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Year Starts Badly (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)
As reports are being received by the Department of Road Transport from all parts of the State, it is becoming more and more obvious that the road accident figures during the Christmas and New Year holidays were not as satisfactory as was at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →S. Australian Bid for Motor Building Prominence Adelaide
After a long conference to-day between the Premier (Mr. Playford) and the South Australian Senators, it was announced that the State…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man Dead in Railway Accident
Denis Noonan (43), of Cofr's Harbour, died in Kyogle Memorial Hospital last night as a result of severe injuries which he received in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weekly Bridge Drill Exercises That Improve Play
In addition to presenting in easy, interesting, and scientificallygraduated form, the technical knowledge of card plays and bids that is so indispensable to all aspirants to good or expert standards, this series of articles will be found to contain information that is beneficial to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Roads
ONE of the most important letters received by Kyogle Shire Council in recent months was that read at the last meeting concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mills Bomb Found in Tram Momentary Scare SYDNEY
An innocent-looking, parcel found under the seat of an Ashfield-Mortlake tram early last night was handed to the conductor…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Kyogle Thirty Years Ago From The "Kyogle Examiner," Railway Opening
The secretary, Mr. C. Braithwaite, reports that donations amounting to £146 have been received towards the cost of celebrating the opening of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Children Told of Railway System
An address on the more important aspects of railway control in their relation to the public was given by the District Superintendent of Railways, Grafton, Mr. J. G. Harding, and the traffic inspector, Mr. F. A. Smith, when they visited The Risk public school recently The pupils were referred to as the nominal sharehlders of tomorrow in a great State railway system which has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Aid for Roads
The news that State Governments will receive less this year for the construction and maintenance of roads under the Federal Aid Roads…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Black-outs Bring Big Increase in Road Fatalities
LONDON, Monday:—The number killed in road accidents in Britain in December was 1,155, of whom 895 were killed during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Regulation Strike" Threat on N.S.W. Railways Sydney
Should any of the strikers on the Broken Hill line be victimised a Statewide "regulation strike" will be introduced by the A.R.U., it was stated in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →III-Equipped Motorists
The N.R.M.A. advises all motorists to travel equipped with the tools necessary to effect minor adjustments, and to deed with defective…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Illuminated Safety Markers on Roads
Of the many devices that have been made to provide safety markers on roads for night driving, one of the latest that seems to provide more…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Byron Shire Rate Pearce's Creek Bridge Will Cost £2200 Byron Bay
At the last meeting of Byron Shire Council Cr. James Bower presided. Other councillors present were T. Armstrong, E. J. Cook, D. C. Craig, R…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dutch Motor Ship Torpedoed the Hague
Following receipt of a report that an 8000-ton Dutch motor ship had been torpedoed by a German Uboat, two other Dutch liners are…
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