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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

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Record Shipments British Motor Vehicles

Northern Star · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 6

Shipments of British motor chassis to Australia during the first three months of the war exceeded the total number shipped in any similar period…

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Record Shipments of British Motor Vehicles

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 3

Shipments of British motor chassis to Australia during the first three months of the war exceeded the total number shipping in any similar period previously…

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U.s. Settles Motor Strike Which Cost Workers £5,000,000

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 10

While the British automobile industry is facing up to an upheaval in production and marketing of its products owing to the war, one of…

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Road Bitumenised

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 4

A gang of Tweed Shire Council workers has completed the bitumenising of the surface of the road from Murwillumbah to Tyalgum. Many…

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Super Road Show

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 12

Harry Gold, the well-known English magician is bringing his 1940 road show to this district and is showing at the. following towns: Saturday and Monday…

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Midsummer Madness Holiday Accidents on Roads

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 2

A holiday is the average persons opportunity to get away from the job--from office, factory or kitchen--to take to the…

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Super Road Show for Kyogle

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 4

Harry Gold, the well-known English magician, is bringing his new super 1940 road show to Kyogle and will show at the Memorial Institute on…

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Fell in Front of Train Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 3

Mr. Percy Dunningham (52). of Randwick, brother of the late Sir John Dunningham, was killed by a train at Wynyard station to-day He…

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Late Minister's Brother Killed Percy Dunningham Falls Under Train

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday:—When an electric train from Liverpool to Hornsby was entering No. 4 platform at Wynyard Station this…

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N.S.W. Railways Big Buyers Interesting Figures SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

The New South Wales Railway Department claims to be the largest purchaser of stores and materials in Australia. Its total buying for the…

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State Railway Earnings Reply To Graziers' Claim SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) to-night denied a statement by the secretary of the New South Wales Graziers' Association…

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Kyogle Thirty Years Ago Accident on Railway

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

A painful accident occurred to a man named McAuliffe, employed on the railway works at Kyogle on Monday morning. He was coupling trucks…

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A Word to the Holiday Motorist (Issued, by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 12

A holiday is the average person's opportunity to get away from the job-from office, factory pr kitchen to take to the highway and…

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518 Killed on N.S.W. Roads in 11 Months Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 10

Figures made available to-night by the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways (Mr. Neale) showed that 518 persons…

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German Railway Smash 12 Killed; 20 Injured LONDON

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 2

Another railway smash is reported from Berlin, in which 12 were killed and 20 injured. A passenger 'bus and a train came…

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Registration of Motor Vehicles

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 3

The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. C. N. Neale) stated last night that as from February 1, it will be necessary for any person who…

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Weekly Bridge Drill Exercises That Improve Play

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 4

In addition to presenting in easy, interesting, and scientifically-graduated 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…

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Shorter Road to Murwillumbah Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 2

During recent weeks an officer of the Forestry Department has been working at Upper Main Arm surveying the passible routes for a roadway…

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Bomb Thrown at Motor Car Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 5

As a motor car containing William and Eric Brown, of Wahroonga, was being driven in Wahroonga on Saturday night, an unknown person threw…

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518 Lost Lives on N.s.w. Roads in 11 Months

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY: Figures made available by the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr. Neale, showed that 518…

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