German Soldiers Killed in Train Smash
LONDON, Monday:—The Berlin official newsagency says that five soldiers were killed, seven seriously injured, and many slightly injured when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1941
894 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 45
Road Distances Miles From Lismore
Alstonville 11, Ballina 21, Blakebrook 5, Bexhill 6, Boatharbour 5, Boorie 3, Bonalbo 61, Bangalow 21, Byron Bay 29, Brunswick Heads 35,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North Coast Mail Train Sydney to Murwillumbah (First and second class sleepers are available on this train.)
Daily (Saturdays excepted), Sydney [?]part 8.15 p.m., Waratah dep. 11.25 p.m., West Maitland dep. 11.50 p.m., Taree dep. 4.11 a.m., Kempsey dep…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lismore Has Most Road Safety Council Members
Lismore is at present well ahead of all other branches of the New South Wales Road Safety Council in membership numbers. It has over 500…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Struck by Motor Cycle
Tom Gillett (58), married, a resident of Mullumbimby, was conveyed to the Lismore Base Hospital by the Mullumbimby Ambulance after he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Time-table Brisbane-sydney Express
Following if the latest timetable for the daily service (Sundays included) over the coastal line from Sydney to Brisbane. The district connecting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New England Motor Co
The following 'bus services are provided by the New England Motor Co.: Leave Lismore for Brisbane, via Brunswick Heads, daily, 10 a.m.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£9239 Road Maintenance Programme
A tentative main roads maintenance programme of works for this year, considered urgently required by Terania Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reclassification of Main Road Request Refused
The Department of Main Roads is not prepared to raise the status of the Grafton-Casino road from that of a main road to either a State…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Open Column. Courtesy Code for Motorists (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I desire to make a suggestion to motorists to endeavour to adopt and maintain a New year "courtesy code." Firstly, if you must damage the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Toll of the Road Effected By "War Neurosis"
In a statement issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales a view is expressed that the peaks in accident figures…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Porter Murdered Near Hobart
HOBART, Thursday:—Struck a terrific blow on the back of the head, Eric Ross Robinson (26), a railway porter, was murdered in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Room For Improvement In Road Safety
Although serious road accidents have been almost negligible on the North Coast during the holidays, it is believed that there is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Accidents Rate Varies with War Fortunes
When the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One Killed Every 12 Hours In Road Accidents Wellington (N.z.)
One New Zealander is killed in road accidents every,12 hours. The Minister for Transport (Mr. Semple) made this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Markings
Few motorists are familiar with the new method being adopted of marking double lines on sections of road where, because of restricted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cyclists Injured at Coolangatta
Two youths sustained minor injuries when thrown to the roadway after the motor cycle they were riding skidded and fell near the Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Accidents Decline Negligence by Children
A marked decline in road accidents over the Christmas holidays has been reported by the N.R.M.A. Progress reports…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Preventing Addition of Kerosene to Motor Fuel Canberra
Action to prevent kerosene from being added to motor spirit by motorists was taken under the national security (liquid fuel) regulations to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorists Pay for Road Facilities
In view of the fact that Australian automobile owners on the average pay annually approximately £8 for registration fees and…
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