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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport
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LONDON, Tuesday:--The British mechanised forces are making contact with the outer defences of Tobruk and General Wavell is wasting no time in pushing on after the victorious assault on Bardia. The scale of the British success in Libya can be gauged from facts now made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lismore branch of the Road Safety Council now has a membership of 3000, said the president (Mr. R. H. Trevan) last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Figures supplied by the Mullumbimby Stationmaster (Mr. S. L. Reddon) yesterday show that 18,589 cases of bananas were dispatched from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One of the motorists' best friends is his battery, yet strange to say, it is in most cases one of the most neglected components of an automobile. Very…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The question was recently raised as to whether it would not be wise for motor drivers of very advanced age to be re-tested before reissuing of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Wednesday:—After for inches of rain had fallen in little more than 24 hours to-day, a creek near Quirindi broke its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gundurimba Shire Council has been advised officially that the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Martin) has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON: Tanks and big guns continue rumbling in an unending stream across the desert towards Tobruk, the fall of which, according to the "Times" Cairo correspondent, the Italians have already been prepared for by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BUDAPEST, Wednesday:—A terrific explosion occurred when a German munitions train collided with another train on the main line. The number…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The acting Secretary (Mr. V. O'German) of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W., writes: It might interest you to know that from time to time we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some weeks ago I gave a brief account of this re-constructed station, and indicated a desire to give a fuller one later on if the editor could spare the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Although the broken bridge over Quirindi Creek has not been repaired, passenger traffic on the main northern railway line was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The New South Wales railways spend annually on materials about £6,000,000. Approximately 90 per cent, of this amount is spent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the instance of Crs. Wallers and Hugan, Kyogle Shire Council yesterday decided to ask the Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner, whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A statement that the design for reconstruction work at Newry bridge on the Pacific Highway was hand so that no delay would be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After Ald. W. F. Oakes had quoted statements made by the Premier (Mr. Mair) that power, water and roads were the essentials…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warner Bros.' "The Road to Frisco," featuring an all-star cast, including George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New South Wales Railways spend annually on materials about £6,000,000, of which approximately 90 per cent, is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Realising that there will be a shortage of skilled labour in industry in Australia, manufacturers are endeavouring to find ways and means…
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