Reduction in Main Roads Programme £1160 Less for Byron Shire
BYRON BAY, Tuesday.—The report of the engineer (Mr. M. Smith) at Byron Shire Council meeting today revealed that a deduction of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
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Dr. Pao Tells of Democracy's Road to Victory
BRISBANE, Tuesday:—On arrival to-day, the Consul-General for China (Dr. C. Pao) said democracy had turned the winning…
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CASINO, Wednesday.—At the suggestion of Aid. L. E. Jabour Casino Council decided to ask the Main Roads authorities what…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A man who was found lying in the middle of Bexley-road, North Bexley, early to-day received…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →64,000 Motor Vehicles Were Delicensed During 1940
The cancellation of registrations of cars and commercial motor vehicles in Australia in 1940, owing primarily to war conditions, reached a record total,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Forum. Condition of Main Arm Roads (To the Editor)
Sir: I would like to direct the attention of the general public to the conditions under which we live and labor at Main Arm owing to the condition of…
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Construction of a standard gauge railway line between Broken Hill and Port Pirie (S.A.), which was proposed two months ago by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aircraft Engines for U.S. Motor Industry Changes To-Plane Making
The first aircraft engines to be made in quantity production in the U.S. by major automobile companies as part of the programme of full aid…
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Mr. H. C. Jones, general secretary of the Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales, met members of the Richmond-Tweed district section in…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The authorities are inquiring into what is believed to have been a daring attempt to wreck a troop train. A shepherd warned the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reclassify Trunk Roads Councils To Prepare Evidence
BALLINA, Sunday.—A proposal that the interested councils should secure evidence to support an application to have three main roads within the association area reclassified as trunk roads, was adopted by the Northern Rivers Association of…
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NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—Mrs. Enid Twyford (about 34) was killed when struck by a motor lorry near her home at Swansea last night. Her daughter,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tweed Cricket. Murwillumbah and Railway Successful Colts and Cudgen Win Honors
First innings wins were recorded by Murwillumbah and Railway at the expense of South Arm and Eungella in the final series of…
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Amounting to 17- the proceeds of Kyogle Patriotic Bridge Club's party on Saturday afternoon will be handed to Kyogle Red Cross Society…
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LONDON (AAP), Monday.—Twentysix persons were killed and 20 injured when the Bilbao-San Sebastian electric train was wreeked after the…
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Mr. Chauvel, President of Kyogle Shire Council, is in receipt of a letter addressed to Mr. Lee from the Public Works Department, stating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →242 KILLED Road Accidents In Country
Although there were only 2118 accidents in country towns and rural areas last year against 7188 in the County of…
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SYDNEY, Monday:—There is some factual basis for reports circulated in Sydney during the weekend thai an attefpt was made to…
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Sir,—On February 12 I read where Byron Shire intends to spend £50 clearing Mill Crossing to make it traffickable for cars, etc. I would like…
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ONCE again the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. has directed attention to the number of pedestrians involved in road…
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