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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

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Woman Motor Drivers

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday:--The first batch of motor drivers from the Australian Women's Army began duties to-day. They range from ages 18 to…

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Women Tram Conductors Opposed by Department

Northern Star · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—An agreement between the Commissioner of Road Transport (Mr. Neale) and Tramway Union officials provides…

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Special Force To Remove Petrol, Motor Vehicles, is Suggested

Northern Star · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The general secretary of the Service Stations Association (Mr. Gregory) said to-day that his association proposed to…

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Roads to Give Easy Access to West

Northern Star · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 4

CASINO, Friday.—Cr. E. L. Vincent, president of Kyogle Shire Council, at the invitation of the president (Ald A. E. Robinson…

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Patriotic Bridge Club

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

Highest scores at Saturday's meeting of Kyogle Patriotic Bridge Club were held by Mrs. W. Gosper and Mrs. G. S. Moyle…

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Plan To Keep Cars On Road

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 5

[?] sponsored by [?] of one service stations Association, with the object of Keeping…

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Road Links for Mighty Trek Ready for Coastal Invasion

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 1

CASINO.--A mighty trek westward by the 120,000 people living in the north-eastern part of the Stale will follow invasion if a…

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Drove Negligently Motorist in Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

Henry Joseph Rose, of Goonellabah, pleaded guilty at the Lismore Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., on a charge of…

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Burma Road Cut North Of Pegu

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: It was announced in Bombay on Monday that the Japanese have temporarily succeeded in…

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Border Motoring Anomalies

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 2

The application of lighting restrictions on motorists in New South Wales is causing anomalies at the Tweed Heads-Coolangatta…

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Keeping Cars on Road

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY -- A plan sponsored by official of the Service Stations As socration with the object of keeping ready for [?] use thousands…

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Insulted Soldiers Dubbo Railway Guard's Indiscretion

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

Albert Samuel Giles, a Dubbo railway guard, pleaded guilty in the Nyngan Police Court to a charge of using offensive words. The words,…

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Unusual Case Lost Speech After Motor Accident

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 5

Writing in the current issue of "The Hospital" on the development of speech therapy in N.S.W., Elinor Wray, A.S.S.T. (Lon.), Senior Speech…

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Pedestrians Must Keep Off Roads

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 4

Pedestrians in Lismore are still walking on roadways at night although they have been warned of the danger,…

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Road Signs Must Be Removed

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—Under a National Security order gazetted to-night, all road and other signs, which might afford…

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Coal Gas As Fuel for Motor Vehicles

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 8

The following notes, supplied by the district representative of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. G. S. Heather), are extracts from an…

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More Road Signs to Be Removed

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Sunday.—Advertising signs familiar to road and rail travellers, displaying such information as distances to…

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China's New Supply Road in Use

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK, Saturday: Chungking correspondent of the United Press says China's new supply route from India is now operating…

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Frenchman Shot as Hostage Would Follow the Same Road

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: A letter written by Gabriel Peri, a French Communist Deputy and foreign editor of "Le Humanite", a few…

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Motor Trucks Required

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

The Labor Agent at Coolangatta (Sgt. A. J. Dickson) advises that the Main Roads Commission urgently requires 250 motor trucks, of a capacity…

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