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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

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Mullumbimby Court Motor Spirit Consumer's Breach

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 3

Failure to surrender a motor spirit consumer's licence for cancellation and continuing to obtain fuel for the vehicle and use it…

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Motorist To Appeal Against Conviction

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 4

At Lismore Court yesterday, Walter Charles Clarson, 183 North Street, Casino, pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving a motor car…

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Foot Caught in Stirrup Child Dragged Along Road

Northern Star · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday. — Falling from her pony on her way home from school yesterday afternoon, Katherine Hannigan, 7, living on…

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Son on Hospital Train Happy Surprise For Red Cross Workers

Northern Star · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday. — Lieut. Colin Raphael, A.I.F., a native of Casino, who, after nine months service in New Guinea, was…

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Survived Battles, Killed By Train

Northern Star · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 5

ADELAIDE. Thursday. —After surviving two years of campaigning overseas and having…

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Three Tweed Shire Road Units Working

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 2

The engineer (Mr A. L. Horniman) told Tweed Shire Council meeting yesterday that he now had three road units -- caterpillar,…

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Tweed Shire Council Discussion On Cemetery Road

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 2

Tweed Shire Council at its meeting yesterday further considered the question of assisting in the provision of a road through…

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Controller of Spare Motor Parts to Be Appointed

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: To place the provision of spare motor parts on a firm foundation, the Government will appoint a Controller of…

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Theft Of Motor Tyres

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 6

Perturbed at the rising number of thefts of motor vehicle tyres, the N.R.M.A. warns motorists that they are risking the complete…

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Huge Railway Earnings

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A forecast that for the year ending June next New South Wales railway earnings will be £36,000,000,…

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Railway Revenue at New Peak

Northern Star · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—A forecast that for the year ending in June next, the New south Wales Railway earnings will be £35,000,000,…

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Labourer Killed in Train Fall

Northern Star · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Arthur Edward Jacobson, a wharf labourer, of Hurstville, was cut to pieces when he fell from a moving train near…

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Qld. Railwaymen Want 56-Hour Week

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday: a mass meeting of railway workers at the Trades Hall today decided to press for a 56-hour maximum week, thus…

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Information Dismissed Improper Use of Motor Spirit Alleged

Northern Star · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday.—Charged before Mr. R. M. Stewart, P.M., with using motor spirit for a purpose other than that authorised on his…

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Patriotic Bridge Club

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 7

Mrs. J. K. Griffiths had the highest score on Saturday afternoon when Kyogle Patriotic Bridge Club commenced its February point score…

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To Train Dogs for Army Use

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday: Army authorities are asking for 100 dogs of heavy breeds for a new experimental training unit…

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Old Vehicles to Be Put Off Road

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Monday.—Following the decision of the Liquid Fuel Board to restrict commercial licences to cars and trucks used on…

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Upper Duck Ck. Road Construction £4000 From Department

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 1

The Main Roads Department informed Kyogle Shire Council yesterday that the construction of Upper Duck Creek road, between 5 miles…

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Quarterly Motor Registrations N.R.M.A. Official's Hint

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. advises motorists who contemplate registering their cars quarterly instead of yearly to investigate the position from all…

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Railway Records Forecast

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 3

All New South Wales' railway records will be broken this year, the Railway Commissioner, Mr. Hartigan, said at the week-end…

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