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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

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Improvements to Two Roads Suggested by Council Overseer

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

Suggestions for improvements to a section of the Upper Horseshoe Creek road, and for affording relief to traffic using the section of the road near Afterlee known as the Shoot were contained in the report of the overseer, Mr. A. R. Olssen, to Kyogle…

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Nobby's Creek Move for New Road Culvert

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

A public meeting convened by Nobby's Creek Parents and Citizens' Association was held in the school on Saturday last for the…

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Private Motoring Restrictions

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 4

A suggestion in the press that private motoring may eventually be eliminated unless the rubber situation improves was attacked by…

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Railway Secretary Dead

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The death occurred here today of Brigadier W. H. Newman, Secretary of the New South Wales…

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Swiss Reports Mining of Passes And Railways

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: The Berne correspondent of the New York Times says: Swiss newspapers publish stories of the…

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Amusements "Road Agent" at Regent

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 4

"Road Agent," an exciting drama of the roaring West, opens tonight at Murwillumbah School of Arts Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo and Andy…

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Railways' Power

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Director-General of Manpower (Mr Wurth) issued a declaration applying the provisions of the new…

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Death in Melbourne State Railway Secretary

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 3

Brigadier W. H. Newman, secretary of the N. S. W. Railway Department, who was on loan to the Commonwealth as Director-General of…

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Soldier Killed in Train Derailment

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday: One soldier was killed and 14 injured four seriously, when a train was derailed on the Kingaroy-Gympie…

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Must Work on Basis of Long Road Ahead Declares Eden

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: The British Foreign Minister (Mr. Anthony Eden) said at Washington that,…

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Ballina Council Tableland To Coast Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 3

BALLINA, Tuesday.—Among the correspondence received at the monthly meeting of Ballina Council was a letter from the Armidale…

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Brisbane Women Tram Conductors' Threat

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: Women tram conductors are threatening to walk off their jobs if transport is not provided to take them home…

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Twin Towns Railway Figures

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 2

Twin Towns railway figures for the month of February show big increases in the number of passengers carried and revenue…

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Tweed Heads Bridge Circle

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 2

Mrs R. Thornton on Friday afternoon last won the aggregate prize, donated by Mrs R. Warbrooke, for play over the past six months at…

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Good Progress on Woodburn-coraki Road

Northern Star · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 5

The Shire Engineer (Mr. McGuigen.) in his report to last meeting of Woodburn Shire Council stated that the…

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M'bimby Creek Road Residents to Form Gang to Do Repairs

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 2

Repairs to Mullumbimby Creek road and the extension of electricity to that area were discussed at the annual meeting of members of…

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News from the Districts Mullumbimby Creek Road Problems

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 2

MULLUMBIMBY, Monday.—Repairs to Mullumbimby Creek road and the extension of electricity to that area were discussed at Mullumbimby Creek…

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Heavy Damage By Bad Motor Fuels

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 6

N.R.M.A. engineers report increasing damage to motor vehicle engines through the use of bad fuel. The chief engineer of the Association…

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Coast-tablelands Railway Link Proposal

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 4

The Post-War Reconstruction Committee of the Northern Rivers Shires and Municipalities Association have decided to co-operate…

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Need to Train More Doctors

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 2

IT is topsy-turvy interpretation of the purpose of the limitation of the number of students who should he enrolled for…

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