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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

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Motor Vehicle Insurance

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 2

When visiting Victoria, N.S.W. motorists should call at the Department of Road Transport in Sydney or a N.S.W. registry near the…

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Manpower Position In Railways "Most Acute"

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Director of Manpower. (Mr. Wurth) said to-day that the position in the railways was most acute. For this…

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Byron Shire Council Farmers Form Gang for Road Work

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 3

BYRON BAY, Tuesday.—Mullumbimby Creek residents, at the request of the engineer of Byron Shire (Mr. M. Smith), have…

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Byron Shire Council Road Gang of Farmers at M'bimby Ck

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 4

Mullumbimby Creek residents, at the request of the engineer of Byron Shire (Mr M. Smith), have mustered a gang of five…

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Train Collision

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 4

CAIRNS, Wednesday: An incoming train to Cairns at 11 o'clock last night collided with a stationary train at Woree. It was badly…

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Reach Canada to Train

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

TORONTO, Tuesday: A large group of RAF members, including [?] Australians and New Zealand have arrived in [?]…

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Young Woman Taken From Train Alleged Border Hopping

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A young Melbourne woman alleged to be border-hopping was taken off the train at Casino, NSW,…

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"Border Hopping" By Woman Alleged Passenger Removed From Train

Northern Star · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Wednesday.—A young woman, claimed to be a border hopper, was removed from the train at Casino…

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Railway Services

Northern Star · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 2

Sir,—Concerning the cutting-out of railway services to residents of Lismore district, the question and answer attached as asked by the…

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Amusements Roxy Theatre "Road Agent"

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 6

The thrilling out-door attraction, "Road Agent," will be presented at the Roxy Theatre to-night. The cast is headed by the popular screen stars…

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Coraki Road To Cost £22,000 Immediate Start

Northern Star · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

Proposals by the Department of Main Roads for the immediate reconstruction of the Coraki Road at an estimated cost of £22,000 were accepted by a meeting of the Gundurimba…

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Bishop Says: Schools Must Train Children for Industry

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY. Friday—The Right Reverend Dr. Bergman, Bishop of Goulburn, said yesterday that children must be trained for jobs,…

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£11,094 For Main Roads

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 3

The Main Roads Department informed Kyogle Shire Council yesterday that it had approved a programme of maintenance works on…

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Roads Favoured by Kyogle Coast-Tableland Link

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 4

At the instance of Cr. O. C. Walters, Kyogle Shire Council yesterday decided that the whole question of communication between the coast…

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Tomki Shire Road Works Completed

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 2

CASINO, Tuesday.—Reporting to last meeting of Tomki Shire Council, the Acting Engineer stated that patrol grading on Leeville,…

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Railway Service Medals

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) announced today that every railway man with more than 45 years service will…

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Escapees From Martinique Train for Forces

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 3

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Wednesday: Hundreds of Frenchmen, risking ther lives, have escaped from Martinique and…

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Coolangatta Council Payment for Road Plant

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 3

At Tuesday's meeting of Coolangatta Town Council it was reported by the clerk that a valuation of £766 had been placed on…

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Coast-Tableland Kyogle Shire Favours Road Connection

Northern Star · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 2

KYOGLE, Wednesday.—Kyogle Shire Council, at last meeting, carried a motion favouring the question of communication between…

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Motor Speed Limit

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The Federal Transport Minister (Mr Lawson) announced that a 30-mile-an-hour limit for motor vehicles…

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