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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

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Road Distances Miles From Lismore

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 6

Alstonville 11, Ballina 21, Blakebrook 5, Bexhill 6, Boatharbour 5, Boorie 3, Bonalbo 61, Bangalow 21, Byron Bay 29, Brunswick Heads 35, Broadwater (via Wardell) 27, Broken Head 30, Casino 19, Corndale 10, Cowlong 10, Coolangatta 83, Cudgen Headland 80, Dorroughby 13,…

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Chinese 36 Miles From Burma Road

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON. Sunday: The Chinese 1st Army has reached a point [?] miles from Bhamo along the Head linking Bhamo with…

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No-Accideat Record In Sight: Appeal To Road Users

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 4

Lismore branch of the Road Safety Council has received the congratulations of the State Executive upon conducting the most outstanding holiday road safety campaign in the State. "It is confidently anticipated,"…

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German Railways Pounded

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: Focal points of the German railway system, carrying supplies to the Lattlefronts and to V2 sites, on…

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New Year Motoring Good Resolution

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1945 · page 2

"Motorists should adopt as their New Year resolution: 'I will drive more carefully and safely," says the General Secretary of the N.R.M.A…

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Man Leaves Hospital Hit by Train

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: Mr Gilbert Mannion (42), single, of Hendra, who was a patient in Brisbane General Hospital, left…

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Big Deathroll In U.S. Train Smash

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK. Monday (AAP). —At least 50 were killed and 150 injured when the second division of the Pacific Limited…

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C'wealth Should Share Military Road Damage

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 3

The Leader of the Country Party (Col. Bruxner) urged that the Commonwealth Government should reimburse the local governing…

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Duty of Motorists in Country

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1945 · page 3

An appeal to motorists in country districts to avoid negligent actions which may result in the breaking out of bushfires is made by the general…

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Train Hits Cows

Northern Star · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Three cows. which strayed on to the. railway line near Thornleigh this morning delayed the Kempsey…

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Cows Killed by Mail Train

Tweed Daily · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Three cows which strayed on to the railway line near Thonleigh this morning delayed the…

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Railway Timetable Alterations

Tweed Daily · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: "An adjustment of railway timetables is being made to afford better services to and from the…

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Britain's Road Accidents

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: The Ministry for War Transport reveals that 507 were killed and 10,268 injured as the result of road…

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Man Fatally Injured in Road Accident

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 2

CASINO, Thursday: When travelling by truck on the Tenterfield road today, George James Rooke (67) fractured the…

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Position Easier Motor Car Spare Parts

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 January 1945 · page 4

Commenting on the latest list of controlled automotive spare parts just released, the chief engineer of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J. Fielder) says…

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Chinese Airmen Train in U.s

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 1

Chinese airmen, who are getting a special type of instruction as bombardiers and navigators of the latest type of U.S. bomber planes at an air base in the United States, are assisted by a Chinese interpreter (standing) during classroom work in radio. The Chinese…

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Road Safety Council's Work Commended

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 4

Gratification at the fact that there had been no road accidents in the Lismore district during the Christmas and New Year holidays was expressed last night by Police Inspector'Schrader. "This is a…

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Five-day Train Service From Next Month

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 2

Commencing next week trains will leave Sydney for Murwillumbah and leave Murwillumbah for Sydney…

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Opening of Ledo-burma Road Soon

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday: The Associated Press correspondent at Chungking says: The High Command announced that…

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Retail Prices of Motor Vehicles Being Sold by Disposals Commission

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: The first list of maximum retail selling prices of motor vehicles handed over by the Government for…

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