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Railways, roads & transport, 1940

214 stories in South Coast's papers · page 9 of 11

N.s.w. Railways Big State Enterprise

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 October 1940 · page 7

The annual report of the New South Wales Department of Railways is just to hand. A perusal shows what a wonderful State enterprise is this…

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The Motorists' Corner (Official R.A.C.A. Notes by "Carbon"). Petrol Rationing

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 October 1940 · page 2

It would seem that my forecast that there would be no petrol rationing this side of Christmas, would probably have been more accurate if I had said…

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Road Users Are like Children (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 6

Children in the environment of the home or at school are happy and carefree, but change their school or remove them to a strange locality…

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Dangers in New Driving (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

One of the tendencies of motorists revealed since petrol rationing has come into operation, is the practice of coasting wherever possible. This…

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Safe Drivers Live Longest. (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 1

The safe driver lives longest, and what is more important to the public, he allows others to live longer, too. This is a piece of advice that…

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More Frequent Cheap-fare Train Trips for Country Residents

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 2

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hardigan, has decided to extend the opportunities for travel at excursion fares. For many years…

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Cheep Train Trips. for Country Residents

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 1

The Commissioner for Railways has decides to extend the opportunities for country. travel at excursion fares…

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More Frequent Cheapfare Train Trips For Country Residents

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 6

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has decided to extend the opportunities for travel of excursion fares. For many years…

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Indian Signs on Highways. (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 1

How we used to thrill at the stories of the Indian scouts, those skilled pioneers who bunted “Indian sighs,” danger warnings from a freshly…

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Railway Excursions November Series

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 30 October 1940 · page 12

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, announced recently his intention to extend the opportunities for country residents to travel at…

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Railway Excursions November Series

The South Coast Register · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 3

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, announced recently his intention to extend the opportunities for country residents…

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Home Bridge Club

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 6 November 1940 · page 1

A further sum of £6/1/- has been raised by the above club, and is to be allocated equally to the Red Cross Society, Patriotic Fund, and Baby…

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Safe Drivers Live Longest (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 5

The safe driver lives longest, and what is more important to the public, he allows others to live longer, too…

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Motor Notes

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 3

The serious reactions of war conditions on the sales of new automobiles throughout the Commonwealth during the first quarter of…

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Housing the Railway Staff Great Work of Railway Commissioner

The South Coast Register · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 3

At she present time, when so much is beard in regard to the inadequacy of [?] accommodation, it is very interesting to know…

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Machine Brickmaking. Mr Lot Stafford’s Works, Tathra Road

The Bega District News · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon we availed ourselves of the invitation to inspect Mr Lot Stafford’s machine brickworks on Tathra road. That part of…

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New Condition, New Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council)

The Bega District News · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 1

New conditions caused by petrol rationing have created a few more causes of road accidents. Immediately the new conditions…

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Motor Truck Fatality at Woodhill Mountain

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 3

On Friday last Mr. George Blissett, sawmiller, of Berry, in company with one of his sons, went to Woodhill for logs for the mill, and on coming down…

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The Motorists’ Corner (Official R.A.C.A. Notes by “Carbon”). BUSHED!

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 2

The entire motoring industry has got itself so thoroughly bushed over petrol rationing that it is now extremely difficult to see the forest for…

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Country Post Offices Train Wireless Operators

The Bega District News · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 4

Scores of provincial and country telegraph offices throughout Australia have recently become training centres for the R. A. A.F., their job…

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