Cattle Hold Up Bridge Traffic
TRAFFIC was held up on both sides of the Dunolly bridge for more than two hours yesterday while efforts were made to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
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Sheahan Announces Road Tax Concessions
Fruit, vegetables and other perishable produce, hides, skins, earthenware pipes, wheat, chaff and fertiliser will be exempt…
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“The fogs, frosts, mud, rain and winds of the winter months are upon us again; and It is felt that a few, timely tips on safe road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.n. Testing New Road Signs
While increasing numbers of Australians are travelling abroad and more overseas visitors than ever before are arriving in this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commission Surveying River Banks Near Dunolly Bridge Seeks Costs of Erosion Check
Mr. F. Borchers of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission began a survey of the river banks in the vicinity of the Dunnolly bridge yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tar Surfacing of Roads
A start has been made by Port Stephens Shire Council to tar 14 miles of road, 10 of which are in D riding…
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Lower Hunter Shire Council will receive a deputation, at its next meeting for a discussion on Melville bridge, Request for the deputation was placed before yesterday’s meeting of council in a letter from Rosebrook Parents and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pilfering From Railway
The Minister for Transport (Mr. W.F. Sheahen) said on the [?] Assembly that some dishonest carriers were [?]…
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SYDNEY: Four people were killed and a motor cyclist was seriously Injured In road smashes at Narelian, about 40 miles from…
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SYDNEY: The coast branch of the Federated [?] and Firemen’s Association was ordred by the Full Bench of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →57 Killed in Railway Sashes
NEW YORK: At least 57 persons sons were killed and more than 50 others injured in two railway disasters on the American…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Age For Motor Cycle Licence Too Low
SYDNEY.— NRMA secretary (Mr Richards) said today that youths 16 years of age were too young to the given licences for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Staff Needs
The Department of Railways needs 65 enginedrivers, 26 firemen, and 105 cleaners. Mr. W. F. Sheahan, Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Jacks Lift Bridge at Maitland
Department of Main Road engineers lifted Belmore Bridge from an abutment and a damaged truss. The bridge connects Maitland and…
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Greater road safety measures will be sought in a question, notice of which was given in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Injured In Motor Accidents
Minor injuries were received by a young man B school girl and a small boy in three accidents on the first day of the…
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MUSWELLBROOK; George Goody, 88, of B[?] Muswellbrook was found, [?] at 4 a.m. yesterday in a train [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Experimental "Rubber Road"
In November, a leading British road engineer, Mr. A. R. Smee, will visit Sydney to supervise the laying of an…
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A passenger died on a train which was bringing him home to Muswellbrook yesterday. He was George Charles Goody, 38, of Bridge Street,…
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Sir.—There seems to be some unfair delay in the construction of the Sandy Hollow-Maryvale railway. By way of encouraging more interest in…
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