Suggested Allocation For Country Roads Council Defers Consideration
A suggestion by Cr. T. Gleghorn that an amount of £16,000 be set aside in the estimates to be divided…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
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Shire Works Programme Has Drastic Cuts For 1953 Main Roads Board Allocation Greatly Reduced
AS THE RESULT OF DRASTIC CUTS IN MAIN ROADS BOARD ALLOCATIONS, THE UPPER HUNTER SHIRE WILL HAVE ITS WORKS…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Property Owner's Objection To Rouchel Road Culvert States Access to River Blocked to Stock
As the result of ar objection lodged by a Rouchel landowner work on a culvert which had collapsed, was held up until after…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New organisation for better roads
Australian Road Federation Ltd., a national organisation to fight for better roads, was formed in Melbourne last week, with Melbourne businessman Sir Herbert Olney as provisional…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country road repair position hopeless
Many shire councils in N.S.W. would be in a hopeless position this year for funds for road maintenance and improvement, the president of the Shires Association of N.S.W., Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cyclist Injured
SINGLETON: Mr. Athol Harris, 38, of Albert-street, Singleton, received a severely lacerated wound to his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Skeleton Weed On Railway
QUIRINDI: Mr. T. Windsor, weeds officer to the Central Northern County Council, reported to a council meeting at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorcyclist Injured
Me. Athol Harris, 38 of Albert Street, suffered a large lacerated wound to his left leg and abrasions to his face…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Harbour Bridge Toll
Motorists expect N.S.W. political candidates to declare where they stand on the abolition of Sydney Harbour Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"No Money For Main Roads"
"Shire Councils everywhere are vigorously protesting against the reduced State vote for trunk and main roads. The cuts for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →RAAF Jets Train In Cyprus
Pilots of the R.AA.F. No. 78 )Fighter) Wing have been very busy for the past three Weeks since they flew from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letter to the Editor Thornton Roads and Other Complaints
Sir.—I wish to vent my feeling through your columns in regard to a few complaints at Thornton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Elderly Man Fatally Injured Struck By Motor-cycle
An elderly man was fatally injured when he was struck by a motor-cycle in Main-road, Neath, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Assaulted Railway Porter
A 19-years-old rigger convicted of [?] a railway porter at Maitland Railway Station on Boxing Day was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monkey Place bridge like a monument
A timber beam bridge built over Monkey Place Creek and costing approximately £7000 to date has been described by Broke residents as like "a monument in a paddock."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe cut in Upper Hunter roads money
As the result of drastic cuts In Main Roads Board allocations, the Upper Hunter Shire will have its works…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sawmiller Injured in Road Accident
Well-known member of the Newcastle and Gloucester sawmilling firm of Viggers Ptd. Ltd., Mr. Frank…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Move to Cut Down Road Toll
SYDNEY: In the [?] down the [?] Motorist Association of Australia is making a drive…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goods Train Broke Coupling
SINGLETON: Some time ago the Department of Railways caused quite a stir when it reported It had lost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train or Lose Money
Officials of Maitland Rugby League Football Club will this season take a serious view of absence of players…
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