Basic Wage and Roads
Immediate Federal action to link road grants with the basic?wage on a sliding scale, to allow for automatic…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
372 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 19
Moral Deterioration of Drivers Blamed for Record Toll of Road
The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Mr. A. A. Shoezridge, this week placed the blame for New South Wales' record number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Want Road Tax Modified: Rural Goods Suffer
The N.S.W. Government was asked to lift the road tax on motor lorries when rail trucks are not available, by the Liberal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Elderly Woman Injured When Hit by Motor Cycle
The condition of Mrs. Fred Acret, of Barwin Street, who was injured in an accident involving a motor cycle. is reported to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rabbits Dumped on Road
Over 500 rabbits have been "dumped" on the Ungarie road near Girral. This was told to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Move for Sign on Weethalle Kikoira Road
The traffic branch of the Police Department has requested that a sign to warn motorists be erected on a dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Has Road Courtesy Gone
Wholesale condemnation of motorists for lack of courtesy and bad temper can be overdone, in the opinion of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Snarler" Rocket Motor Doubles Power Of Britain's Jet-Aircraft
Details of the "Snarler" rocket motor—a new device which doubles the power of Britain's fastest jet-aircraft and adds another milestone to the world lead held by the British aviation industry—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Moral Deterioration" Of Motor Drivers To Blame
THE Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramway, Mr. A. A. Shoebridge, this week placed the blame for New South Wales' record number of road deaths on the "moral deterioration" of the driver…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Has Road Courtesy Gone?
Wholesale condemnation of motorists for lack of courtesy and bad temper call be overcome, is the opinion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Councils' Reply On Road Funds
Shire councils Should not be restricted in their Use of road grants from petrol tax. Mr. A. Mainerd said this week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Tax Revenue for Roads; Big Increase in Grants to States
Speaking in the Leislative Assembly on the Motor Vehicles Taxation amending Bill which increases the tax on various motor vehicles, the Leader of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minister's Offer To Railway Men
The Minister for Transport the Hon. W. F. Sheahan, MLA, intends to inform Railway Department employees that if the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Tests for Motorists Urged
Discussing the Motor Traffic Offences Bill in the Legislative Assembly, the Leader of the Country Party (Lt. Col. Bruxner) said that many accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bailey Bridge Equipment for Jemalong Shire
Mr. F. J. Cahill, M.L.A. for the district, forwards the following copy of a letter received by him from the Main Roads Department…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Condo Man Killed in Railway Accident Very Little Known
The following message was received at the Condobolin Railway Station from Ivanhoe early last Friday morning. "1.10 a.m., Friday, 11th January, Horace A. Lewis, shed fireman,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Governmnet Subsidy for Aerodrome
The West Wyalong aerodrome has been designated as a regular stopping place on a regularly operated airline by the Department of Civil Aviation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suggestion For Built Fireplaces On Roads
A suggestion from the Bush Fire Committee, Chief Secretary's Department, concerning the erection of properly constructed fireplaces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bailey Bridge Equipment for Jemalong Shire
As indicated in our last issue, the question of Bailey bridge equipment for Jemalong Shire was referred to at the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bookings on the Central West Railway Express
Last week's issue of the "Champion Post" says that a prominent Parkes citizen is irate at alleged bungling in…
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