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Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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Crash Helmets for Motor Cyclists

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: Compulsory use crash helmets by motor cyclists will be one of a number of proposals which a special meeting of…

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New Model “Velocette” Motor Cycle at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 12

Of more than passing interest is an entirely new type of motor cycle which has just reached Albury, the “Velocette,” Model L.E…

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Sydney’s Trams May Be Scrapped

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 12

“Motorists sincerely hope the Government will. accept the report of the British experts and scrap Sydney’s trams,” says Mr…

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Truck and Motor Cycle Collide

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 2

When a utility truck and a motor cycle collided at the intersection of Parkinson and Kenilworth sts., East Albury, yesterday afternoon,…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 11

A NOVEL plan has been adopted in England by the company responsible for the building of one of the most popular British makes of motor buses and heavy duty trucks in service on Australian roads. The testers of new engines receive…

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Inquiry Into Accidents Which Involve Motor Cyclists Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 3

APPROVAL of the appointment of a base committee of inquiry into road accidents involving motor cyclists has been approved by the acting Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan)…

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Improvement Plan for Albury Aerodrome

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 2

DEPARTMENT of Civil Aviation informed Albury Council last evening of work required to be done oik the city's aerodrome to bring it up to a standard of satisfying present-day licensing requirements…

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How Funds for Roads Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 9

MINISTER for Works and Local Government (Mr. Oahill) to-night, announced how the £560,000 allotted to 116 shire councils and 41 municipal councils for roadworks under the Commonwealth Aid…

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Pleasant Hills Road Not Widened

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

In reply to Cr. Lewington at the last meeting of Lockhart Shire Council, the engineer said the road between J. Clancys and Forck's…

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Road Blocked After Smash at Barnawartha

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 3

After two motor trucks had collided head-on in the middle of Indigo Creek bridge, Barnawartha, shortly after 3 o'clock on…

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Reply by Railways to F. & S. Association Zone Conference Resolustions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

The following reply has been received by the hon. secretary of the Southern Zone Conference of the Farmers & Settlers' Association to resolutions passed recently:-- "With reference to your letter of…

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F.s.a. Requests to Railways

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 11

The NSW Railways has replied; [?] requests by the Southern Zone Conference Committee of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association as…

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£1519 Damages for Motor Cyclist

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: Allan Bruce Milcoy, of Malabar rd, Coogee, was today awarded £1519/4/ damages by a District Court…

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Schoolboy Hanged in Train Perth

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 4

The body of Edwin Leonard Bates, 15, of Bayswater, was found hanging by a garbardine coat strap from the luggage rack…

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Man Killed in Road Smash

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.: An elderly man was killed and five other people were injured—four seriously—when a car and…

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Stock Bottlenecks Channels on Main Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 2

A practice which may interfere with travelling stock traffic in these districts if irrigation becomes more extensile was discussed in…

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Carrathool Roads Plant Shortage—New Patrol

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 4

Roadwork in Carrathool Shire last month was hampered by the fact that four road plants are out of action awaiting arrival of new…

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Toll of the Road

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.; Forty-one people were killed and 765 injured in motor accidents last month, according to traffic police…

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Carrathool Shire New Main Road at Eastern End North River Road Refused

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 1

THE Department of Main Roads Will recommend the reclassification of the road from Darlington Point via Whitton to the Leeton-Griffith road at a main road. All other requests from Carrathool Shire have been refused or deferred,…

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