Maude Bridge The Last Lap
AFTER years of effort the Waradgery Shire is now embarking on the last stage of the Maude…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
804 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 41
Progress Association Wants Albury Road Turn-off Widened at Cuirairn
Culcairn Progress Association, at hs meeting, resolved that the Shire Council's attention be drawn to the extremely dangerous corner at the post office. The corner referred to is the Albury Road turn-off…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tenders Called for Bitumen Surfacing Work On Trunk Road 57 Shire Engineer's Report
Reporting on the construction of bitumen surface on Trunk Road 57 to the November meeting of Culcairn Shire Council, held on Wednesday of last week, the engineer (Mr. A. W. Kerle) said the strengthening of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Passengers on a Motor Bike
On a charge of having driven a motor cycle in End Street, on August 19, with three young passengers Edward Sitters, of Crispe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Deaths on Decline
PERTH, Sun.: Road deaths in West Australia had declined by 15 since the end of March compared with the total for fee previous 12…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Thru Killed on N.s.w. Roads
SYDNEY, Sun.: A man whose right arm was struck by a passing lorry died in Singleton Hospital today after his arm had…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tram, Bus Strike Off in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, San.: A mass meeting of 600 tram and bus employes today decided to seek a conference with the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Carrathool Main Roads Building Programme
Carrathool Shire Council will ask for the largest programme under the classification of "Main Bonds" yet…
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Two young men were released on their own bond of £50 to be of good behaviour for twelve months, following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good news for motorists
MELBOURNE. Mon.: Cheaper rates for retreading and recapping tyres were announced toy the Prices Commissioner, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Summer Motoring
With the approach of hot weather, the N.R.M.A. advises motorists to give thought to their carâs cooling system. Water in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lawbreaking — and Menace to Motorists
How many cyclists realise they are breaking the law by riding three abreast ? Too few, apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grasshoppers and Motoring
Most popular means of protecting motor vehicles from grasshoppers is fitting a fine wire screen in front of the radiator,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Round-up of Australian and World Sporting Items Cycling Reynolds Wins Big Road Race
MELBOURNE, Tues.: Australian track champion cyclist Keith Reynolds won the chief event at the North Essendon…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Man with degrees tells court why he worked for railways as carriage cleaner
MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A Bachelor of Arts and told the Arbitration Court today had worked in the Victorian Railways as a carriage cleaner because he believed in the working class movement and wanted…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
Tests of tinted windscreens at Detroit (USA) show that intensity of glare is reduced by as much as 30 per cent, but it is also…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Car bodies not damaged when transported by road
CANBERRA, Wed.: The damage suffered by motor bodies shipped between Adelaide and Sydney amounted to £8 per…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tramway co. to pay £17,214 sales tax
SYDNEY. Wed.: Silverton Tramway Co. Ltd., which links Broken Hill with South Australian will have to pay £17,214…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Carrathool Bridge
In reply to Cr. W. A. Merrylees at the Carrathool Shire meeting this month, the engineer, Mr. Currie, said that the scour had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Build Up of Roads to Prevent Flooding
There will be no repairs made to the Maude-Moulamein road, although it is Untrafficable in places, the Waradgery Shire…
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