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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Road Sealing Request by Cookardinia F.s.a

The Observer · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads will be requested to allocate more money for sealing trunk and main roads in…

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Shire Council Submit Sealing Programme For Main Roads to Cost £64,000 Three-year Programme

The Observer · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 1

In connection with a letter received from the Department of Main Roads at Monday's meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council, asking Council to submit a list of works which it desired to undertake over the next…

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Footballer hurt in road smash awarded £14,000

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: A Supreme Court jury today awarded a footballer £14,000 for injuries he received in a road accident The footballer, Jack…

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Farmers attack on the N.S.W. railways

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: Delegates to the annual conference of the NSW division of the Australian Primary producers Union today…

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Man Killed by Train

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY. Sun.: The horribly mutilated body of a Cobar plumber was found on the main northern line at Central railway station…

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76 Hurt in Train Accident

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 16

HALLAM (Nebraska), Sun.: At least 76 persons were taken to hospital last night when eight carriages of the Rocky…

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Road, over century old, at last officially recognised

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 5

A road which has been in existence since the founding of Albury more than a century ago, has finally…

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Second Road Race Win by Peter King

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 1

SATURDAY’S cycle road race of ten miles was won by Peter King with the time of 29 minutes 55 seconds…

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Priorities to Be Fixed on Main Road Works

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 4

BEFORE fixing its priorities for construction work on main and trunk roads, Carrathool Shire will consider all works necessary to raise these roads to proper standard, and the rates that would be necessary to finance such work…

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Motorist’s Wild Dash

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 1

Police hive been notified and given the number of a light colored Holden sedan which raced out of End Street into…

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“More money needed for road safety”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Tues, : The Premiers’ conference in Canberra should allocate more money for road safety out of…

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Automatic Ex-changes. for Mair[?]mmy and Green Swamp Road

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 7

The Postmaster-General (Mr Anthony) has advised Mr Roberton, M.P., that automatic exchanges, which will provide…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 8

All petrol sold in New Zealand will have a higher octane rating from October 1. One grade only will be marketed, and this will…

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Convict Claiming Damages for Road Accident Injuries

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 9

BRISBANE, Wed.: A man serving a sentence of 10 years’ gaol for rape is claiming damages from two men for road accident…

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More money for roads from new flat rate petrol tax

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wed.: A new flat rate of petrol tax on imported and locally refined petrol will operate from the beginning of the new financial year tomorrow…

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Condition of Injured Motor Cyclist

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

There has been no change in the condition of Evan John Young, 19, of Glenly street. North Albury, who is in Wagga Hospital…

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Mayor Will Open New Motor Showroom

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

Though Preston Motors’ new Albury showrooms will be officially opened today business there will not begin till Monday. The…

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More Money for Roads

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

Cr. Leo Barry, President of the Shires Association of N.S.W., announces that under the new Roads policy of the…

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Car Hits Bridge Near Conargo

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

Damage was caused to a 1947 Plymouth sedan when it collided with a bridge three miles from Conargo on the…

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Council Will Not Cut Pine on Roads Even for Hillston Electricity

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 4

CARRATHOOL Shire Council decided at its last meeting against cutting pine timber on its roads for use for poles on the Hillston electricity scheme, even although there is some difficulty in getting suitable poles for this…

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