Community campaign for road safety urged
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 7
Leadership toward a community programme for rood safety could be token by any alert local group that knew how to work with other organisations, Sgt. W. Colemon, officer-in-charge of the N.S.W. police school lecture…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Control of Road Transport Is Urged
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 17
MELBOURNE, Wed.: Some form of road transport control must be undertaken to prevent chaos and to ensure that all of the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Vic’s proposals to combat unrestricted road transport
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Wed.: The Victorian Government is considering drastic action to combat the unrestricted movement of interstate rood transport as a result off the Privy Council decision. Railway fares and freights may also be increased…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy booking for special train fro Albury Mercy Hospital races
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 2
Albury Mercy Hospital Rare Club was advised yesterday that booking was heavy on the special train running from Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cyclist Injured
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 24
A Sydney motor cyclist, Karl Winnick, of Rushcutterâs Bay, had his left leg slightly lacerated when his machine and the rear…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →To the Editor Railway Bush Fires
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 6
Sir.âIn your paper of November 19 I am greatly heartened by your outspoken article over the State Parliamentâs latest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Developmental Road for Warrawidgee
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 2
The Main Roads Department will develop a road into the Warrawidgee Soldier Settlement, Carrathool Shire Council was told on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga-albury Road Sealing Complete
The Observer · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 6
The remaining five miles of unsealed road on the Albury-Wagga Road will be sealed by this week-end. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New road legislation “won’t save railways”
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 3
SYDNEY, Fri.: The proposed legislation to control interstate transport through permits or licences would not save the railways from road competition, the Minister for Transport (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To the Editor School Children and Road Safety
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 18
Sir.âDo not the fruits of oneâs labors prove whether one is working in the right direction or not? I always thought so, but…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →National folks on roads suggested
Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 15
SYDNEY, Sun.: The Australian Road Federation hoped that State Governments would not be content to stop at plans…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Carrathool Council Considers More Money for Secondary Roads
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 4
CARRATHOOL Shire Council will consider at its next meeting making more money available for maintenance of secondary roads in the Shire, and will also consider increased vote for rabbit destruction in 1955…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.S.W. may hold on to £500,000 tax paid by road hauliers
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 3
SYDNEY, Mon.: The Crown Solicitor believes State Parliament can frame legislation preventing the recovery by interstate road transport operators of the road taxes recently declared invalid by the Privy Council. It is believed the only company which could recover the tax is Hughes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Albury Court Yesterday Bond for motorist on driving charge
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 7
A motorist who was involved in a collision with a stationary vehicle in Smollett street on Saturday afternoon was released on a £20 good behavior bond by Mr. Letts, S.M., when he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Will Not Pay Road Tax
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 5
BRISBANE, Tues.: One of Queenslandâs largest interstate road transport firms, Collier-Garland Ltd., has refused to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Causes of Motor Failures
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 14
Sudden stoppage of your engine can be caused by many things such asâ High tension wire fallen out…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motoring Pars and Personalities
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 12
An advertisement in the âMailâ, for a lost wheelcap prompts the following suggestion: On the inside of all wheel…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Road mooted lo link N.E. Victoria and Gippsland
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 20
Murray Valley Development League is active in its support for a through road connecting the North East of Victoria and…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Road Transport Problem Funds : Befuddled Minds in Search of Way Out (“Mail” Special)
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 15
Their (Privy Council) Lordships no doubt were astounded at the speed in which the âwild colonid boysâ âthe Transport Ministers of four Statesârushed into a sessional…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →No Road Tax Ref Unds for Interstate Hauliers Decision to Charge Road Maintenance Tax
The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 2
Parliament is expected to pass in a fortnight "regulatory" legislation as an answer to the Privy Council's judgment which on…
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