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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1955

69 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 4

Roads Not Increasing In Capacity To Carry Vehicles

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 January 1955 · page 6

Roads are not increasing in capacity to carrying traffic states a departmental bulletin and the tempo of today’s living is faster and a lot more is to be cramped into each day…

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Railway Business

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1955 · page 4

The silos at Berrigan opened on 20th November, the first land of new season’s wheat arriving from the property of Messrs C…

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Toll of the Road

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1955 · page 2

The year of 1954 drew to a close with a record of road accidents which do not make good reading…

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Road Works in Conargo Shire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 January 1955 · page 4

Conargo Shire Council engineer, Mr W. H. Ware, reported as follows to Wednesday’s meeting on work carried…

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THE 1954 Commercial Motor Show Over 400 Vehicles Exhibited

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 January 1955 · page 1

At the 1954 Commercial Motor Show which is being held at Earls Court, London, over 400 vehicles are on show to the public. Among them are mobile shops, office trailers ambulances, diesel-engined taxis, huge petrol tankers,…

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Murray Bridge Dangerous

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1955 · page 3

The President (Cr. N. H. Jordan) drew the Cobram Shire Council’s attention recently to the dangerous condition of the…

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Motor Bike Fatality

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1955 · page 4

Mr Jack Finance a lead [?] was faintly injured in a motor bicycle accident on Sunday afternoon last…

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Motor Fatality

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1955 · page 5

Manu friends at Berrigan [?] grovel to team on that Mr. Thomas [?] [?] of Yorong Creek,…

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Motor Bike Fatality at Berrigan

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1955 · page 1

Mr. Jack Finnen, a Berrigan resident, was fatally injured in a motor cycle accident last Sunday afternoon…

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Motor Taxation

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 5

The N. R. M. A. has issued a statement opposing a suggestion by the N. S. W. Department of Main Roads that State motor…

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Hints To Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 8

Here are some hints to motorists from the NR-MA engineers: Carburettors on the modern motor vehicle are sensitive,…

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More Sought For Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 February 1955 · page 5

The N.S.W. Government was strongly urged yesterday to grant to country councils much greater sums for maintenance of…

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Road Accident Problem

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 February 1955 · page 5

“The time for platitudes, posters and pleas is gone,” said Mr H. E. Richards, N.R.M.A general secretary, commenting on the…

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New South Wales Government Railways Summary of Annual Report For the Year 1953-1954

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1955 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, has presented to the Minister for Transport, the Hon. E…

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Safe Motoring

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 3

The majority not all of to-day's traffic collusions can be traced back to had habits on someon’s part Dung the right…

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Hints to Motorists

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 4

Here are some hints to motorists from the N.R.M.A. engineers: Carburettors on the…

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Conargo Road Sealing on Way

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 1

Sealing of a three mile of Deniliquin — Conargo road (Main Road 552) commenced…

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Motor Taxation Move

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. has issued a statement opposing a suggestion by the N.S.W. Department of Main Roads that State motor…

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[?]Bridge Murray

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1955 · page 5

[?] Shire Council meeting [?] last the president [?]Jordan again refer [?] conditions…

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Cashing-In On Road Safety

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 March 1955 · page 7

“The N.S.W. Government should take action to protect the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. against the activities…

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