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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1955

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Goolgumbla Road Should be Good For Years

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 March 1955 · page 1

Reporting to Conargo Shire Council recently on road-works, carried out in the shire during the month, the engineer,…

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Finley Road Accident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 5

A tractor was extensively damaged when a truck owned by Mr T. Millear, and driven by Joseph Lawrence O’Sullivan, overturned…

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Priority for Highways or Small Back Roads?

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 1

Which is the most important ? The main roads being tar sealed, or the back roads being kept in a reasonable state of repair? That was the problem debated…

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Utility Crash on Mathoura Road Gravel

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 1

A Mathoura man, seriously injured when a utility in which he was riding, overturned on Sunday, was still critically ill…

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[?]douran Road [?]rks To Total [?],140 This Year

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 7

[?]oad works totalling £15,140 [?]planned during the cur[?] year by the Windouran [?] Engineer (Mr. D. M…

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On Broader Education. (Contributed by James Amos, Teacher-in-charge, Green Swamp Road Public School.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1955 · page 7

Dear Parent,—Everything your children know wasn’t learnt at school, was it? Bight then, who were his oilier teachers?…

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Road Toll One died, four had “miracle” escapes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 April 1955 · page 1

Deniliquin people ware involved in tow road smashes during the Easter weekend. In one car a man died. In another, a family had a miraculous escape…

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Medical Tests Of Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 7

The great bulk of motorists need not worry, at least at this stage, at a press report from Melbourne that bundreds of…

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Cahill Says Syphon Heavier Than Sydney’s Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 1

Sydney can keep its bridge. The Laws on Syphon and its attendant works is 5,000 tons heavier than the steelwork in the “Coat-hanger” — so the State Premier, the Hon, J. J. Cahill…

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In Three Days District Road Deaths Now Total Seven

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 April 1955 · page 5

Within three days seven people have died as the result of road smashes in the Deniliquin district. Latest fatality happened on Tuesday night when a P.M.G. worker was killed as a truck overturned on the…

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Another Road Death - Man Arrested

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 8

A hit and run driver [?] been arrested following [?] accident at Moulamein in [?] a motor cyclist was killed [?]…

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Two Cars Crash On Pretty Pine Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 1

Two Deniliquin owned vehicles were involved in a smash two miles from Pretty Pine on Sunday morning…

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[?]ew Bridge Will End [?]inter “Nightmare”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 May 1955 · page 1

A new six span bridge which will end the winter [?] for people in the North of Murray Shire [?] be built over the Edward River 24 miles from Den[?]…

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Railway [?]Ads Coming

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 May 1955 · page 1

Inspection of the rail line [?] the Victorian border and [?] is to be made on May [?] 24…

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V.R. Comr’s Promise Tuesday Cattle Train

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 May 1955 · page 1

A fortnightly Tuesday stock train for the transportation of cattle to Newmarket was promised today by the chairman of the Victorian Railways Commissioners, Mr. R. J. Wishart…

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Lorries - Major Road Problems

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1955 · page 4

The predominance of fatal collisions in country areas involving motor vehicles namely motor lorries of various…

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Railways Not To Blame

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 May 1955 · page 7

Delay in delivery of superphosphate supplies was not due to rail tracks not being available for its transportation the chairman of Commissioners of the Victorian Railways, Mr. R. G. Wishart, assured Deniliquin…

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Slight Rainfall But Roads Bad in Places

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 June 1955 · page 1

Mid-week rain played havoc with some country roads—especially where Councils were loaming. Windouran Shire Engineer, Mr W. H. Ware said today that he…

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More of Hay Road Will be Sealed

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 June 1955 · page 1

A further nine miles of the Hay Road is to be sealed, the Windouran Shire Council was told on Wednesday. The cost of sealing which will take paved highway as far as…

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Road Safety

The Berrigan Advocate · Monday 6 June 1955 · page 7

The country where laws are obeyed by force or threat of the authorities is not a happy one. and such a, state of circumstances…

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