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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1958

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Action On Roads

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 January 1958 · page 6

Deniliquin aldermen in [?]sidering the mayor’s report [?] recent meeting, exper[?] concern at the road work…

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Fire on Conargo Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 January 1958 · page 5

At about 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 26, a small fire broke out on the side of the road in the 6-mile reserve on the…

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Police Praise for Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 January 1958 · page 1

Commenting upon the accident-free Christmas period today, a senior police officer said that motorists in this…

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Car Forced off Road, wrecked

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1958 · page 1

After it had been forced off the road by a vehicle attempting to overtake it, a Holden car turned over three…

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New Zealand’s Highway Road Signs

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 January 1958 · page 1

This is an example of the road-sign system developed by the automobile associations of New Zealand for their main highways. Here the general direction is given by the large sign with individual towns shown on the signpost…

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£18,690 for Murray Council Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 January 1958 · page 1

Murray Shire council has been advised that an estimated grant of £18,690 has been granted for its 1957/58…

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Agistment May Be Claimed Against Loafing Stock on Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 January 1958 · page 8

Directors of the Hay P.P. Board were informed on Wednesday, that a number of prosecutions for “loafing stock”…

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"[?]Motion on “Road [?]Ealing” Defeated

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 January 1958 · page 1

Ald. M. McCrabb moved at last Wednesday night’s [?]eniliquin Council meeting that ratepayers pay not more [?]an 25 per cent of the cost of sealing shoulders of roads in [?]esidential areas, instead of 100 per cent as at present…

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[?]orest Creek Bridge In “Shocking State”

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 January 1958 · page 1

“I don’t know what holds the Forest Creek bridge [?] it’s in a shocking state!” Mr. W. Ware, Windouran [?]e Engineer, told a meeting of Council yesterday. [?] recommended that…

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Diesel Road Trains Conquer Time And Distance

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 January 1958 · page 7

In Central Australia, diesel road trains are annihilating distance, writing ‘finis’ to the colourful droving days, and doubling the flow of fat cattle to the Adelaide market. The beef-breeding industry is rapidly expanding…

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Driver Overturned Motor Car

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 January 1958 · page 1

Failure to watch the road “for a split-second” caused a driver to overturn his car on the Conargo road, the…

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Week of Motor Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 January 1958 · page 1

Four motor accidents, two of a serious nature, have occurred in Deniliquin since Tuesday. Four…

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Motorists Slugged

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1958 · page 2

Figures released by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics show that during the year ended June 30, 1957, Federal…

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Council Inspects Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1958 · page 1

The mayor (Ald. H. G. Campbell) and aldermen of Deniliquin council inspected several roads under construction in the…

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Motor Accidents, Two Injured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 February 1958 · page 5

Two men have been injured, one seriously, in separato motor accidents in Deniliquin district recently…

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The Road Toll

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 2

Drivers, do not drive yourself to death! It is an axiom of education that repetition is one of the best…

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Railway Mishap

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 5

Two railwaymen were injured in an accident on the line about 2 miles south of Finley last Friday week…

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Railway Employees Picnic

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1958 · page 3

The annual picnic of the district railway employees will be held in the Narrandera park on Monday, 17th March…

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Fatal Road Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1958 · page 3

Well-known Strathmerton farmer, Mr Frank Christle, was killed in a car accident about two miles west of…

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Bus Crash on Finley Road - Seven Hurt

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 February 1958 · page 1

Seven people were injured, one seriously, when the bus in which they were travelling collided with a semi-trailer on the Finley Road on Sunday night. Passengers in the bus were swimmers and spectators…

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