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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1960

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Up to 21 FEET 2 INCHES River Level At Bridge Rising 15 Inches A Day

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 October 1960 · page 1

The Edward River at Deniliquin reached a height 21 feet 2 inches this morning and is still expected to reach 26 feet by Monday or possibly Tuesday. He believed that most of the…

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Saturday Brought Death on N.s.w. Roads Last Year

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 October 1960 · page 11

Saturday was “Black Day” for road accidents and fatalities last year, the N.S.W. Department of Motor Transport reveals in its statistical statement for the year ended June 30…

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Shire Council Will Mark Map of Area Available Map of Area Available To Dept. of Main Roads

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 October 1960 · page 3

The Murray Shire Council has agreed to supply the Department of Main Roads at Deniliquin with a map showing all roads and any other relevant details in the shire area. This was decided at the council meeting on Monday following advice from…

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N.S.W. Railways Introduce Freight Concession For Storage Fodder

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 October 1960 · page 1

The N.S.W. Railways has agreed to grant 30 percent freight concessions to farmers and graziers who buy fodder for storage against time of drought. This follows representations…

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Allegation Of Threats By Railways Dept

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 October 1960 · page 9

The Department of railways was going to extreme lengths to try to get back the wool traffic it had lost to road…

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Defective Watched As Driver Started Motor

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 October 1960 · page 7

A Deniliquin resident was fined £30 at tie Deniliquin Court of Petty Sessions last week for driving while under the influence of liquor. William James Clegg, aged…

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Racecourse Road Consideration In Next Estimates

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 November 1960 · page 8

The forming and sanding of the racecourse road will be considered by the municipal council when dealing with estimates for 1961. This was agreed at the last…

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Inquest Into Death on Road Continues Today at Jerilderie

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 November 1960 · page 1

The Jerilderie District Coroner (Mr. F. McPherson) yesterday commenced an inquiry into the death of Daniel Christopher Bingham, known as Daniel Kelly, on the Goolgumbla Road about 25 miles north of Jerilderie on October…

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Three Accidents On Local Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 November 1960 · page 5

A woman was injured and four vehicles extensively damaged in three road accidents in the Deniliquin district on…

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Bendigo laces Will Cause Later Train Arrival Here Tomorrow

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 November 1960 · page 1

The running time of the Deniliquin train service has been altered to arrive here at 3.20 p.m. tomorrow. The Minister for Victorian…

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Action To Stop Cutting Up Shire Roads

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 November 1960 · page 7

It was time some landholders were summoned for cutting up roads during wet and muddy conditions,…

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New Bridge for Brick Kiln Creek Urged

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 November 1960 · page 1

The construction of a new bridge over Brick Kiln Creek at Deniliquin should be treated as a matter of urgency,…

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Dangerous 4 Hours Claim Over Third of Road Fatalities

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 November 1960 · page 3

Over one third of New South Wales road fatalities might not have occurred last financial year had road-users not made mistakes between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. each day…

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No Room on the Road for Lairs

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 4

A withering condemnation of all “lairising drivers” was made by Stipendiary Magistrate C. S. Catlow in the…

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Obligation Of Motorists To Drive Safetly

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 7

Motorists had an obligation to drive in a public street in a reasonable manner to ensure the safety of all others,…

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Railways Implementing Comprehensive Fire Prevention Campaign

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 8

As in previous years, the Victorian Railways are implementing a comprehensive fire prevention programme to safeguard not only Departmental property, but that of landowners, too…

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Application for Tourist Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 December 1960 · page 2

Application will be made [?] soon as possible for proclamation of the road through Memorial Park on out in the…

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Conference on Road Finance

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 December 1960 · page 5

The municipal council is prepared to send representatives to a conference at Leeton next March to discuss finance…

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Quiet Road Period Ends with Weekend Death & Injuries

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 December 1960 · page 1

The freedom from serious road accidents in the Deniliquin district during the past few weeks ended abruptly at the weekend when two accidents caused the death of a young woman and injury to three other people…

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House Blocks Road Junction

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 December 1960 · page 1

A house blocked the road junction near the Pretty Pine Hotel for some time yesterday when a trailer an which it…

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