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Railways, roads & transport, 1961

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Heavy Expenditure in Windouran Shire for Road Works

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1961 · page 8

More than £70,000 was spent on roads and bridges within the Windouran shire during 1960, the retiring shire president (Cr. T. Cs Macaw) stated in his annual report to council last month…

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Sealing Program for Shire Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1961 · page 6

A tender worth £6,526 has been accepted by the Windouran Shire Council for the sealing of a farther ten miles…

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Berrigan-finley Road Now Completely Sealed

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1961 · page 4

Just before Christmas the Department of Main Roads completed the deviation a mile west of Berrigan to…

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Early Start On Bridge Over Brick Kiln Creek

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1961 · page 1

It is likely that contractors will commence construction on the new bridge over Brick Kiln Creek early in February, the…

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Motor Electrical Faults

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1961 · page 5

A considerable number of electrical faults in motor vehicles can be traced to loose, battery [?] earth strap terminals, say…

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Two Killed in Road Fatality

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1961 · page 6

Drivers of both vehicles and passengers have all been admitted to Mooroopna Base Hospital in a serious…

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This Little Wagon Packs Ton of Punch (Reprinted from Truth Motoring Notes)

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1961 · page 5

English car makers have realised that the Australian market has a juvenile belief in the superiority of the…

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New Bridge Planned Near Barooga

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1961 · page 1

At Monday’s meeting of the Council a letter was received from the Department of Main From Department of Main…

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Conargo Road Sealing Completed Now

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 February 1961 · page 5

Construction work on the three-mile section of the Conargo Road to be sealed had been completed, the Conargo…

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Conargo Shire: £10,800 Grant for New Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 February 1961 · page 2

A grant of £10,800 will be available to the Conargo shire council by the Department of Main Road for the construction of a new bridge over Forest Creek on the Conargo road…

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New Bridge Planned at Barooga

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1961 · page 4

At Monday’s meeting of the Council a letter was received from the Department of Main Roads, advising that the…

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Popular Railway Agent’s Death

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 February 1961 · page 5

One of the Victorian Railways’ most experienced and popular. commercial agents, Mr. John C. Furphy, died recently…

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Road Grant Cut Annoys Windouran Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 February 1961 · page 1

Concern was expressed at the Windouran Shire Council meeting yesterday at a reduction, amounting to about £15,000, in the Department of Main Roads’ grant for bitumen construction on the Cobb Highway for…

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New Angle On Road Safety

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 March 1961 · page 7

A unique scheme aimed at cutting the future road toll by teaching children when young all facets…

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Shire Will Study Road Programme

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 March 1961 · page 3

A plan drawn up by Cr. A. Armstrong, of the Conargo Shire Council, for the possible line of…

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Barmah Ferry Road Sealing Starts Soon

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1961 · page 9

It was anticipated that sealing on the Barmah Ferry Road would be underway early next month, the Murray Shire engineer. Mr. G. Craig, reported to tohe…

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New Brick Kiln Bridge May Be Ready in July

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1961 · page 1

The construction of a new and modern bridge over Brick Kiln Creek at North Deniliquin is expected, to start next week. The contractors, Oswyn Hails…

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Passengers will be Main Easter Road Toll Victims Grim Warning

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 5

The Australian Road Safety Council today spotlighted the circumstances likely to surround most serious road accidents this Easter:…

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Heart Diseases Kill More Than Cancer or Road Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 30 March 1961 · page 3

Heart and allied diseases caused five times as many deaths as accidents, poisonings and violence and nearly three times as many as cancer during 1958—the last year for which complete figures for the causes of death are available…

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Railway Here Handles Goods for for £31,640 3 Months

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 April 1961 · page 5

Revenue from the Deniliquin Railway Station during the first three months of 1961 amounted to £31,640, compared with the 1960 figure for the same period of £30.335. This was revealed in statistics released-By the stationmaster, Mr. E. Llewellyn…

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