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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1961

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Sealing for Seven Miles of Shire Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 April 1961 · page 7

The sealing of two sections of road within the Windouran shire will start next Wednesday, and should be completed within a fortnight…

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Windouran Shire Propos[?] £28,000 CAR. Road Pr[?]

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 April 1961 · page 2

A road programme totalling more than £28,00[?] been proposed by the Windouran Shire Council the Commonwealth Aid Roads grant for 1961 The shire engineer, Mr. Rea,…

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Future of the Aerodrome

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1961 · page 4

Councillors W. S. Collie (President), W. Alexander and K. Johnson, with shire clerk and engineer, met Mr…

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Council Concerned at Damage to Roads by Farm Machines

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 3

An effort is to be made by the Conargo Shire Council to prevent damage being caused to bitumen roads in the shire…

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Overturns, [?]Echuca Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 1

[?]tion sedan riven by Mr. Balook. Melbourne over on the Echuca road 18 from Deniliquin on…

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1960 Road Toll Worst on Record

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 1

New South Wales road accident figures released recently, show that 1960 was the worst road accident year on record…

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[?]Kool Shire Proposal to [?]End £34000 on Roads

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 May 1961 · page 7

[?]edworks totalling £34,000 have been proposed [?] Wakool Shire Council for its 1961/62 Common-[?] Aid Roads programme. [?] engineer said he had…

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Motoring Notes:— the New Rover Has Many Outstanding Features

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 May 1961 · page 3

It was my pleasure last week to sit through what must have been the fastest road test ever carried out in the Riverina. The car was a fully imported, automatic three-litre Rover with a top speed of 100 m.p.h…

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A Bridge for Nine-Boll a Day Horses and Axes Then

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 June 1961 · page 6

As he sat listening to the machines working on the new Brick Kiln Bridge, 64-year-old North…

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School Sports Stars Train for Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 June 1961 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the parents and citizens was held at the school last week, when discussion took place…

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Inquest Into Fatal Motor Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1961 · page 1

The district Coroner Mr C. A. Shebler, conducted an inquiry at the Berrigan Court House last Thursday into the…

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After-sale Train to Start in August

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 June 1961 · page 3

The “Tuesday stock train” will probably be restored to service in August. It will run from…

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Six Injured in Bad Road Smash

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 June 1961 · page 1

A Mathoura bank manager was admitted to hospital with deep facial cats and five other people received minor injuries in a car smash about six miles' from Deniliquin on Saturday night…

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[?]Railways Not Prepared [?]Meet Competition"—ald

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 June 1961 · page 1

[?]Representations will be made to the Commissioners [?] Victorian Railways for improved rail passenger [?] cilities between Deniliquin and Melbourne. [?]ncil decided to ask for a…

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Council Against One for the Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 June 1961 · page 5

Illegal damping of rubbish is growing every day. Some fines have been fairly heavy, but have not…

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National Bridge Under Repair

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 July 1961 · page 1

Maintenance work is at present being carried out on the National Bridge by workmen of the Department of Main…

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Request to Open Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 July 1961 · page 6

Windouran Shire Council will ask for Wakcol Shire comment [?]efore making a decision concerning the opening of a…

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D M R. Grant Sought for New Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 July 1961 · page 8

The Wakool shire Council is to seek a grant from the Department of Main Roads to ward the cost of constructing…

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Shire Seal 5 Mile of Road for £15,651

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 July 1961 · page 8

Work has been completed on five miles of the Deniliquin-Moulamein Rd at a cost of 15651,…

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Load Limit for Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 July 1961 · page 5

Acting on the advice of its engineer, Mr. K. J. Lowndes, Conargo Shire Council decided to call tenders for a new truck…

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