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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1967

17 stories in Murray's papers

New bridge for Barooga

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1967 · page 3

The Divisional Engineer of the Department of Main Roads, Deniliquin, in reply to Council’s request for a new…

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Police to enforce law against spillage on roads

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1967 · page 3

Representations to the Minister for Transport in the NSW Government, concerning the danger caused to road…

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$½ million outlay on silo road and rail construction

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1967 · page 7

As the pattern of construction begins to emerge more clearly on the Tocumwal silos, it appears that the overall outlay on the job will possibly reach the $500,000 mark…

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New river bridge for Deniliquin

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1967 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads has called tenders for the construction of a new bridge over the Edwards…

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New bridge over Edwards river at Deniliquin

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1967 · page 6

“The Department of Main Roads has accepted a tender of $438,471 for the construction of the new Bridge…

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Move to Divert Country Road Money Opposed

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1967 · page 7

The Shires’ Association of NSW executive, meeting in Sydney last week, decided to firmly oppose any moves to…

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It Roars Like a Train

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1967 · page 7

The wheat bulkhead at Jerilderie is making, an excessive noise and “roars like train" when the electric…

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Shire Policy to Support Cobram Bridge Priority

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1967 · page 6

The Department of Main Roads, Deniliquin, advised Council at the July meeting on Monday that the…

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Effort to have Wednesday’s train service restored

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1967 · page 2

The Deniliquin Chamber of Commerce were to the Berrigan Shire Council meeting in June seeking support of the Chamber’s effor to have the Wednesday train service from Narrandera…

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$40,000 expenditure to complete work on road

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1967 · page 1

The Divisional Engineer of the Department of Main Roads, advised Council at its August meeting that the…

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Gould Be a Threat to Country Road Funds

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1967 · page 2

Councillors at the Berrigan Shire Council's September meeting on Monday, were most cautious of many…

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No Wednesday Train Service

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1967 · page 2

Following representations by the Tocumwal Chamber of Commerce to Mr J. A. Lawson, MLA for Murray,…

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Finley girl fatally injured in road accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1967 · page 1

The residents of Finley were shocked to hear of a fatal accident near Jerilderie on Saturday evening in which…

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Another bridge for Deniliquin

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1967 · page 7

The Department of Main Roads has accepted a tender of $49,490 for the construction of a bridge over a flood…

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Snowy Mountains scheme pays for roads

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1967 · page 8

The Minister for Lands, Mr Lewis said in the Legisislative Assembly that electricity users would be…

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Special Train for Scout Jamboree

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1967 · page 5

The continued upsurge and increased enthusiasm for scouting in the Southern Border and Murray Distrust…

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Roads Grant

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1967 · page 8

The Minister for Public Works, Mr Davis Hughes, through Mr J. A. Lawson, MLA for Murray, has…

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