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Railways, roads & transport, 1947

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Railway Excursion Tickets Railway Secretary's Announcement

Guyra Argus · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 4

The Secretary for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) has announced that arrangements had been made for excursion tickets to be issued (at single…

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Railway Men in Protest March Call on Government to Enforce Prices Regulations MELBOURNE

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

Carrying banners calling on the Chifley Government to enforce price regulations more strictly and protesting against wage-pegging and rising…

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Headmaster's Appeal Car Chassis or Motor Parts

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

It is proposed to introduce a motor mechanics' course at Uralla Central School. The Headmaster (Mr. N. Nay)…

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Railwaymen's Demands on Government

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Carrying banners calling on The Chifley Government to enforce price regulations more strictly,…

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Communists Not To Attack Railway During Evacuation

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

PEIPING, Thursday. -- The Communist Commissioner at the former truce headquarters announced that the Communist…

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Motorists Ask Chifley for Better Deal

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 3

The proposals for a better deal for Australian motorists laid before the Prime Minister (Mr.Chifley) by the Australian Automobile Association on behalf of the more than 300,000 motoring members…

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Experiments Advanced on U,k. Railways

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

In the laboratories of railway signalling equipment manufacturers in Britain, experiments are being carried out with some…

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Vandals Cause Damage To Suspension Bridge

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 8

That it had been reported that vandals were creating a nuisance at the suspension bridge, and that some supervision was…

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French Railway Station Named For Roosevelt

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 13

A Paris subway station has been renamed in memory of Franklin D. Rosevelt. The station, situated at the intersection of the Champs…

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Graziers' Proposals for Faster Train

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 4

The Graziers' Association on Thursday appointed its president, Mr. J. M. Ogilvie to ask the Commissioner of Railways, Mr. Hartigan, who is respected to visit Glen Innes next week, for fast…

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High Money Cost of Road Accidents

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

Actual cost in £ s d of road accidents, apart from physical suffering and pain, is a, substantial reason why a…

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Newsreel As Contribution To Road Safety

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 5

The N.RM.A. urges the public not to miss seeing the M.G.M. short entitled "Traffic with the Devil" now being displayed in…

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Misprint in Price Schedule for Motor Cars

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

A misprint in a prices schedule was admitted by the Crown in the Lismore Court of Petty Sessions…

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Cost of Road Accidents Reason For More Energetic Approach to Problem

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 16

Actual cost in £ s d of road accidents, apart from physical suffering and pain, is a substantial reason why a much, more energetic…

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Armed Hold-up at Railway Station Masked Men Get Away With £4 SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 1

Two masked men, armed with revolvers, held up and robbed a railway porter, John Vincent Carter (19), of £4/7/9 at Narwee railway station last…

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Better Deal for Motorists Proposals Submitted to Chifley

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 7

The pr[?] better deal for Australian motorists laid before the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) by the Australian…

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£2350 Grant for Kentucky Roads

The Uralla Times · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

Advice has been received by Gostwyck Shire Council of the Minister's approval for the substituting of gravel pavement on…

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Shire to Complete Skeleton Creek Bridge

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 4

Severn Shire Council on Tuesday authorised purchase of decking to complete Skeleton Creek bridge on the Shannon Vale road, cementing two rock crossings on Cherry Tree and Hillside roads,…

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Action Wanted On Railway Link With Inverell

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

The quarterly conference of the North and North-West Federated Chambers of Commerce at Guyra yesterday decided to ask the State Government to make a start with the rail connection…

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Kentucky Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 12

Advice has been received by Gostwyck Shire Council of the Minister's approval for the substituting of gravel pavement on the roads in the…

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