Chamber Presses For Sandy Creek Bridge
The Chamber of Commerce at its meeting last night decided to press for the erection of a bridge at Sandy Creek, on the Bundarra…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
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Bags for Harvest to Be Brought by Road
Special permission to bring urgently needed sacks from Sydney to Glen Innes, Guyra and Armidale by road has been given by the Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Copeton a Bridge Demanded Residents West of Gwydir Cut Off From Inverell
A meeting sponsored by the Copeton Progress Association was held at the Gwydir River crossing at Copeton on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illegal Use of Petrol Appeal to Motorists
There is ample, evidence that a large percentage of the motoring public does not subscribe to the national outlook on the latest cuts in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inverell Chamber of Commerce Protest “Country Railway Needs Ignored: Deputations, But Nothing Is Done”
“We will have to take some other stand to get action, as it is quite apparent our Member is not interested,” declared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Meat or Road Ants Control With B.H.C.
A limited experiment for control of meat ants with benzene hexachloride was recently undertaken in the south-west…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Developmental Road
The Department of Main Roads has advised the Boolooroo and Yallaroi Shire Councils that it is proposed to recommend the proclamation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ben Venue Residents Aroused Bad State of Road Virtually Isolated, Says Spokesman
Ben Venue residents are up in arms about the bad state of the road from the New England Highway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There’s Honesty Yet—even If Its Expression Be Delayed a Road Find
With so much dishonesty in the world, it’s good to hear an occasional story, like this one, about honesty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bags for Harvest by Road Minister Grants Special Permission Until Rail Truck Shortage Ends
Following representations by the Northern Farmers' Union, the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Issue of Motor Vehicle Permits 12 Months Gaol For False Statements
Persons who, in future, make false statements to get permits to buy new motor vehicles will be liable to a fine of £100 or 12…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Truck, Bus Collide Accident on Guyra-Inverell Road
When the Inverell-Armidale bus, driven by Mr. A. Key, and a motor lorry, driven by Mr. R. Betts, of Guyra, were passing each other on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Attack on Turkish Motor Boat
SMYRNA, Monday.— An unidentified armed motor bat believed to be manned by Greek guerrillas, attacked the Turkish…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Safer Driving" Hints to Motorists
Many constructive hints on road safety are given in the new publication, "Safer Driving," now available from the Vacuum oil Company Pty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Traders’ Conference
Over 50 delegates representing the motor traders of Tamworth, Manilla, Tenterfield, Gunnedah, Boggabri, Quirindi, Deepwater, Armidale,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Turkish Motor Boat Attacked SMYRN
An unidentified armed motor boat, believed to be manned by Greek guerrillas, attacked the Turkish motor boat âMessutâ off Samos Island:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone in Victoria Stops Train ; Levels Houses, Fences
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A cyclone which swept through Seymour district last night caused many thousands of pounds’ worth of damage and held the “Spirit of Progress” for nearly half-an-hour at Longwood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck, ’Bus Collide on Guyra-inverell Road
When the Inverell-Armidale ’bus, driven by Mr. A. Key, and a motor lorry, driven by Mr. R. Betts, of Guyra, were passing each other on a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEW S.A. Coal Field Discovered Near Murray Bridge
The Premier of South Australia (Mr. Playford) said that the discovery of a new coal basin at Moorlands, near Murray Bridge, two…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Armidale Track Shelter Hospitality to "Men on the Road"
In a letter to the Editor, members of the committee of Armidale Track Shelter, the Rev. E. H. Arblaster (chairman), Messrs. W. H. Quin…
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