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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

837 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 42

Cut in Ashford Shire Road Works

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 1

The Shire Clerk (Mr. M. Heffernan) reported to a meeting of the Ashford Shire Council that the…

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Complaints of Goods Damaged. on Railways

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 4

Complaints that careless or incompetent handling of goods consigned by rail was causing serious fosse to firms, were…

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Purchase of Motor Vehicles Returned Men To Fill In New Forms

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 2

R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. member who have made application to purchase new motor vehicles an have permits still outstanding are…

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Town Railway Agency Sought

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 6

The Inverell Chamber of Commerce is to persist in its efforts to have a railway agent appointed in a…

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Road Safety Patrol

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

A Road Safety Patrol has been formed at the Warialda Central Sohool. Four boys mark the crossing place, and pupils are being…

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Truck Capsized On Ashford Road

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 1

No one was injured when a 30 cwt. P.M.G. truck capsized on the Ashford-Inverell road last week, about two miles this side of…

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More Seats to North on Mail Train

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 4

More seats for Glen Innes district passengers on the Glen Innes mail train have been made available by the Railway…

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Goods Damaged on Railways Classes of instruction Suggested

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 6

The formation of classes of instruction in packing of railway trucks as a means of preventing losses through damage in transit,…

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Long Journey for Veteran Car Sydney Motorist to Drive to C[?] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

Mr. John B. Steel, 80-year-old Artarmon resident intends driving his 1910 T model Ford 1500 miles to Cair[?]s…

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Bridge Footway To Be Repaired Soon As Possible

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 6

Deterioration of Macintyre Bridge footway—the approaches and the decking—was such that the works committee felt…

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Petrol Tax Money for Roads Premier Asked to Approach Comirionwealth

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 6

In the legislative Assembly, the Leader of the Country Party (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) asked the Premier if he was aware that the funds…

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Goods Damaged on Railways

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 1

The formation of classes of instruction in packing of railway trucks as a means of preventing losses through damage in transit,…

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Guyra's Nee For An Overhead Bridge

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 4

TWO accidents, one of them fatal, which have recently occurred near the South Guyra railway crossing, emphasise the…

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Goods Damaged on Railways Classes of Instruction Suggested

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 7
Also in The Uralla Times

The formation of classes of instruction in packing of railway trucks as a means of preventing losses through damage in transit…

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Body Exhumed Railwayman's Death COOTAMUNDRA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 2

Under the supervision of police and witnessed by two medical officers and the District Coroner the body of Robert Condron (45) was…

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Buccarumbi Bridge Problem

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 4

At Grafton Chamber of Commerce meeting it was decided to ask the Main Roads Department to have the building of the new…

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Petrol Tax Money for Roads

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.- Col. Bruxner) asked the Premier if he was aware that the funds…

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English Motorists Took the Risk

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 1

LONDON. Monday.—Three days of clear skies and sunshine attracted thousands of people to the seaside and country over Easter…

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Buccarumbi Bridge Issue

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 2

At Grafton Chamber of Commerce meeting it was decided to ask the Main Roads Department to have the building of the new…

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