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Railways, roads & transport, 1950

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MOTOR BiKE Club Events in Carnival

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 16

The Armidale Motor Cycle Club is to hold another barbecue, on Sunday, January 29…

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Motor Cyclist Killed on Walcha-tia Road

The Uralla Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

While returning to his home at Tia Station, about 7 p.m. on Thursday, a young motor…

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Straying Stock Menace On Public Roads

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 6

Guyra Shire Council will use every endeavour to prevent stock from straying upon its streets and roads…

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Spring Frames Popular In 1950 Motor Cycles

The Uralla Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 7

British motor cycle manufacturers are featuring more spring frames in their 1950 programme…

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Main Roads Board Fails Down On The Job

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 6

The New England Highway, between Armidale and Guyra, is a disgrace to the Main Roads Board. What was once a safe traffic artery is today pitted with holes and scarred with dust patches…

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Police Search For Assailant of Woman in Train

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

Police to-day were still searching for a man whose attack oh Miss Carol McLachlan (25) caused her to…

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Railways Threaten Another Blockade of Berlin

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

BERLIN, Friday: East German officials yesterday threatened Berlin with another blockade of rail traffic. Scene of the trouble is the…

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Woman's Jump from a Speeding Train

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

Police have so far been unsuccessful in their search for a man who is alleged to have attempted to assault a young woman on…

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Narrow Escape from Death Vehicle Plunges Over Bridge

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

Boolooroo Shire employee, Joe Russell, had a narrow escape from death on Tuesday morning when the vehicle he was driving…

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Motor Accident Man's Thigh Fractured

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

About 8 o'clock on Thursday night a man named Kenneth John David (25), was run over by a car at the corner of Long…

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New Motor Cycle On Display At Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 6

A new motor cycle capable of 70 m.p.h. and giving 95 miles to the gallon lias been imported into Australia…

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Railway Statistics For Guyra Station

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

Figures disclose that for December last general goods alone received and despatched from Guyra totalled 2,633…

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East-west Railway Line Government Drops Proposal To Build

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

The State Government has dropped the proposal to build a railway line from Iluka, at the mouth of the Clarence,…

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Motor Cycle Club Dances a Success

The Uralla Times · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 3

Uralla Motor Cycle and Social Club staged two successful dances last week. At the dance on Saturday…

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Motor Cyclist Dies After Road Smash

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

A motor cyclist yesterday suffered shocking injuries when his machine collided with a…

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Traffic on Road to Kookabookra

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

Before a meeting of the New England Regional Development Committee in Glen Innes yesterday, was a letter from Mr…

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Petrol Tax and Road Works

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

The affiliated motoring organisations of Australia are seeking an assurance from the Federal Government that the proceeds of…

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Motor Cyclists Injured in Fall

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Two Sydney motor cyclists were treated at Armidale Ambulance station for injuries sustained when they fell from…

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Motor Gyclist Dies After Road Smash

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 2

A motor cyclist on Thursday suffered shocking injuries when his machine collided with a North West County Council truck…

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Plan for Road Link

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 4

WALCHA: At the last meeting of the Walcha Chamber of Commerce, Mr. G. W. Eliott submitted, by request of the…

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