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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Train Derailed Hew Deepwater

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 3

GLEN INNES—Railway break-down gauge worked in heavy rain on Sunday afternoon to re-open 100 yards of…

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Modern Train to Run to Armidale Trial Run on Jan. 10

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 6

A modern air-conditioned train is to be placed on the Armidale Sydney run to replace the Northern…

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Improvement to Railway Crossings

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 6

The Premier, Mr. McGirr, has advised the NRMA of an important change of polley regarding the elimination of…

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Air Conditioned Train for Armidale Line

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 5

A modern air-conditioned train is to be placed on the Armidale-Sydney run to replace the Northern…

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627 Killed on N.s.w. Roads

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 2

Death on New South Wales roads in 1950 took the lives of 627 persons, the greatest number in the history of the…

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Modern Train to Run to Armidale Trial Run an Jan. 10

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 6

A modern air-conditioned tram is to plated on the Armidale Sydney run to replace the Northern…

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Cranked Car in Gear Uralla Motorist Injures Both Legs

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

Mr. W. H. Wilkinson suffered cuts to both legs on the Sunday prior to Christmas. It appears that when…

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Conference on Northern Train Services

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 2

The Mayor, Ald. F. W. Buddee, Municipal Council representative, aldermen from Tenterfield Municipal Council and representatives from the Glen Innes…

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Department's Decision on Aerodrome Site

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 2

Letters from the Department of Civil Aviation containing what is believed to be its final word on an Inverell district 'drome site…

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Roads Made of Rubber Need No Maintenance

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 3

Last year's record-breaking rainfall in Australia has played have with both country and city roads, involving much time…

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State Of Roads Claimed To Be Appalling

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 1

During the recent conference of this Federation the appalling condition of the State's roads and their lack of maintenance…

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Inverell Interest Air-conditioned Train for Tablelands

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 4

No invitation has been received by Inverell to take part in discussions with the Chief Traffic…

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Over 7000 District Travellers Would Use New Train

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 2

At least 7,000 people would travel on the proposed air-conditioned train to and from Glen Innes during 1951, if the New South Wales Railways Department…

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Chamber of Commerce New Train an "Achievement for Chamber"

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 4

The placing of an air-conditioned train on the Sydney-Armidale route was an achievement for Armidale Chamber of Commerce, said president, Mr. Ken Jones, on Friday night…

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Contour Survey of Aerodrome Completed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 9

Contour survey work carried out at the Armidale aerodrome for some time past has now been completed…

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Hazards of the Country Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 6

City drivers, piqued by bad traffic and parking problems, often yearn for the peace of a country road. But some…

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Students Arrive by Train, Car and Foot

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 8

University students from all over Australia arrived at Armidale this morning by train, car, truck and motor bike for the Australian Student Christian Movement Conference…

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New Train Tonight Well Received By Citizens

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 8

The first air -conditioned train to run to Armidale is due this evening at 6.40. Amongst those on board will…

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Collision on Kenn[?]cky Bridge

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 1

On Monday last two cars were [?]ed in a [?] on Kentucky bridge on the main highway near Kentucky…

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