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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

793 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 40

Train Serviced Reduced

The Uralla Times · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

Cuts of 50 and 20 per cent, have been made in the Northern Tablelands Express and Glen Innes Mail services…

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Grant For Shire Roads

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

The Guyra Shire Council has received a substantial grant under the terms of the Commonwealth Aid Roads…

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Big Washaway At Buccarumbi Bridge

The Uralla Times · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 3

The Gwydir Highway linking Graf Ion and Glen Innes is unlikely to be open to traffic for at least a week following…

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Buccarumbi Bridge Open

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

The Divisional Engineer of the Glen Innes office of the Department of Main Roads (Mr. Macready) said today that the…

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Coal Crisis Hits Train Service

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Due to the State-wide shortage of coal the Glen Innes mail will operate on a tri-weekly schedule…

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Council to Buy Road Grader

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 8

Armidale City Council has decided to purchase a road grader. After considering the…

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Road Tax Hits Inverell Businesses

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Heavy curtailment of passenger and goods trains throughout the State, due to the serious shortage of coal, is already…

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Shire Councillors on 102 Mile Tour of Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 8

Dumaresq Shire Councillors yesterday made a 102-mile tour of roads in the northern district of…

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Ceylon Naval Ratings Train with the Royal Navy

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

A detachment of naval ratings of the Ceylon Navy arrived in Britain recently to undergo an intensive training course with the Royal Navy. The ratings are at present based on H.M.S. "Pembroke" at…

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The Turf Horses for Cup to Come by Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 15

Railway restrictions have meant that no horses will come by rail to Armidale for the Cup meeting beginning next Wednesday. Trainers are bringing there horses by road…

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Barraba-Warialda Road to be Bituminised

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

A scheme adopted at last meeting of the Bingara Shire Council provides for the bituminising of the Warialda-Barraba road in the…

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Block Top For Warialda-Bingara Road

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 3

A scheme adopted at last meeting of Bingara Shire Council provides for the bitumening of the…

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Century Old Train Engine For Festival Of Britain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

A British made locomotive which has been operating for more than 100 years through France, Italy and Spain has…

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Hints For Motorists

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

Here are some "handyman" hints for motorists from the N.R.M.A. Care must be taken when…

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Teaching Motor Vehicle Driving

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

Declaring that the average motorist "merely stumbled" upon the knowledge of how to drive, the N.R.M.A. general…

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Air-conditioned Train Cancelled

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 1
Also in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser

Arrangements made to operate the air-conditional New England Express between Sydney and Armidale…

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20 Killed In Train Smash

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday. About 100 casualties including at least 20 killed, were reported after a passenger…

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Air Conditioned Train for North Cancelled

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 4

Arrangements made to operate air-conditioned Northern Tablelands Expresses between Sydney and Armidale as from…

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20 Killed in Train Smash New York

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 15

About 100 casualties, including at least 20 killed, were reported after a passenger train was derailed near Woodbridge,…

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