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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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No Funds for Development of Aerodrome

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 6

ARMIDALE: Development of the Armidale aerodrome would cost £150,000, but funds were not now available for the work,…

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Start on Aerodrome "As Soon As Funds Available"

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 2

The Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr. H. L. Anthony, to-day informed the Severn Shire Council that he would do his utmost to see that a start was made on the £20,000 project at the Glen Innes aerodrome, as…

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Shire Road Works in Progress

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 2

Grading with the heavy power grader was now in progress on the Grafton road as far as the 23 mile…

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Motor Service Stn. For "Wade Shopping Centre"

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 4

Messrs. E. M. Delbridge and Co. have submitted a firm application to take of the parcel of land set aside at the…

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Kentucky Road

The Uralla Times · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 2

A commencement was made ton Monday with the bitumen surfacing of the balance of Kentucky Settlement Road…

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Traffic Breaches On "The Bridge"

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 10

Disregard of safety precautions on the Macintyre Bridge was raised at the Municipal…

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Man-Made Gravel Makes Wet Roads Passable

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 9

Roads blocked by mud can be made passable by a new process that converts the mud to…

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£2000 More for Road Work

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 7

Dumaresq Shire Council decided yesterday to spend [?]2000, previously allocated to purchase of machinery, on…

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Appeal To Public To Co-operate For Road Safety

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 6

An appeal to members to assist the police in maintaining a stricter supervision of the traffic regulations in Inverell was made last night by Mr. N. J. Myers, President of the local branch of the…

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Spectacular Motor Cycle Racing

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 10

Following up their popular meeting of last month, the Inverell Light Car and Cycle Club celebrated Australia…

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Motoring New Member of Renault Family

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 6

Renault has produced another sturdy vehicle —this time a six-seater, 15 cwt. station waggon…

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Over the Week-end Liquor on Train's

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 1

Serving of liquor on modern NSW express trains is likely to be given a trial soon. The liquor will probably be…

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Road Safety Education for School Pupils

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

Road safety education for Inverell school children was a major topic of discussion at a meeting…

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Shire Clerk's Action on Rate, Road Complaint

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

The Severn Shire Clerk, Mr. T. Rice, Has informed the Emmaville branch of the Graziers' Association that individual shire…

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The Tramps' Padre Tells Of His Adventures

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

The Reverend Frank Jennings is a most unusual parson who in the last thiry years has…

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Shire Council Many Requests for Road Work

Guyra Argus · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 1

Many requests were placed before the monthly meeting of Guyra Shire Council for the repair and maintenance of Shire roads. The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. H. Robson) reported…

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Motor Vehicles in Collision

Guyra Argus · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 1

At 2.30 p.m. last Monday a collision occurred in Bradley Street between a Vanguard utility driven by Mrs. J. E…

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Hints for Motorists

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 6

It is bad policy to start a car in revere downhill, or forward in any year except top, says the NRMA. The least…

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Motor-Cyclists' Club

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 1

An attempt will be made in Glen Innes tomorrow night to form a properly-constituted motor cyclists' club. Such clubs are…

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Girl's Body Found On Road

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Police inquiries into the mysterious death of a 17-year-old girl at Broken Hill are expected to…

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