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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

986 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 50

Effect of Rain on Road Work

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 4

The recent rain has prevented construction work on Inverell municipal roads, but resheeting is now being carried…

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£3540 Road Grant to Be Sought

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 1

The Glen Innes Municipal Council will apply for a £3,540 grant under the Commonwealth Aid Roads…

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New Motor Cycle Club Formed

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 2

Glen Innes motor cyclists at a meeting last night, formed the Glen Innes Motor. Cycle Club, and…

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Inverell-glen Innes Railway Where Does The Survey Stand?

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 4

"The final survey of the proposed Glen Innes railway has not yet been received from the field, but it is anticipated that there will be very little…

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Hints For Motorists

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 13

It is bad policy to start a car in reverse downhill, or forward in any gear except top, says the N.R.M.A. The…

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Motor Cycles Stolen

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 1

On Tuesday night, two motor cycles were reported stolen from within the municipality. They were later recovered…

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Hints For Motorists

Guyra Argus · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 8
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It is bad policy to start a car in reverse downhill, or forward in any gear except lop, says the N.R.M.A. The…

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Girl, Man, Hurt In Bad Smash On Bingara Road

The Inverell Times · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 4

Two passengers of a sports car which was wrecked when it overturned on the…

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Inverell-glen Innes Railway Where Does The Survey Stand?

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 6

"The final survey of the proposed Glen Innes railway has not yet been received from the field, but it is anticipated that there will be very little…

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Two Years Watt for Bridge Timber

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 7

Two years ago the Department of Main Roads called tenders for the supply of timber for…

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Railways Dept. To Blitz Blackberries

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 1

The Department of Railways will carry out blackberry spraying on railway land in the Glen Innes Pastures Protection Board…

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Road Safety Essay for Schoolchildren

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 7

The Glen Innes branch of the Road Safety Council, in conjunction with Council branches at Inverell and Tenterfield, has launched an inter-town school-children's road safety essay competition…

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Railwayman's Lapse Goods Taken From Carriages

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 6

A carriage cleaner employed at Armidale by the N.S.W. Railways Department, pleaded guilty at the Armidale…

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Speed Danger On Country Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 10

Evidence that carefree motorists are maintaining too high a speed for conditions on country roads, or…

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Police Charge Follows Road Smash

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 4

At midnight on Saturday a late model Ford utility which a few minutes earlier had been taken from a garage at…

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News and Notes from the NRMA. Speed Danger on Roads

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 4

Evidence that care-free motorists are maintaining too high a speed for conditions on country roads or outer-metropolitan…

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Railway Cleaner Stole for Spite

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 2

ARMIDALE: A carriage cleaner employed at Armidale by the N.S.W. Railway Department pleaded guilty at…

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Surprise Strike on a Railways Disrupts Traffic in New York

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 1

CHICAGO, Monday: A surprise strike by drivers, firemen and conductors yesterday virtually tied up the big New York Central Railroad Company's system west of Buffalo, and disrupted traffic on connecting…

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No Trace of Stolen Motor Cycle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 6

Police early this afternoon had not found any trace of a motor cycle stolen from outside the Capitol Theatre in[?]…

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