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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Attempt to Revive Branch of Road Safety Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 8

An attempt will be made on April 22 to revive the defunct Armidale branch of the Road Safety Council. Eight citizens who joined…

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Ashford Shire £50,000 Could Be Spent On One Road

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 7

Mr. C. R. Hamel. of Severn Hills, Wellingrove is to be advised by Ashford Shire Council that owing to their…

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'Blind Spot' for Motorists at Intersection

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 5

With the sun visor down on a car windscreen it was not possible for a motorist to see more than a few feet ahead at…

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Motor Vehicle Lights

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 15

Autumn weather and the return of longer nights call for greater cane by motorists. The N.R.M.A. reminds drivers…

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Road Safety

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

A Road Safety Council field officer, Mr. M. W. Plate, will address a meeting of the Glenn Innes branch of the council on…

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Two Die in Road Smashes SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

Two men were killed and a girl seriously injured in road accidents in Sydney suburbs early today…

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Road Safety

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 4

FAILURE of the Armidale branch of the Road Safety Council to function effectively is to be…

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Road Safety Film Nights

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 4

Mr N J. Myers, president of the Inverell Road Safety Council, has secured several films dealing with road safety,…

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Morris-Austin Merges Into British Motor Corporation

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 7

The £66 million Austin-Morris motor merger has been carried a step further by the registration of a new company,…

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Council Debate on Aerodrome Inquiry Costs

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 4

[?]ying the legal [?] in respect to the [?] inquiry, Ald. [?] at last night's…

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Road Safety Movement

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 2

E. B. McSpedden, 167 Mann Street, Armidale, Writes to the Editor:—Sir,—I would be pleased if…

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Easter Holiday Train Schedules

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 8

Additional and altered train hours for the Easter Holidays are:—TRAINS FROM SUNDAY…

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Two Divisions of Daylight Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 8

A second division of the Daylight Express may be run From Tamworth. If this is done, more seats…

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Road Safety by Entertainment

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 4

The films secured by Mr. N. J. Myers, president of the Inverell Road Safety Council, provide excellent…

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Council Refuses Donation to Road Safety

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 5

TENTERFIELD: The field of firer of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W (Mr. M. W. Plate) deprecated the attitude of the…

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Mayor Blames Severn Shire for Delay on Bridge Work

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 2

Mayor of Glen Innes Ald. F.W. Buddee, claimed last night that the Severn Shire Council was responsible for the delay in the commencement of work on the new Emmaville road bridge…

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Shock Tactics Advocated to Reduce High Road Toll

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 3

A Road Safety Council field officer, in an address to the Glen Innes branch of the Council on Monday night, advocated shock tactics on the public to cut down the present high accident rate in New South Wales…

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£10,000 Grant Money Allocated Shire Roads

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 1

[?]t the monthly meeting of Guyra Shire Council [?] Engineer (Mr. J. H. Robson) reported that the [?] oposed Commonwealth Aid Roads programme had been prepared following joint inspections of…

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Hints To Motorists

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 8
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Carbon monoxide, a deadly poisonous gas, is always present in the exhaust of your car, says the N.R.M.A. The…

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