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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

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Inverell Motor Cyclists Investigate Crash Helmets

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

A representative of the Inverell Motor Cycle Club told a committee meeting of the Road…

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Council Recognisses Railway Man's Act

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 6

Armidale City Council will recognise the actions of Railway Fireman B. Pearson in rescuing an injured bridge…

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Road Unsafe, Says Progress Association

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 4

Tingha Progress Association agreed at its meeting on Tuesday that the New Valley Road was unsafe for the conveyance…

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Special Train For Eucharist Congress

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 10

A special train will run from Tenterfield on Saturday, April 18. to take Catholics to Sydney for the concluding ceremonies…

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Road Almost Impassable, Ratepayers Say

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 7

Complaints of the state of roads in the MelroseEnmore area were before a meeting of Dumaresq Shire Council yesterday. N. V. Brennan wrote…

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To Seek Grant for Developmental Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

Dumaresq Shire Council decided yesterday to seek a grant for expenditure on Tanner's Road, near Yooroonah, as a developmental road. Council made this decision on the motion of…

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Tingha Protest on State of the New Valley Road

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 8

At a meeting of the Tingha Progress Association, the secretary (Mr. E. J. Walker) advised that fallowing a request by a New Valley resident he had forwarded to Guvra Shire Council a petition signed…

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Speed the Cause of One Fifth of Road Deaths

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: One fifth of road deaths last year was caused by speeding drivers and motor cyclists, a report by the Road…

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Start Soon on Bitumen Programme Roads Listed for Attention Under Commonwealth and Grants

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 3

Dumaresq Shire Clerk, Mr. L. de V. Slade, said yesterday that it was anticipated that spraying on the Dangarsleigh Road in preparation for bitumen sealing would be carried out late this month…

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£5 Million Loss by State Transport System Trams, Buses Lose £3,750,000

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The transport system will show a loss of nearly £5 million for the year ending June, 1953. A deficit of approximately…

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Government Criticised Over Aerodrome

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government came in for severe criticism at a meeting of the Armidale…

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Vlountry Road Wardens

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 4

If the proposed scheme of voluntory road wardens operates successfully, it will give sadly-needed assistance…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 1

An 18 year old youth. Percival Bannister, of Brae Street. Inverell received cuts to the lace when he lost control of…

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Rugby League Juniors Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 15

About 30 players, comprising both East and West juniors, attended training at Rugby League Park last night…

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Leasing Road At Delungra

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

Macintyre Shire Council will not take any action on an objection to lease Quinlan's Road at…

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge Comes of Age

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

The Sydney Harbour Bridge celebrates its 21st. birthday to-morrow. It was on March 19, 1932, that Mr. J. T. Lang, then Premier of New South Wales,…

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£8,000 Low Level Bridge at Elsmore

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

Macinlyre Shire Council has approved a plan to build a low-level bridge at an estimated…

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Council Agrees To Golf Club's Road Request

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 6

After a previous motion had been rescinded, Yallaroi Shire Council on Friday decided to offer no objection…

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A Road At Delungra Is "Impossible In Wet Weather"

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

Bourne's Road at Delungra was 'impossible' in wet weather Cr. S. Tonkin said at a meeting of Macintyre Shire Council. Cr. Tonkin said there had…

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Inverell Motor Cyclists Investigate Crash Helmets

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

A representative of the Inverse Motor Cycle Club hold a committee meeting of the Road…

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