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Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Saumarez Bridge Dangerous Says Road Safety Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 12

Armidale branch of the Road Safety Council wiil continue to press for the widening of the…

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Don't Rip Up Roads, Says Shire Engineer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

At a meeting of the Duraaresq shire Council yesterday Cr. B.Browning asked a ques tion which has been in the…

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Work on Shire Roads Proposals Approved By Council

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Plans for work on a number of roads within the Dumaresq Shire were submitted to the montoly…

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£4,267 for Grafton Road Tender Accepted By Shire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 6

Confirmation of the action of the president in accepting the tender of Thiess Constructions pty Ltd. for the…

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Motor Traders and Compulsory Unionism

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 12

SYDNEY: Approximately 5,000 employees of garages and service stations throughout New South Wales who…

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Shell's Claims For New Motor Fuel Additive

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 6

A new motor fuel additive which is claimed to increase performance and prolong the life of spark plugs is being…

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Ferguson St. Crossing 'A Grave Danger' Move by Road Safety Branch

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

The Ferguson Street railway level' crossing gates costituted a grave danger to motorists and pedestrians alike, members of the Glen Innes branch of the Road Safety Council claimed at a…

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Saumarez Bridge Reconstruction

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 7

Mr. A. W. Barrow said today that widening of Saumarez Bridge (on the Uralla Road) would not cost a great amount…

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Furrac[?] Road Sealing

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

When new funds become available under the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act the sealing of the [?]…

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£2,050 for Casino Road

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 2

TENTERFIELD: The Tenterfield Shire Council last Friday received a grant from the…

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No DMR Funds Available for Grafton Road

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 3

The Department of Main Roads recognise the desirability of completing the new Glen Innes-Grafton…

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Motor Cycle Club Notes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 3

Well chaps, the big show is over for one more year and we can settle down to another eight months of…

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Feliage Cleared Near Road Bridge

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 2

Glen Innes branch of the Road Safety Council has succeeded in a [?]to have reeds and…

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Shortage Of Money For Uralla Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 10

Uralla Shire's road staff resumed duties on Monday last, after their three weeks' anniual…

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Horror Train Crash: Victims Burned Alive

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

KARACHI, Friday: About 60 people are believed to have died when the crack "Pakistan Express" turned into a blazing inferno after plunging into a petrol wagon near Karachi yesterday Forty-nine others are…

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Eighty-eight Die in Express Train and Sea Disaster

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

Eighty eight people ore believed to have lost their lives in fond and sea disasters yesterday. About 60 people are believed to have died when the…

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Access Road to Properties in the Bundarra District

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 6

After considering a letter from the Armidalc P.P. Board, Guyra Shire Council has decided to apply for the dedication of a road of access to the properties of Messrs. A. G. Dawson, C. B. Dawson and…

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Motor Lorry Catches Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 2

Two men escaped unhurt when, the motor lorry, in which they were travelling caught fire near Diehard…

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Country Railways

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 4

Recently, in an article published widely in the country press, I mentioned that a great boon had been conferred on…

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Hit Furniture Van Motorist Didn't Know!

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 9

A motorist who collided with a furniture van and did not know it, was yesterday fined for negligent driving at…

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