Road Accident Rate up in U.K.
LONDON, Monday : The accident rate on British roads rose again, in 1953, despite a big…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New England · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1954
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Move for Improvements to Railway Parking Area
Glen Innes branch of the Road Safety Council ways Department to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£2 Fine for Motor Cyclist
For riding a Motor-cycle without a licence. Charles L. R. ("Mick") Fletchers of Meade Street, was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fair Deal for the One-man Roads
A "fair deal" for the man on the one-man road was advocated at a meeting of the Guyra Shire Council yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inverell-bundarra Road Loan Proposal
Guyra Shire Council will discuss the raising of a loan for sealing five miles of She Inverell-Bundarra road, from the top of the Gap toward Bundarra. The project was suggested by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petition for Work on Emmaville Road
Severn Shire Council yesterday received a petition signed by 97 people, seeking major repair work on the Glen Innes-Emmaville Road, Signatories to the petition included graziers, farmers, builders,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Regulation on Position of Mail Boxes on Main Roads
The overseer to the Guyra Shire Council, Mr. J. Ditton, told councillors at a meeting yesterday that mail boxes on a main road should be not closer than eighteen feet from the centre of the road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Afire, Hand Burned
A young motor cyclist received severe burns to the left hand and fingers when his machine caught alight on the…
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Pose Problem For Shire One-man roads are proving a headache to Guyra Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence Roads of Access
Dear Sir.—I feel that I can't let pass a lot of the statements about access roads here. 1. Ready's claim that he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Inspections Every Six Months
"We should make an effort to have an inspection, of roads every six months", said Cr. L. T. Starr at a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Council Opposes Closure Town Roads May Interfere with Expansion of Guyra Land Reserved for Use of Aborigines
Opposition to the closure of roads which would interfere with the natural expansion of the town of Guyra. The provision, free of cost, of spikes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bingara Road Beat Bundarra
A match between Bingara road and Bundarra at Bundarra at the wek-end resulted in a win on the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work Soon on Cope's Creek Bridge
The Department of Main Roads will begin work on the construction of a bridge over Cope's Creek at Tingha…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bridge Described As "Disgrace," "Deathtrap" Solicitor Predicts More Fatal Accidents "If Steps Are Not Taken To Protect Public"
A solicitor at Armidale Gourt o Petty Sessions yesterday described the Saumarez bridge on the New England Highway as a "disgrace" and "a deathtrap." The solicitor, Mr. Q. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plans Needed to Solve Problems of Motoring
It is imperative that constructive plans to solve problems caused by the expansion of motoring should be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Search for Train Killer
SYDNEY. Monday: CIB. detectives will to-day begin an intensive search of the railway line between Goulburn and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Overturns on Wet Road
A late model sedan was extensively damaged when it overturned on the New England Highway, six miles north…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rail Line Search for Clue to Train Murder
SYDNEY: C.I.B. detectives will today begin an Intensive search of the railway line between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Driving Hints for Motorists
The N.R.M.A. offers motorists some practical driving advice. Allow plenty of room…
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