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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

938 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 47

CORRESPONDENCE Railways Criticised

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 16

A Wage Plug writes to the Editor:—Sir,—We are told to patronise the railways as we own…

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Our Railways

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

The Times received a copy of the annual report of the N.S.W. Commissioner for Railways for the year ended June…

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Guyra Road

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 6

Guyra Shire Council workman are preparing one mile of the Guyra roadway from Guyra Bridge at Tinght for…

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Goods Train Derailment

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: A goods train derailment three miles north of Cowan last night disrupted rail services between Sydney and…

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Road Dangers Emphasised

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

Graphic road accident pictures--some of them from overseas--are a striking feature of the Glen Innes…

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Road Safety Films on Mon

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

Road Safety films and others of general interest will be screened at a free film evening in the…

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Colour Film by Train Plane and Car

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

The colour film of the Queen's tour of New Zealand Will definitely be screened at the Capitol tonight…

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Imrovements to Wollomombi Fails Road, Lookout

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 6

The roadway to Wollomombi Falls and the area from which the falls and the gorge can be seen will be improved as a result of [?] Shire Council meeting yesterday…

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Road Impassable in Wet Weather Ratepayer Says

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 6

Two hundred pounds will hf spent on Armidale Gully Road immediately and application will be made to the Main Roads…

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35 Train at Varley Oval for Inverell Rugby Union

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 6

The 1954 Inverell Rugby Union season got away to a Hying start last night when 35 players began training. Judging by the enthusiasm…

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Motor Scooter Club Rally

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

The secretary of Sydney Motor Scooter Clubhas written to the Mayor of Armidale (Aid. Davis Hughes), stating…

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Conference on Coastal Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 6

Mr. J. E. Cahill Armidale) arid Mr. G. Wingfield (C.P., Grafton) have dicated that they will attend…

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Talks On Bitumen Main Roads

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 1

Local government councils should take the initiative in their desire to increase bitumen surfacing on main roads, Mr. W. H. Macready said at…

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Hints To Motorists

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 4

Here are some N.R.M.A. hints, to motorists Smooth tyres can be dangerous When the treads have…

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Bitumen for Gum Flat Road

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 1

Macintyre Shire Council will bitumen seal portion ol the Gum Flat road, starting from the Inverell end…

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Good Support for Road Safety Film Evening

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 2

A successful film evening was held on Monday night by the Glen Innes Branch of the Road Safety Council. The films were shown in…

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Rural Dweller Offers £500 Towards a Road

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 3

A Warialda landholder has told the Yallaroi Shire Council that he is prepared to pay £500,…

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Railways Will Gravel Inverell Trucking Yards

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 1

The Department of Railways has to agreed to grave portion of the Inverell trucking yards…

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Inverell Motor Cycle Club Notes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 6

Last week-end members made the eagerly-awaited fishing trip to the Mann River, 30 males from Glen…

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Requests for Road Repairs

Guyra Argus · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 8

At the Shire Council meeting on Tuesday Cr, C. Grills said: "There is a bad scour needing attention near…

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