N'bri-armidale Road Must First Be Investigated Says Department
The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 1
Careful consideration must be given to the type of traffic which would use the proposed road, and the areas which would be opened up before any decision can be made to proceed with survey or construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Civic Dinner for Hon. J. J. Cahill and Official Party. Promise of £1000 for Road Surfacing
North West Champion · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 2
After the official ceremony in connection with the Moree sewerage project, performed by the Hon. J. J. Cahill (Minister for Local Government and Public Works) on Monday evening, a civic dinner was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Railways
The North Western Courier · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 1
Craftsmen at the Crewe Locomotive works of the London Midland Region, painting the designation "British Railways" in experimental lettering on locomotives of the former London, Midland and Scottish railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Aid for Moree Aerodrome
The North Western Courier · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 1
The Minister for Civil Aviation, through Mr. W. J. Scully, M.H.R., advised Moree Council that there was no possibility of departmental funds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Daily Train Service Soon
The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1
According to unofficial reports, there is every likelihood that a daily mail train service will be introduced into Narrabri shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Railway Strike. Brisbane
North West Champion · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1
Confidence is increasing that Queensland's 59-day-old railway strike is approaching the end. This is based on the decision of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N'bri-C'bran Road Opens In Fortnight
The North Western Courier · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 1
The Coonabarabran-Narrabri section of the Newell Highway should be completed, with the exception of culverts, within a fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor World. Car Safety Equipment
North West Champion · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 8
"Amazing indifference to danger by motorists, and culpable indifference and neglect of duty by a proportion of garagemen" is the N.R.M.R.'s…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Glen Innes Aerodrome
The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 8
The Tamworth-Glen Innes-Brisbane air service, which is to start soon, would necessitate the erection of a shelter shed, two earth closets, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Worn-out Road Bridges
The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 5
Troubles of the Department of Main Roads in replacing worn-out road bridges, or of building ones at sites where nons exist, are stressed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Funds for Kaputar Road
The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 2
When he was informed Council has invited their Majesties the King and Queen to visit Narrabri, the Assistant Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads Surfaced
The North Western Courier · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 4
Tar-surfacing of sections, of Denison, Nandewar, Gibbons. Selina and Violet Streets was commenced, on Wednesday. Users of these roads will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Money for Roads
North West Champion · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1
"The claim of Councils for Petrol Tax Monies was prompted by a desperate need," said Councillor A. R. Townsend, President of the Shires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fresh Russian Demands Virtually Halt Road Traffic Anglo-Soviet Relations Deteriorate Further
North West Champion · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.)—Coinciding with fresh Russian demands on Anglo-American Authorities in Berlin, calling for the closing of automobile aid stations on the 100 mile Autobahn crossing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trams Collide in Melbourne Melbourne
The North Western Courier · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1
Sixteen people were injured when two crowded city-bound trams collided in Elizabeth street this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Trams Collide. Melbourne
North West Champion · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1
Sixteen people were injured when two crowded city-bound trams collided in Elizabeth Street this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harparary Bridge in Danger
The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 8
Practically complete blocking of the waterway under Harparary Bridge is seriously endangering the structure, and Namoi Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Hogging" the Road Tax
North West Champion · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 4
Motorists throughout New South Wales pay millions of pounds a year in taxation, for the privilege of running a car or truck, and they are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Requests for Road Repairs
The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 2
Numerous requests for attention to roads in various parts of the Shire were before Council on Tuesday. P. Sykes complained of the had state of Driggle Draggle Lane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ninety Miles Of Roads for Edgeroi Settlement Area
The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 8
There are approximately 90 miles of roads required to serve settlers in the Edgeroi subdivision, stated the Shire Engineer, Mr. D. H. Sky, in his report to the April meeting of Namoi Shire Council…
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