Baan Baa Railway Crossing
The necessity for shifting and improving the railway level crossing north of Baan Baa was placed before the railways Assistant Traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1948
269 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 5 of 14
Britain's Railways
Locomotives on Britain's railways are to be standardised. In order to gather the necessary technical information, an exchange of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caustic Comments on Roads
Members of the Electricity Authority were very caustic regarding the condition of the West Narrabri-Yarrie Lake road, particularly the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bitumen Strip Suggested For Narrabri-Gunnedah Road
Namoi Shire Council has adopted a suggestion by the Deputy Commissioner of Main Roads, Mr. Sherrard, for the Trunk Road from Narrabri to Gunnedah to be tarred with a strip ten feet six inches wide, instead of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Move for Aerodrome
Nothing has been heard in reply to Council's communication to the Municipal Council asking when it is proposed to call the joint aerodrome…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Govt's. Indecision Holds Up Work on Narrabri Aerodrome
The Federal Minister for Air, Mr. Drakeford, has informed the Municipal Council, through Mr. Scully, that there is so far no indication of the decision of the State Government in regard to establishment of an air service…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North West Train Service
Forwarded by Boomi Shire Council to the Municipal Council, a letter from the Commissioner for Railway to Mr. S. E. Hefferen, M.L.A., stated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Body Poison and Road Safety
An interesting theory on the effect upon individuals of anger and irritation, resulting in road accidents, has been propounded to the N.R.M.A. by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Killed on Railway Line Sydney
Two men were killed in train accidents in the Sydney suburbs this morning. One killed at Flemington was B. Bularovich, who had been employed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Platform Extension
Council's request for extension of the Narrabri railway station platform, and closing of the level crossing, has been referred to the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Beam Engine in Revolutionary British Motor-cycle
A four-cylinder, internal-combustion beam-engine, has completed, fully successful trials in a revolutionary British motor-cycle which is now going into production, and for which large export-orders have been booked from all over the world. This machine is not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Creek Bridge Repairs
When the Municipal Council were thanked for receiving and checking materials to be used by the Department of Main Roads in repairs to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Traders' Association Conference
The quarterly conference of the North and North-West Chamber of Motor Traders' Association was held in the supper room of the Moree…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Traders' Dinner
A most convivial evening was spent by the delegates to the conference of the North and North-West Chamber of Motor Traders…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Money for Roads
"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 8 →N.R.M.A. Prize For Motor Mechanics
As part of a move to commemorate attainment of 100,000 membership, the N.R.M.A. has decided to donate £10/10 annually for prizes to students…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Plea for Silent Motoring
If every motorist forgot he had a hooter under his car bonnet and sounded it only as a last resort to prevent accidents, our roads would be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire Supports Aerodrome
Namoi Shire Council have expressed willingness to co-operate fully with the Municipal Council in establishment of an aerodrome at Narrabri. They decided to ask the Municipal Council to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Formation Ruined
A drover had apparently deliberately strung cattle along the road formation at Galathera, with disastrous results to the formation, said D[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Concrete Causeways Suggested For Culgoora Road
A proposal for installation of concrete causeways in place of the present gravel-sheeted waterways was submitted by the Shire Engineer, Mr. D. H. Sky, at the May meeting. Main difficulty is the usual one—lack of finance…
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