Special Rate for Bridge
Requesting that the Shire Clerk prepare a map showing the area which would have to be rated, and submit an estimate of the rate…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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Harparary Bridge May Cost £35,000
A tentative estimate by the Department of Main Roads gives cost of replacement of the Harparary bridge, across the Namoi…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Funds for Road Work
When Tibbereena Agriculture Bureau asked the Shire, if they intended to complete the West Narrabri-Turrawan road, on which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wider Tar-surface for Gunnedah Road
The result of a Main Roads Department request for design of the bitumen-surfacing for Narrabri-Gunnedah road on the basis of 18ft. width in lieu of 16ft. would be less road for their money, claimed Cr. J. Gray at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Inquiry Sydney
The State Cabinet may order an inquiry into the abandoning of the Committee of [?] way Department administration…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Records for Motor Vehicles
The turnover of the motor industry of Australia in 1948 has been easily the greatest in its history, but, whilst the amount involved in investments in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tractors Damage Roads
There are many occasions when tractors, particularly crawlers, damage the bitumen-surfaced streets, and the offenders are not apprehended…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →First Aluminium Bridge Opened
The port of Sunderland, in northeastern England, now has the yorld's first movable bridge constructed of aluminium alloy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Drivers' Fatigue
Danger of continuing to drive a motor vehicle while physically fatigued or drowsy is stressed by a well-known motoring organistaion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£473 for Main Roads
The Department of Main Road's has approved of the Municipal Council's programme for maintenance and improvement of Main and Trunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Deterioration Perturbs Councillors
Rapid deterioration of the State Highway, from Narrabri to Moree, is causing Namoi Shire Councillors considerable concern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kaputar Road Works Approved
Approval has been given to expenditure of £450 on maintenance and gravel re-sheeting of the Kaputar road, and to payment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety Council Branch
A public meeting is to be held on January 27 with the object of forming a branch of the Road Safety Council in Narrabri. The Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Graders To Commence Work On Local Aerodrome Move for Establishment of Moree Air Service
A conference was held in the Shire Chambers last Wednesday with a view to expediting the establishment of an air service to Moree, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narrabri Aerodrome Committee to Appeal for Funds
Lack of finance has caused a cessation of activity on the Narrabri aerodrome. Although much work has been carried out over the past few months, and one strip has been practically completed, a great deal of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Exhibition of Motorways Models
The Rt. Hon. Alfred Barnes, M.P., the Minister of Transport recently opened an exhibition, of Motorways Models in the main hall of Berkley Square House, London. Mr. Alfred Barnes explains a model of a road roundabout to, extreme left Mr T. G…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Working-Bee Planned for Narrabri Aerodrome
Recognising the urgency for completing two strips as soon as possible on the Narrabri aerodrome, the chairman decided yesterday to call a meeting of his committee on Wednesday night to discuss the organisation of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Accident Prevention
Concerned with the safety of road users in the Municipality of Narrabri and the surrounding districts, the Mayor (Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident Rate on N'cstle-sydney Road
The accident rate on the Sydney-Newcastle road is no greater than that for similar roads in the State, according to the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Giant Working Bee for Aerodrome on
The Narrabri Aerodrome Committee is inviting all residents who have the development of the district at heart to take part in a working-bee at the aerodrome on Monday, to burn-off and clear timber from the…
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