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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

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80 Secrets Light Road to Success

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 9

Eighty secrets of job success any happiness voted by employees union and nonunion, have been published in New York…

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Aerodrome Improvements

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 2

It would appear that Mr. T. J. Treloar, M.H.R., was not fully seized with the urgency of providing at least one all-weather, strip at…

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Increased Grant for Main Roads

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads has acceded to the request by the Municipal Council for an increase in the grant for maintenance of Main…

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Improvements to Moree Aerodrome

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 4

Moree Municipal Council is to seek the co-operation of Boomi and Boolooroo Shire Councils in having improvements carried out to the…

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Oxford Crew Train for Big Race

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 1

The Oxford University crew who will be competing against Cambridge in the annual Boat Race on the River Thames, on April 1, train on the flood waters of the Thames river…

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Additional Train Service

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

An additional train service 'between Werris Creek, Narrabri and Burreu, as from Tuesday, 28th March, has been announced…

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Man Shot in Train BRISBANE

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

A forty-year-old stockman was murdered and his body thrown off the train between Alpha and Emerald early last night. He was shot…

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Making Road Crossings More Conspicuous

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 8

Experiments are being carried, out in London by the Road Research Laboratory to test whether more conspicuous road crossings would lead…

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Aerodrome Improvement Authorised

The North Western Courier · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

The Municipal Council, at their postponed meeting on Tuesday night, received a request from the Civil Aviation Department for a quotation for construction of a drain 2200 feet long, involving excavation of same 1200…

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No Bridge Repairs Yet

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 2

The Town Clerk has been informed that timber for repairs to the decking of the creek bridge has not been cut yet…

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Phone at Railway Station Essential

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 5

A public telephone at the Narrabri railway station is essential, and should be installed, claimed Aldermen at last Council meeting, when the P…

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Floods Cut Roads

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 6

"Practically all activities during the past two weeks have been centred on emergency repairs and on giving information to the general public. I have had answered several hundred personal queries and telephone…

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Road Grants for Shire

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 1

Details of road grants for Namoi Shire were announced today. Mr. R. G. Hamilton stated that following his personal representations…

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Trams Run Again in Melbourne Melbourne

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 1

Trams are running in Melbourne today for the first time for nearly nine weeks but they may be suspended again unless…

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Road Exceeds Estimate

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 12

Owing to the presence of more rock than was anticipated, the mountain road front the end of the Kaputar road to A. Scutt's property is…

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Priority for Turrawan Road

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 2

Improvement of the road from West Narrabri to Turrawan should be given the highest priority, as it provides an outlet when…

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Motor Parade

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 1

An interesting feature of the Show on Saturday was a parade of 40 motor vehicles and tractors, arranged by…

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Aerodrome Drainage Authorised

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 1

Council has instructed that tenders be called immediately for construction of a drain on the aerodrome, following a request from the…

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Retired Motor Buses

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 8

Australian newspapers have recently stated that plans are being made to put new single deck busses on the roads here…

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Cattle Damage Road

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 10

In some shires the minimum fine for damage to roads by stock is £50, W. A. Carr informed Narrabri P.p. Board on Friday. He complained that…

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