Restricted Train Services in Operation
North West Champion · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1
Because of the shortage, of coal, a 20 per cent, curtailment of all passenger train services came into operation throughout the State on Tuesday. Services to the North-West have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road to Kaputar For £500
The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1
He understood it would be possible to complete a pioneer road, to the summit of Kaputar, from the end of the present road, for…
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Manilla Express · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3
Manilla Will lose its Saturday train following the. rail restrictions introduced this week…
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Manilla Express · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3
Recently a reader inquired about photos of Thunderbolt Rock on the Barraba road and Mr. A. R. Macleod has secured two prints for us…
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The North Western Courier · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 3
Repairs to tar and bitumen surfaced roads in the Municipality have been recommenced, and it was proposed to keep one gang on the work…
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North West Champion · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 3
Because motor cycles are favoured mostly by young fellows who are more apt to take risks than older men,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Road to the Saleyards
Manilla Express · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 1
It was interesting to read the variance of opinion at Manilla Council meeting in regard to the expenditure of money on the road to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£1842 Main Roads Programme
The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 5
The Main and Trunk Roads maintenance programme for 1951 within the Municipality has been approved at a total cost of £1842, advised the…
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The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1
The driver of a passenger train involved in Tuesday night's disaster at Woodbridge, New Jersey, has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colossal Railway Losses SYDNEY
The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1
Despite increased fares and freight charges the N.S.W. railways showed an overall loss of £,2494,505…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Teaching Motor Vehicle Driving
The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2
Declaring that the average motorist "merely stumbled" upon the knowledge of how to drive, the N.R.M.A. has appealed for a concerted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Councils to Gravel Air Strip at Moree Aerodrome
North West Champion · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1
The Municipal Council of Moree and the Shires of Boolooroo and Boomi on Friday decided to go ahead with the gravelling of a strip on Moree aerodrome. The work, which will cost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railways Sustained £2½M Loss in 1949-50
North West Champion · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 6
The New South Wales railways showed an overall loss of £2,494,605 in 1949-50, despite an operational profit of £841,182, according to the annual report. The report, presented by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New "Train" for Narrabri
The North Western Courier · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 4
A new "train" will be running in Narrabri on May 1 and 2, 1951. The new "train" will leave the town hall at 8 p.m. both nights and…
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The North Western Courier · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 2
In view of the increased cost involved—£10 per mile—Namoi Shire Council has decided to adhere to the original specifications for a total…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speed Limit on Nw Roads
The North Western Courier · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 1
The Local Government Ordinances have been amended to give councils power to erect notices restricting vehicular speed on newly-formed or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Railway Strike LONDON
North West Champion · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 1
Ignoring official appeals to delay action, 800 drivers and firemen at Paddington Station decided yesterday to strike every week-end until they get…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bundy Creek Bridge
North West Champion · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 6
Supplies of iron for the Bundy Creek Bridge were arriving steadily and should be completed before the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roads Destroyed By Floods
The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 3
Instances of flooding being aggravated by netting fences were referred to by the Shire Engineer, Mr. D. H. Sky, in his…
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North West Champion · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 11
Boolooroo Shire Council has instructed its Engineer. Mr. E. J. Chatwood, to confer with Crooble branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association with…
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