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

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

284 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 3 of 15

Notion Weed On Shire Roads

North West Champion · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 5

Boolooroo Shire Council last week rejected a suggestion by the Engineer, Mr. Chatwood,…

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Request for New Road

North West Champion · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 3

A petition for the construction, of a road from Roydon to Redbank was received at a meeting of Boolooroo Shire…

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Arctic: "Future Cross-roads of World Air Traffic"

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 8

The Arctic, now buzzing with military air activity, "will probably become, if there is no atomic war, even…

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Shire to Share Cost of Road

North West Champion · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 5

Boolooroo Shire Council, last week agreed to a request by Yallard Shire that it share the cost of work to be carried…

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Telleraga Bridge Inspection

North West Champion · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads will make an inspection of Telleraga Bridge at an early date…

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More Road Plant for Shire

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

The Namoi Shire Council is planning to purchase 'plant valued at £20,000 to expand its road programme…

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Headmaster Seeks Road Safety Co-operation

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 7

Road Safety was vitally important to every child and every parent in the Narrabri community (Mr. G. Brown) Head Master of the Public School, said this week…

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Car Through Bridge

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 4

A car crashed through a bridge between Wee Waa and Burren Junction on Saturday afternoon, but no serious…

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£19,000 for Minor Roads

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

The Namoi Shire Council has allocated funds for minor roads estimates totalling £19,000 for the current year. This figure was passed at the February…

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Shire Criticises Railways

North West Champion · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

Strong exception to the discrimination by the Railways Department of school teachers and ordinary citizens who…

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Acquisition of Aerodrome

North West Champion · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 10

The Department of the Interior has advised Moree Council that the Commonwealth Deputy Crown Solicitor had…

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Stock on Aerodrome

North West Champion · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 5

The question of grazing stock on the aerodrome was deferred by a meeting of Moree Council on Monday night…

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Bridge on Moon Confirmed

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 6

A top British astronomer has confirmed a discovery last July of a tremendous bridge on the moon which looks as…

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Railwaymen to Stand Trial SYDNEY, Thurs

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

The City Coroner, Mr. E. J. Forest, today committed Harold Joseph O'Neill, electric…

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Cricket Trams

Manilla Express · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 3

Wongo Creek team to play Alpals in the semi final of the competition on Saturday: K. Hawker; H. Duprez; C…

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Railway Goods Shed Lighting

Manilla Express · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

At last Tuesday's meeting; of the Business Mens Association the matter of electric lighting. At the…

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Motor Cycle Missing

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 1

Narrabri Police are investigating the theft of a motor cycle from the Caledonian, Hotel yard on Saturday night…

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Many Cars at International Motor Show

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 7

Seventy-four different makes of cars were exhibited at the R.A.I, motor show in Amsterdam this month. A total of…

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Popular Road Safely Poster

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 8

The most successful poster everissu ed by the Road Safety Council was the one used during the Queen's visit "Let…

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Shire Roads Grant

North West Champion · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 1

The Department of Public Works last week asked Boolooroo Shire Council to submit a programme for a grant of [?]…

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