Vacuum Road Sweepers
A giant vacuum sweeper, built in the U.K., will soon be available for export. It is designed for use in cleaning up…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1955
70 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 3 of 4
Two Macs—and A Caesar Behind Our Roads Today
There are 513,582 miles of good, bad, indifferent and, sometimes, utterly preposterous roads in Australia. They consist of 32,650 smooth, relaxing, shirtfront…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State's Holiday Road Toll Now 14 Dead SYDNEY
Seven people were killed and nine injured on N.S.W. roads at the week-end, bringing the State total to 14 dead and 39 injured since the Easter holiday began…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Challenge As Third Motor Nation Sydney
Australia is now challenging New Zealand for third position on the world list of motorised nations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Staff Supervision at Fault
The Member for Barwon, some weeks back travelled to Sydney from Narrabri by a sleeping car, and with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Closes Bridge
The Shire Engineer, Mr. D. Sky, advised Council at last meeting that the bridge on the Wee Waa-Pilliga road would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£3000 for Main Roads
Estimated cost of repairs to flood damage on main and trunk roads within the municipality was approximately…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →£25,000 for Shire Roads
An advance payment of £5,000 lias been sent to the Namoi Shire Council towards financing recent flood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways Seek Staff
The Railway Department is short of staff. Floods have thrown an extra strain on present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aerodrome Road Surfacing
Narrabri Municipal Council has decided to investigate the cost [?] in particular, N.M.C. share of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Destination Signs
The Secretary for Railways, Mr. W. A. Anderson, today replied to a statement made at the annual District Council F…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cycle Notes Road Season to Start
Narrabri Cycle Club will go back to full swing on Saturday, May 7, when the road season for 1955 will start…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Methodical Tests for Motorists
The great bulk of motorists need not worry, at least as this stage, at a press report from Melbourne that hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Income Tax on Motorists
A decision of the Taxation Board of Review concerning the depreciation on motor vehicles will be of interest to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Govt. to Reimburse Moree for Aerodrome Construction
The Minister for Air has agreed to reimburse Moree municipal and shire councils for the construction of an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paying for Better Roads
The President of the N.R.M.A., Sir Norman Nock, urges both the Commonwealth and State…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Train Holdup In Sydney SYDNEY
Hundreds of passengers today left trains delayed on the Harbour bridge clambered across…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Officer Farewelled
Mr. W. M. Hillhouse, who was for several years Principal Clerk of the Maintenance Engineer's office, Narrabri…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrabri-bingara Road Link
Bingara Shire Council is to take immediate steps to have the Narrabri-Bingara road re-classified from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Safety Problem Of Motor Lorries
The predominance of fatal collisions in country areas involving motor lorries of various proportions is of…
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