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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

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Repairs To Beaury Creek Road Urged

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 3

Urbenville branch of the Primary Producers' Union at its last meeting decided to write to Tenterfield Shire Council complaining against the serious, condition of roads in the Beaury Creek area. Mr. J. W. Hayter presided…

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Banana Growers to Be Asked to Move Towards Road Upkeep

Tweed Daily · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 2

Move to obtain a greater contribution from banana growers towards the upkeep of roads was initiated by Tweed Shire Council at its meeting yesterday…

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First Aid Exams. For Railwaymen

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 5

The Railway Ambulance Examiner (Mr. A. J. Cellyer) visiting Kyogle to examine railway men in first aid, passed 16 men…

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Train Times Altered

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 2

Times for the departure of the North Coast Mail and the daily (except Sundays) Casino-Murwillumbah train are altered…

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Road Repairs Charge Considered Excessive

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 2

Tweed Shire Council believes that it does not always get value for money when residents make road repairs without…

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Tweed Shire Council Roads Sought In Crown Land Subdivisions

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 2

Taking the view that the Crown should be on the same footing as a private landowner who subdivided his land, Tweed…

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Two Hindus Killed in RoadCollision

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 2

LISMORE, Sunday: Two Hindu men were killed instantly in a head-on collision between a motor cycle and a motor car…

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33 Trampled to Death Grim Tragedy At Football Match

Northern Star · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—When a section of the 65,000 crowd on a slope witnessing the Bolton-Stoke football match at Burnden Ground, Bolton, began to sway against the barriers they crashed down on…

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Bridge Needed To Prevent Bonalbo Isolation In Floods

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 4

Stressing the urgency of a bridge over Culmaran Creek between Bonalbo and Mallanganee at Kyogle Shire Council meeting yesterday, Cr. W. R. Cooke said during flood periods the township of Bonalbo became completely isolated. The residents of…

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Concrete Favoured for Lismore's Main Roads

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 6

The use of concrete for the main roads to the municipal boundary was endorsed in principle at a meeting of Lismore…

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Strikes and Strike Threats in U.k. Motor Plants

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: A deadlock exists in Coventry, where the workers in 80 motor and other engineering works have threatened…

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Tennis Railway Club Annual Meeting

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 10

At the annual meeting of the Railway Tennis Club held in the Gordoii Pavilion, a satisfactory balance sheet was presented…

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Tonight's Fruit Train Sufficient Trucks Expected

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

Indications yesterday were that there would be an abnormally heavy loading of bananas for the BGF fruit train…

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Ballina Aerodrome Facilities

Northern Star · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 8

Sir,—I was pleased to learn, from Ald. Clark's statement, that Ballina Council is not as dormant as had supposed regarding the…

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No Headlights in Double Road Fatality

Northern Star · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 4

In stressing the need to observe the rules of the road, the Deputy Coroner (Mr. A. V. E. Overall) said the deaths of two young men had…

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Council Acknowledges Urgent Need For Ballina Road Repairs

Northern Star · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 5

BALLINA, Sunday.—Ballina Municipal Council discussed at length the state of roads and footpaths in the municipality. The need for extensive repair work was acknowledged by aldermen but in view of the fact…

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Road Through Drome Sought

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 6

A meeting of the BroadwaterBlue Crane Improvement Association was held in the Albert Hall, Broadwater, Mr. R. F. Dann…

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Train Kills Two Fettlers

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Two fettlers were killed at Fassifern last night when they were struck by a train…

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Heavy Trucks Damage North-south Road

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 1

DARWIN, Tuesday: Damage estimated at £10,000 has been done to the north-south road by a heavy military…

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Extensive Railway Improvements

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Government has allocated £250,000 this financial year for track work on the railway between…

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