£6,000,000 Federal Aid for Roads
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Payment, to the States of £6 million under the Federal Aid Roads and Works Agreement was approved by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
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175 Japanese Killed in Train Wreck
TOKIO, Tuesday: At least 175 Japanese are reported killed and 350 injured when the last four carriages of a six-carriage train jumped the track and plunged down a 30ft. embankment…
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"It is a remarkable fact that few people realise the seriousness of the road accident position," states an official of the Road Safety Council…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.— There is no possibility of councils in New South Wales being able to improve their roads, the President of the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.— There is no possibility of councils in New South Wales being able to improve their roads, the President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dunoon Association Channon Road v. NUMULGI
Channon Road: J. Currie, J. Stucky, [?]. Stucky, Spinaze (2), H. Higgins, P. Tainsh, R. Ross, G. Keech, A. Middleton, A. Amor, R. Tainsh (12)…
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BERLIN, Thursday (AAP).—Russian officers stopped the official British night train from Berlin to the west at the zonal border on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keerrong Bridge Approved by Terania Council
On the casting vote of the President (Cr. C. F. Towns), Terania Shire Council decided yesterday to build a bridge at Keerrong over…
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Construction of a high-lovel bridge at Numinbah on a site near the quarry, instead of repairing the extensile damage to…
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A protest against "unbusiness-like methods" of Lismore Sports Trust was expressed at the annual meeting of the Lismore Railway Tennis Club,…
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It was a pity that more parents aid not realise the value of opportunity classes, said the Head Master of the Lismore High School (Mr. J…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—An appeal to the Federal Government for a special grant of money to enable a number of shires in his electorate…
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CANBERRA, Friday. — The allocation of £100,000 per year for road safety campaigns illustrated to the country how to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Star Saturday, March 1, 1947. Unfinished Road Links
MAXIMUM POINTS to Mr. w. Frith, M.L.A., for his opportune reminder to the State Government that it is time…
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CASINO, Friday. — Casino Show Society Committee is considering the laying down of a track at the show ground, with a view to conducting…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tweed Heads Supports Coast Road Proposal
Support for the proposal for construction of a road to link Pottsville Beach and Cudgera Headland with Tweed Heads, along the coast, was given by Tweed Heads Chamber of Commerce at its February meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Monday, March 3, 1947. Money For Roads
ALTHOUGH the Commonwealth Government has decided to increase its annual payment to the States for road…
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At the Coolangatta Magistrate's Court on Friday last, before Mr. J. A. Murray. S.M., Michael Joseph Moylan, of Stuart Road, Ashgrove,…
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Tweed Shire Council last night agreed that D riding councillors should meet a deputation from Condong Road Progress…
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The Springbrook road was blocked and other Nerang Shire roads badly scoured by rushing water…
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