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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

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Commerce Conference At Kyogle To Discuss District Road Improvements

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

"That greater assistance be sought from Federal and State Governments in regard to improving present unsatisfactory road conditions," is a motion submitted by the Kyogle members to be discussed at the quarterly…

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Famine in Motor Spare Parts Is Worsening

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 4

Motorists face the grimmest position in history because of rapidly increasing famine in spare parts, according to the N.R.M.A…

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Fine Sequel to Motor Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 6

Pleading guilty to not stopping at an intersection, Andrew Davis, of Caniaba, was fined £3, with 8s court costs, at Lismore Court yesterday. The…

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12 Months' Bond for Driver of Motor Vehicle

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 6

After hearing what his solicitor had to say on his behalf, the P.M. (Mr. W. C. Avery) said he had decided to give Keith Rundle of South Lismore,…

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No Tenders for Dinsey Creek Bridge

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 5

The Shire Clerk (Mr. F. Hassan) advised Tweed Shire Council meeting on Monday night that no tenders had been…

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16 Hurt When Trams Collide

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Sixteen persons were injured when three packed trams collided near Prince's Bridge in the peak…

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Aerodrome Sues Scarce at Tenterfield

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 6

TENTERFIELD, Wednesday. —Civil Aviation authoritie have informed Tenterfield municipal and shire councils that the site at…

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Road Transport of Roofing Iron

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— If the Railway Department cannot carry all roofing iron or galvanised iron piping offering for transport from…

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Motor Driver Bound Over

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 4

KYOGLE, Wednesday.— At Kyogle Court, before Mr. G. L. Berry, P.M., Michael Fitzgerald, Master Butcher, of Kyogle Road, pleaded…

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Train with Royal Baggage Derailed

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: Reuter's special correspondent with the Royal train says: A goods train following the Royal train and…

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Russian Guards on Bevin's Train

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: Reuter's representative in Berlin says: Soviet Army guards replaced British guards in Mr. Beyin's train…

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Royal Party's Goods Train Derailed

Northern Star · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 6

CAPETOWN, Thursday (AAP).—The goods train following the Royal train and carrying the Royal Party's heavy baggage left…

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Ass'n Claims Council Has Neglected Grady's Creek Road

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

In a letter to the Editor, the Secretary of the Cougal-Loadstone Progress Association (Mr. J. C. Murray) claims that Kyogle Shire Council has neglected the area in that it has failed to give proper attention to the Upper Grady's Creek Road, which he says…

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Washaway on Railway Line South of Casino

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

CASINO, Thursday: Ten chains of railway line were washed away in a cloudburst between Mt. Neville…

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Bowls. Motor Roller for Casino Club

Northern Star · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 9

CASINO, Thursday.—Casino Bowling Club, at the monthly meeting to-night, decided to cancel an order it had placed with a Sydney…

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Motorist Unhurt When Train Knocked Radiator off Car

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

A train shaved the bumper bar and radiator off a car at a level crossing near Tyagarah without injuring…

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Train Cuts Car: Driver Unhurt

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 5

MULLUMBIMBY, Friday.— Although the front bumper bar and radiator were cut from the car by a train, the driver of the vehicle…

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Further £1 Million for State Roads

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday.— A further amount of £1 million is to be made available to State Governments in the Federal road aid fund for road…

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Another £1Mil. for Road Works

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday: A further £1million would be made available to the State Governments from the Federal Roads Aid Fund for…

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Chaos Reigns In Belt Across Britain 300 Roads Blocked, Cars Lost in Freeze

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—With more than 300 roads impassable, railway services completely disorganised, and some road vehicles and railway rolling stock lost without trace under the drifts, chaos reigns in the weatherbound belt across Britain…

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