Country Party Seeks More Aid for Roads
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—"The Country Party, which was responsible for the inauguration of the Federal Aid Roads scheme in 1926, has…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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Train To Ballina To Take Rails
BALLINA, Tuesday. — For the first time since the June floods, a train arrived at Ballina this morning. Its job…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety Plan. Lismore Branch Makes New Move
Lismore branch of the N.S.W. Road Safety Council may inaugurate a second State-wide project if headquarters adopts the branch's newest plan for an accident-prevention competition…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Northern Star Wednesday, February 16, Drunken Drivers Best Off Roads
THE WARNING in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions by Mr. F. C. H. Tompson, S.M., that convicted drunken drivers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Washed to Death Off Bridge
TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday:-- Stewart Irvine Morgan, 26, warder at Stewart's Creek Jail, was swept off the Ross River traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorists Must Watch for Children
With the re opening of schools after the long vacation,the N.R.M.A. land R.A.C.A. war[?] motorists that they must respect school safety…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Fined for Railway Station Assault
MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday.— On an assault charge before Messrs. R. W. Norris and A. Vardy, J's., Andrew Noter, 38, labourer,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Timber Man's Offer to Spend £1000 on Building of Shire Roads
An offer to spend £1000 on the proper construction of a road from property owned by Messrs. W. Hillyard and T. Little, at Back Creek, to what is known as Ellis's dip, was made at the meeting of the Kyogle Shire Council on Monday, by a Kyogle timber contractor, Mr. W. P. Barrett, on behalf of Messrs. Barrett and O'Neill…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Road Problem at Dyraaba
Sir,—I read the report of the monthly meeting of Kyogle Shire Council in Tuesday's "Northern Star." Knowing the facts as they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Hold Two After Train Smash
PARIS, Monday: The learner driver and engineer of the engine which was involved in the crash with the Nancy Express on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This Will Stop Road Accidents
Courtesy on the roads is the theme of the Road Safety Council's campaign for accident prevention during February…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ratepayers Seek Attention To Shire Roads At Dyraaba
Two sub-branches of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. had letters before the last meeting of Kyogle Shire Council, in which repairs were requested to all roads in the Dryaaha area, so that residents may be permitted to travel to surrounding towns. The sub-branches were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mail Train Arrived Late Last Night
The North Coast Mail train, due at 7.10 p.m., did not arrive arrive at Murwillumbah until 11.15 last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goolangatta Council Railway Dept Not to Move Trucking Yards
At Coolangatta Town Council meeting last night a letter was read from the Commissioner for Railways declining to grant a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bitumen-Surfaced Roads Now Optional At Coolangatta
Ratepayers of Coolangatta Town Council will still be obliged to beat all costs over and above £3 for access roads to properties, but bitumen surfacing will be optional, foLowing a decision of the Council on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Decrease in Road Casualties
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Road accident casualities in Australia last year were 713 fewer than in 1947, but deaths increased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Councils Seek Details of Road Tax Expenditure
Lismore Municipal Council yesterday asked a meeting of Northern Rivers Association of Municipalities and Shires to press for a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council to Inspect on Proposed Fingal Road
The position at Fingal was "sticky" and the people there could not agree among themselves where the road should be, said the Chairman of Tweed Shire Council, Cr C. E. Cox, at the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vic. Railway Fares, Freights to Rise
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The State Government next month will announce the largest increases on record in railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane Bus and Tram Stoppage Threat
BRISBANE, Wednesday: The tramwaymen and bus crews decided at a mass meeting at the Trades Hall today to continue…
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