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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

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Gundurimba Shire to Prepare Plan for £2000 Road Repairs

Northern Star · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

An adiitioial £282,000 was available for distribution in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth and Roads and Works Act, stated a letter from the Department of Public Works received at a…

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Railway Commissioner Here on Feb. 7

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 7

The Railway Commissioner (Mr. F. C. Garside) will visit Kyogle on Tuesday, February 7. Advice to this effect has been…

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Railway Labour Problem Hopeless

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside) said today that the Railway Department's labour problems were…

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Bridge May Open Forest Area

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

KYOGLE, Wednesday. — A large area of forest will be available for timber getting if a proposal to bridge Lindesay Creek on the…

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Further Grant For Urbenville Road

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads has granted the Kyogle Shire Council £15,000 to bitumen surface from six to seven miles of the Woodenbong-Urbenville Road…

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Road Grant Sought by Woodburn Shire

Northern Star · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

CORAKI, Thursday.—Woodburn Shire Council will apply for a £2000 grant under the Commonwealth Roads Aid Fund from the petrol tax for the half-year to June 30…

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Shire's Provisional Offer To Finance Lindesay Ck. Bridge

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 9

The Kyogle Shire Council will agree to contribute to the construction of a bridge over Lindesay Creek, on the boundary of…

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Lismore Taxis Off Road

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 4

Lismore taxi proprietors withdrew their taxis from the streets at midnight last night. The secretary of the Taxi Drivers' section of the…

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Air Lift to Pick Up Stranded Train Passengers

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 5

VANCOUVER, Monday (AAP.— An air-lift was organised yesterday to pick up 1590 passengers, who have been stranded for three…

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Council to Tally Cost of Subdivision Road

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 6

The cost of toe construction of a bitumen road from Wotherspoon's subdivision in Barham Street to the top of the hill will be estimated by the City Engineer (Mr. H. G. Murray) and reported to the next meeting…

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Petrol Tax Reserved For Road Works Only A.A.A. Wants--

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

The affiliated motoring organisations of Australia are seeking an assurance from the Federal Government that the proceeds of the…

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Motorists Warned Of Car Thieves' New Ruse

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. warns motorists of a new ruse being adopted by car thieves. Called out to investigate a queer…

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Missing Motor-Cycle Recovered At Saleyards

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

A motor cycle, reported missing from Main Street on Wednesday night, was recovered at the saleyards yesterday morning…

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Swept From Top Of Train; Aborigine Killed

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — A full-blooded aborigine was killed and a half caste aborigine injured, when swept from the top of a train as it…

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Motor Cyclists Win at Grafton

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 5

GRAFTON, Sunday.—C. Roots, of Woodburn and K. Alvey, of Lismore, were outstanding contestants at the Clarence River Motor Cycle…

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Harbour Bridge Toll Will Stay

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Transport (Mr, Bealc) to-day told a deputation from the N.R.M.A. that the Federal…

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Action Needed to Stop Road Toll

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — More vigorous action would have to be taken if the wastage of human life was to be stopped, the Transport…

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Regional Committee Deputation on Missing Link Road

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) will receive a deputation from the Richmond-Tweed Regional Dsvelopment Committee on February 9 in connection with the committee's proposal for a road over…

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Railway Dept. "Attacking Home Builder"

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Railways Department was charged to-day by Mr. W. G. Pooley with a vicious attack on the home builder,…

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Passenger Complains of Train Seat Bookings

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

An addition to the complaints being made concerning passenger rail travel, was heard at the annual meeting of the Kyogle and District…

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