Road Aid Grant to Gundurimba Shire Nearly Doubled
Gundurimba Shire Council will receive a grant from the Commonwealth Road Aid fund for 1950-51 nearly double that which was received for the year 1949-50…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
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Bridge Loan Estimates
In connection with the bridge loan for which the Kyogle Shire Council intends to apply, a list of proposed new bridges, or replacements of…
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[?]t their meeting last Monday Ky[?]e Shire Councillors decided to es[?]lish a permanent bridge mainten[?]e gang which would be used to…
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Urbenville Chamber of Commerce decided to take up the matter of a new high level bridge over Tooloom Creek on the road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spend £35,000 on Lismore's Roads in 1951
It is estimated that £35,000 will be spent on road construction and maintenance in Lismore during 1951. This estimate, prepared by the City Engineer (Mr. H. G. Murray),…
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LONDON, Monday (AAP).—The train which was trapped, in deep snowdrifts on Rannoch Moor, near Pass Glencoe, for more than 30…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Move For New Lismore-Tweed Road Supported
Lismore City Council works committee favours supporting a move to form a new road from Murwillumbah to Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tweed-Richmond Road Closed Landslip Stops Heavy Traffic
A landslip, which reached major proportions over the week-end, has meant the closing of the main Murwillumbah-Kyogle road for all heavy traffic. The slip, which is situated about six miles on the Kyogle side of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Conference on Woodburn Bridge Proposal Plan
A public meeting at Woodburn decided to appoint a provisional committee to arrange a conference of all public organisations and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →4000 More Road Accidents in 1950
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There was a startling increase in road accidents in 1950 compared with 1949, according to final figures released by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Union Admits Contempt; Fined 75,000 Dols
WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP). —The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen pleaded guilty to contempt of court yesterday in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters To The Editor Safety Measures On Roads
Sir,—On Thursday last your columns contained a report by the honorary secretary of the Lismore branch of the Road Safety…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stratheden P.p.u. Reopens Move for High-level Bridge
It was decided at the annual meeting of the Stratheden P.P.U. branch to reopen the question of the need for a high-level bridge…
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Ratepayers win welcome the City Council programme to spend over £35,000 on road construction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Traffic Check-up Intensive Drive To Correct Wrong Impressions And Faults
An intensive check-up by the local Police Force on incorrect parking, defective parts on vehicles, and other similar matters, is in progress in Kyogle at the present time. Discussing the check-up yesterday…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday—Police today released the names of all but three of those killed and injured in a level crossing smash near Horsh am yesterday. The accident is believed to be the worst of its type in Victoria's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dyraaba R.s.l. Move for Road Repairs
KYOGLE' Sunday;—In a further ende[?]ur to secure attention to the Kyogle Shire section of the Casino-Sextonville developmental road, a…
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BRISBANE, Monday. — Train services will resume normal running tomorrow, and guards will be at work from midnight the,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The State Of Our Roads
How often today do we bemoan the state of our roads and lament the seeming inability of our Councils to do anything about them?…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public Meeting Move Over Road Problem Shire Councillors Invited
In a further endeavour to secure attention to the Kyogle Shire section of the Casino-Sextonvillie developmental road a public meeting is to be convened in the Dyraaba Central Hall on Thursday night. Shire President E. J. Hardy and…
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