Council Clashes On Spending Emphasis on Roads
Byron Shire Council was sharply divided yesterday on a proposal to cut expenditure on beach reserves by £1000. Clashes between…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
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Heavy Fines on Two Young Motor Cyclists
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Two young motor cyclists were fined a total of £105 for traffic act breaches,…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday.—An elderly man was knocked down by a motor lorry while crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seaside Train On
An excursion train will run from Border Loop to Byron Bay and return next Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Casino Council Road Programme
CASINO, Thursday.—Casino Municipal Council will spend £3,645 on roadworks during 1953. Under the schedule council will: Reseal Centre Street on the…
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The Kyogle Shire Council this week entered on round three of what has been to date a one-sided contest with the N.S.W. Police Traffic branch over erection of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Horse Float Hits Bridge; 3 Injured
TAMWORTH, Sunday. —Three men were injured when a five ton hone float in which they were travelling struck a…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — A special excursion train will run to Byron Bay on Sunday, January 25, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rate Increase By Woodburn Shire; Roads to Benefit
Woodburn Shire Council yesterday decided to increase the general rate levy from 5d to 6d in the £ on the unimproved capital value of all rateable lands in the shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerodrome Obstruction Removed
CASINO, Wednesday.—The last of the telephone wires obstructing the approaches to Casino…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terania Road Works Cut Council Protest
The Department of Main Roads has advised Terania Shire Council that its main roads programme for this year would be £13,461. Council had submitted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Influence! Railway Contracts Cancelled
A big firm had used political influence to have contracts for concessional rail freights to the North Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railwayman Hurt in Fall From Train
A railway worker injured his back and face when he fell from a travelling train in the Lismore railway…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. Using a mobile crane and two tow trucks, Gundagai police worked…
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TENTERFIELD, Thursday.—Australian professional junior cycling track champion, Leo Leonard, 18, of Mudgee, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Races
Two five mile handicap cycle races were conducted on the Casino road on Saturday afternon…
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SYDNEY, Sunday. — Every available police vehicle will be used in an all-out campaign against road, offenders…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labour Candidate Urges Improved N.C. Train Service
CASINO, Sunday. — The endorsed Labour Party candidate for the Casino electorate, Mr. W. A. Young, said yesterday he would press for improved train services for the North Coast if he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Need to Improve Road Service to Brisbane —J. S. Easter
BALLINA, Sunday.—The need for co-operation with the Queensland Government to secure an efficient and adequate road service between Brisbane and the Northern Rivers was emphasised by Mr. J. S. Easter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Garden Winners
The Risk railway station, in charge of Mr. J. W. Davies, won the Far North Coast section of the Railways Garden…
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