Need It All for New Roads
Kyogle shire council has decided that it is not in favour of a suggestion from the Shires Association of N.S.W…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
466 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 24
Seek Help on Road Tax
A combined meeting of Casino and Kyogle motor traders held at Kyogle on Tuesday night decided to…
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Mr. K. Anderson, S.M., in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, imposed fines and costs totalling…
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KYOGLE, Friday.—A request from the Bonalbo Timber Company for attention to the road at Lemon Tree Hill on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire to Press For Bridge at Tatham Would Replace Ferry
CASINO, Sunday.—Tomki Shire Council will seek the erection of a low level bridge across the Richmond River at Tatham. Councillors consider that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Faster Fruit Train Services
MURWILLUMBAH, Monday.—The introducticn of electrict diesel locomotives has meant a big improvement in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sad Comment on Interest in Road Safety
"There were 716 people killed during 1952 in road accidents in New South Wales, yet only five people…
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Local flooding and rain-storms caused only minor damage to district roads. A washaway on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Councils Seek More Petrel Tax for Roads
North Coast councils want a larger proportion of petrol tax funds allocated to councils for expenditure on roads. The Northern Rivers Association of Shires and Municipalities decided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Illegally Used Motor Car; Bond for Youth
CASINO, Wednesday.—At Casino Court of Petty Sessions today a 19-year-old Casino youth was convicted of driving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Courtesy on the Road Pays
Careful motorists can show leadership to other drivers through consistent courtesy and unselfishness,…
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Superintendent of the Lismore N.R.M.A., Mr. G. Heather, said last night that the rate of fall of floodwaters would determine what roads would be trafficable today…
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MEXICO CITY, Monday (AAP).—Rescue workers counted at least 63 dead in the burnt-oat wreckage of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorists Fined Faied to Give Way at Intersections
Fines totalling £20 were imposed by Mr. K. Anderson, S.M., in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lismore Council Advised: No Money to Speed Bridge Repairs
The financial position did not allow work on the high level bridge over Wilson's Creek to be speeded up at the present time. This was stated in a letter…
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Roads in the Richmond River districts are gradually becoming open for use by all types of vehicles as flood…
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Most district roads were again open yesterday, the N.R.M.A. superintendent, Mr. G. Heather, said last night…
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Many complaints about the condition of roads were received at yesterday's meeting of Terania Shire Council. The majority were written…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£12,152 Road Works for Terania Shire
A Commonwealth Aid Road Works programme of £12.152 for the year ended June, 1954, was approved by Terania…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Appeal To Motorists Passing Schools
Now that the schools have reopened after the summer vacation, the N.R.M.A. appeals to motorists to be particularly careful when approaching schools on busy roads, and respect…
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