Three Killed on Roads
SYDNEY, Sunday. — Three persons were killed in weekend road accidents in N.S.W. An unidentified man was killed tonight when he was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
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Tomki Shire to Seek Additional Road Aid Grant
CASINO, Sunday. — Tomki Shire Council will apply to the Department of Public Works for a grant of £9000 to finance their 1953-54 Commonwealth Aid Roads programme…
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The Casino-Bonalbo road via Sextonville and Gorge Creek was open to traffic in dry weather, Cr. W. R. Cooke said at Kyogle Shire Council meeting…
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CASINO, Monday.—Casino Chamber of Commerce was advised tonight that Casino P.P. Board will recommend to…
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Positive action must come from official agencies and the public if we are to meet the challenge posed…
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The Minister for Public Works, Mr. Renshaw, has advised Mr. J. S. Easter. M.L.A., that he had approved of a…
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There will be a line up of 12 starters in the Kyogle Cycle Club race on Saturday afternoon…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.—To enable beach sand leases at Cudgen to be mined, the new coast road being built…
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The death occurred suddenly at his home in Smith Street, Geneva, early yesterday morning, of William…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harbour Bridge Comes of Age
Last Thursday the Sydney Harbour Bridge came of age On March 19, 1932, Mr. J. T. Lang, then Premier of New South Wales, officially opened the bridge to the public…
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The £1,000 grant to the Ballina Municipal Council for the financial year 1952-53 under the terms of the…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—A young man and a schoolboy died in weekend road accidents in N.S.W. The body of Malcolm Murdoch McKenzie, 20, of Puen…
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"He has absolutely no road sense and scared me stiff." How often have you heard this kind of remark?…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Disappears in Cloudburst Fresh Flood Fears In Richmond
A cloudburst yesterday washed away an 80 ft. bridge at Bonalbo and caused major flooding of the Gorge and Peacock Creeks. A resident said, "The bridge disappeared like a ship. There was no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Northern Star Tuesday, March 24, 1953. Councils Need Help For Road Damage
EVEN BEFORE damage caused to district roads by flood rains last month has been repaired, the grave position confronting shire and municipal councils has been seriously…
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Provided that no more rain fell in the Richmond River catchment area during the next 12 hours most…
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It is hoped to erect a temporary low-level bridge over Peacock Creek near Bonalbo, by Monday to reopen the southern approach to the almost isolated village. Anyone wishing to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shires Asked to Repair Rappville Roads
A very well attended meeting of Rappville and District Progress Association decided to ask Tomki…
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A young man was awarded £56 by Judge Storkey, V.C., in the Lismore Distinct Court yesterday. The man, Ghulam Ahmed,…
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CASINO, Thursday.—I Casino Municipal Council decided last night to defer maintenance repairs to…
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