Big Drop in Road Aid
The tapering off of Commonwealth Aid Roads grant to Lismore City Council was the subject of a move of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1954
508 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 26
Car Off Road; Man Hurt
CASINO, Thursday.—A man was injured when the car in which he was travelling ran off the road in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Govt. Urged To Plan State-Wide Road Programme
The Government should make a realistic approach to a road development and improvement policy in all parts of the State, said the deputy mayor, Ald. C. J. Campbell, yesterday…
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CASINO, Wednesday.—The development of Casino aerodrome should pave the way for expanded services and their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Concern on Bangalow Bridge Site
Byron Shire Council was told on Tuesday that the Department of Main Roads is providing money for a new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety Meeting Motorist--"a Changed Person"
Field Officer of the New South Wales Ro ad Safety Council, Mr. M. W. Plate, said in Kyogle on Monday that he believed the motorist of today was a changed person…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Officer Killed in Road Accident
WAGGA, Thursday.—A police constable was killed in a road accident near Griffith tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To The Editor Road Notice At Woodburn
Sir,—Please allow me a little space to voice an emphatic protest to Woodburn Shire Council for allowing such a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Believes Motorist 'Changed Person'
KYOGLE, Thursday.—Field Officer of the New South Wales Road Safety Council, Mr. J. T. Platte, said in Kyogle that he believed the motorist of today was a "changed person."…
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The Transport Department will pay a third of the cost of a concrete pipe culvert to replace the collapsed bridge…
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A seven-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was run over by a truck in a lane off Magellan Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Claim Traders May Refuse to Traverse Road
Certain traders had considered refusing delivery to Dunoon if the Rocky, Creek Dam Road was not repaired, Terania Shire Council was told on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Six Killed in Road Mishaps
SYDNEY, Sunday. — Six people have been killed in road accidents at the weekend and several are in hospital in a serious condition. Michael Victor Veller, 43,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Northern Star Mondaym, May 24, 1954 Labour Vague on Petrol Tax Share For Roads
IF, AS HE claimed at Kyogle, he was responsible for Labour's policy to give the whole of the petrol tax for roads, the party's Cowper candidate, Mr. W. H. Bailey, can probably answer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Talks On Growing Road Toll
SYDNEY, Monday.— The Police Commissioner, Mr. C. J. Delaney, today called a conference of seni[?] police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Money for Country Roads by Govt. Plan
Out of the Government allocation for roads from the Petrol tax about £8,750,000 would be available for shire country roads, said the Minister for Health, Sir Earle Page, last night. Sir Earle, who is the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Battery Care in Motor Cars
For satisfactory working of the electrical equipment, ignition and accessories in a car. the battery should be kept in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Better Road to Casino
The two gravelled strips of road between Kyogle and Casino will shortly be sealed. A letter from Tomki Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Atomic Train in Evolution of Locomotives (By a Railway Correspondent.)
WILL atomic power be used for locomotives in this generation? Already the steam locomotive is doomed after many years of service. It eliminated the horse and buggy age in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Causes of Road Accidents (To the Editor)
Sir,—This week we have, read in every newspaper about the shocking death roll on the loads. We have lectures on…
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