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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

508 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 26

Need Stressed To Repair Flood Damaged Roads

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 7

Many roads in Lismore damaged by the flood last month would break up if they were not resurfaced soon, the city engineer, Mr. H. G. Murray, told a meeting of the works committee…

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Irving Bridge to Be Rebuilt

Northern Star · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.--The damaged Irving Bridge at Casino will be rebuilt as a steel and concrete structure. The replacement is…

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Road Grant

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

Kyogle Shire Council has accepted the grant of £16.553 from the Department of Main Roads as its share of…

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Move For High Level Bridge At Toonumbar

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 7

Toonumbar P. and C. Association is asking Kyogle Shire Council to erect a high level bridge over…

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Money for Roads Increased by C'wealth Scheme

Northern Star · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 7

Under Commonwealth aid roads legislation which came into force on July 1, 1950, the money allocated to roads from petrol tax increased from £9.3 millions in 194950 to £15.7 millions in 195253. This is revealed in a statement from the Federal Treasurer, Sir Arthur…

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£68,000 Damage To Roads, Bridges Higher Than Predicted Claim For Grant

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

Flood damage to Kyogle Shire Council roads and bridges has been officially estimated at £68,000. This is £13,000 more than the…

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Move to Expedite Road Work

Northern Star · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 5

CASINO, Sunday. -- Northern Rivers and Tablelands Federated Chambers of Commerce will seek the assistance…

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£13,000 Grant Given For Road Grady's Creek Damage

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

The Commissioner of Main Roads has made available a grant of £13,000 for the construction of the first section of Grady's Creek Roard…

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Police Tell Coroner Shooting in Railway Carriage Admitted

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday. -- A C.I.B. detective told the City Coroner, Mr. E. J. Forrest, today that a labourer charged with murder had told him a C.S.I.R.O. scientist had made immoral suggestions to him. Det. Sgt. Donald George…

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Road Deaths Down 198

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.-- There were 198 fewer people killed in road accidents last year than the previous year…

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Rifle Produced At Train Death Inquest

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- A bullet removed from the body of a scientist found dead in a train had been fired from a…

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Railways To Replace Shipping

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- The Railways Department would provide services to transport goods previously carried by…

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Locusts Cause Train Smash

Northern Star · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 1

SALTA (Argentina), Wednesday. -- Argentine authorities have sent a fleet of helicopters against a plague…

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Main Roads Barred to Toddlers

Northern Star · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 6

Hungary is taking road safety so seriously that new traffic laws which have come into force this…

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"Road Lift" Trucks in Crashes

Northern Star · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Sunday. -- Three interstate transport trucks engaged in the "road lift" between…

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£13,000 for Grady's Crk. Road

Northern Star · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 7

KYOGLE, Sunday. -- A grant A £13,000 to enable construction of the first section of Grady's Creek road has been…

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Heavy Road Toll in Goulburn Area

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 5

GOULBURN, Monday.--The death of three R.A.A.F. men last night brought the Goulburn district road toll…

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Triumph for Railways

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 4

BY completing its major reconstruction task on many miles of flood devastated railway track between Rappville and the border ahead of schedule the Department of Railways has…

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Bridge Load Limit Raised

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.--The load limit on Irving Bridge has been raised from 15 tons to 20 tons…

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Podmore on Barfleur in Railway

Northern Star · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Jockey G. Podmore will replace J. Thompson on Barfleur in the seven furlongs…

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