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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Conference of Road Safety Committees

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 5

The annual convention of the Northern District Road Safety Committees has been provisionally arranged for…

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Claim Water Mains Too Close To Roads

Northern Star · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 4

Rocky Creek water supply pipes were laid too close to some roads in Gundurimba Shire which were likely to be widened in future, the monthly council meeting was told…

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Repairs to Tomki Shire Roads

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 7

CASINO, Monday.--About £1000 had been spent up to March 1 in repairing flood damage on main and trunk…

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Tomki Shire to Share Bridge Costs

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 2

CASINO, Monday.--Tomki Shire Council will have to zear some cost if it wants' temporary traffic bridge at…

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Higher bridge sought at Lagoon Creek

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 7

CASINO, Sunday.--Tomki Shire Council will apply to the Main Roads Department for the erection of a high level bridge at Lagoon Creek…

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Railways Union Flood Move

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 4

The central council of the Australian Railways Union had asked the Federal Government to allocate £10…

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Tram Strike In Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- Traffic services in the Melbourne metropolitan area were thrown into confusion…

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Flood Damage Claim Amended Shire Roads Damage

The Kyogle Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

Details of an amended flood damage estimate of £67,715 to roads and bridges in Kyogle shire were submitted to the monthly meeting of the council on Tuesday…

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To Call Tenders for Road Work

The Kyogle Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 6

Kyogle Shire Council is to call tenders for the construction of earthworks and bridges in a developmental section of the Grady's…

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Road Workers To Do Repairs "As They Go"

Northern Star · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 4

KYOGLE, Wednesday.-- Kyogle shire workmen employed on road making plant are to be instructed…

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"Initiative" Direction to Council Workmen Undertake Minor Road Repairs Without Sanction

The Kyogle Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

Kyogle shire workmen employed on road making plant are to be instructed that minor road repairs which they observe in the course of their duties are carried out without waiting for…

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No Major Road Accidents

Northern Star · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 4

So far this Easter has been one of the quietest on record from the point of view of the police and…

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9 Die In State- Road Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 19 April 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunnay.--Nine people were killed in N.S.W. road accidents during the Easter weekend. Two women were killed…

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Eight Killed In Victorian Road Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 19 April 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- The Victorian Easter road toll rose to eight killed, with the deaths of four more people in…

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Holiday Road Toll Reaches 13

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday. -- The N.S.W. Easter holiday road accident death roll today reached 13. More than 80…

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£17,405 Damage to Shire Roads

Northern Star · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 4

Terania Shire engineer, Mr. G. N. Newton, reported to the council meeting yesterday that total flood damage to…

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Dept. Main Roads Commissioner to Open Urbenville Show

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

Urbenville Show, which begins today, will be opened by the Commissioner for Main Roads, Mr. Sherrard, at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Show secretary, Mr. S. M…

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Motorist Fined for Negligence

Northern Star · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 3

CASINO, Thursday. -- A vehicle had rolled down an Incline on the Grafton Casino Road at Rappviile and…

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Two Accidents at Same Road Bend

Northern Star · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 4

Two accidents occurred within two days of each other in almost the same spot in a bend of the Lismore-Ballina Road, near Ballina. The first was a collision…

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4 Killed in Road Accidents

Northern Star · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Four people were killed in New South Wales road accidents at the weekend…

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