Maintenance of Developmental Roads Shires Should Be Relieved of Cost
A suggestion that not only the capital cost but also the maintenance of developmental roads should be borne by the Department of Main Roads was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
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Russia and China U.S. Note on Port and Railway WASHINGTON, Tuesday (A.A.P.)
The United States has asked Russia and China to arrange “without further delay” to end the Soviet military control of Dairen, and open…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Topical Notes and News On State Political Events Railway Slug Coming?
“The Commissioner for Railways in a resent report to Parliament drew attention to the tremendous increase in the annual cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Money for Councils to Spend on Roads EXTRA 3d From Petrol Tax Suggested
“In my opinion a further 3d a gallon should be made available by the Commonwealth Government from the petrol tax, and given to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Summer Motor Tours
Special care should be taken by motorists to avoid trouble and discomfort on summer motor tours, according to the chief engineer of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Money for Developmental Roads "Only a Drop in the Ocean"
The amount of £450,000 being made available to the Department of Main Roads for construction work was probably the outcome of very strong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nerriga Road S.t. Development League to Approach Minister
The S.T. Development League decided at its meeting on Tuesday evening to ask the Minister for Transport, Mr. O'Sullivan, whether he had taken any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Summer Motor Tours
Special care should be taken by motorists to avoid trouble and discomfort on summer motor tours, according to the chief engineer of the N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gloomy Road Position
Unless the Federal Government disgorges scene of the many millions of pounds it collects from motorists through the petrol tax, and hands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petrol Tax Money For Country Roads Need To Overtake War Damage
Pointing out that war traffic had caused a great deterioration in the condition of many country roads, and that the suspension of normal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram and Bus Strikers Ask for Lift
While Sydney at great inconvenience struggled to work in emergency transport or the best way they could, tram and bus men sought lifts to Leichhardt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Motoring Moves
Plans submitted by the motorists’ federal organisation—the Australian Automobile Association—for the formation of an Australia-wide road…
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Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) as follows:— "I am writing with further reference…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gloomy Road Position
Unless the Federal Government disgorges some of the many millions of pounds it collects from motorists through the petrol tax, and hands…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Motoring Moves
Plans submitted by the motorists Federal organisation—the Australian Automobile Association—for the formation of an Australian road safety…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Roads Engineer's Report
The engineer, Mr. Forde Leathley, presented the following report at last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council:— "Ganger Willis with the Main Unit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain’s Campaign for Road Safety London to Have Permanent Training Centre With Many Novel Features
Mechanical devices are teaching hundreds each day how to keep death off Britain’s roads. They are part of an instructive show for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flying Motor Car Passes Tests in U.s
A flying motor car—the "Airphibian"—has recently undergone test flights at Connecticut (U.S.A.) Designed and built by R. E. Foulton, President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Repair Problem
Long delay, high prices and often poor workmanship surround major, motor vehicle repairs, according to the N.R.M.A. The Association's chief…
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