Council's Road Staff Dismissed
A bombshell was exploded both amongst the Shire employees and several Councillors at the week-end when it was learned that seven men…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
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Motor Cycle Fatality
When John Dalton. a farm labourer of Richmond, won £1,000 in a recent State lottery he purchased a motor cycle a couple of weeks ago…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Mucked Up" Councillor's Denunciation of Road Work
Scathing criticism was made by Cr. Erie Byrne at last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council upon the work recently carried out on the Krawarrce road by the big new…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Larbert Bridge Deferred for Consideration by the New Council
Reporting on the above matter at last Shire meeting, the engineer said a further examination was made of this site and the foundations tested…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorists and the Law
Fresh from a visit to Britain with "an indelible impression of English road courtesy and good manners," Mr. H. E. Richards, N.R.M.A. assistant…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—Mentioning a substantial Commonwealth allocation for the importation of American motor chassis into Australia, the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Mention of Roads in Budget Threat to Motor Transport
"I am greatly concerned that the Budget Speech omits any announcement of the Government's intentions in regard to roads," said the Leader…
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"Another sickening example of the humbug and hypocrisy of Labour Mem bers has been provided in the Legislative Assembly," said the Chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monaro Hardships Train Services Cut While Race Trains Run
Recently in the Legislative Assembly Mr. J. W. Seiffert asked:— (1) Is it a fact that on the 30th September the Honourable Member for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tax on Air Travel Opposed Railways Accused of Inefficiency
Opposing the State Government’s plan to impose taxes on air travel, the Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. Drummond) said, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Main Roads Proposals Route Through Braidwood Favoured
A survey was now being made of the whole of the main roads system of the State, the Shire Engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke, told last week's meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blame for Bad Roads Federal Government Attacked
The Commonwealth Government was vigorously attacked in the Legislative Assembly by the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner) for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Why Roads Are Bad Federal Ministers “Completely Out of Touch”
The road under the control of the local governing bodies are so. worn out that nothing less than a major operation will restore them,”…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Why Roads Are Bad Federal Ministers "Completely Out of Touch"
The roads under the control of the local governing bodies are so worn out that nothing less than a major operation will restore them," said the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.S.W. Government Railways Summary of Annual Report For Year 1946-1947
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, C.M.G., has presented to the Minister for Transport his report on the operations of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holiday Road Dangers
A special warning to road-users that the Christmas-New Year period is generally the most dangerous period of the year is issued by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Model Traffic Town for Child Safety Teaching Road Sense To The Young
Tottenham, a north London Suburb, has re-opened recently a Model Traffic Area to make the children of the borough…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Collision
On Saturday morning about three miles from Queanbeyan on the Burra Read a jeep driven by Mr. Gruber came into collision with a…
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A special warning to road-users that the Christmas-New Year period is generally the most dangerous period of the year is issued by the N.R.M.A. and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and [?] Tarago Road Sealing
Apparently very sceptical about early suggestions that the Braidwood-Tara go road re-sealing work would be done before Xmas, Cr. Hassall at last…
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