Notes and News Main Roads Party
On Thursday last a party of Main Roads Board Commissioners from five States visited Braidwood. They came from Sydney and were making…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
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“Fireside Chat” on Road Safety
Mr. H, E. Richards, N. R. M. A. assistant secretary, who has been visiting England to study motoring affairs, reports that members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Half-moon Tragedy Man-accidentally Struck by Motor Lorry Dies After Being Three Months in Hospital
A magisterial inquiry into the death of Mr. George Richard Hush, of Mongarlowe, was held at the Braidwood Courthouse before Mr. John Grigg…
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The N.R.M.A. has been advised of a move in London to train dogs in road sense in order to remove the menace of straying and untrained animals…
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Mr. H. E. Richards. N.R.M.A. assistant secretary, who has been visiting England to study motoring affairs, reports that members of the Women's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge at Larbert Low Level Structure Over Shoalhaven Suggested
A petition was presented at last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council from a number of residents of Larbert asking for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Moslems Retaliate Slaughter Passengers on Refugee Train New Delhi, Friday (A.A.P.)
Several thousand Moslems on Wednesday attacked a Sikh and Hindu refugee train at Kamoke, about 25 miles west of Lahore,…
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Three adequate, well-balanced meals daily are essential to the complete enjoyment of long, cross-country motor trips. Yet a great many motorists…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorists' Holiday Problem
The N.R.M.A. has asked the rationing authorities to extend the currency of petrol ration tickets to allow private motorists to plan their holiday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Public Road Council Applies for Another
Reporting to last Shire meeting the engineer said a road or lane from the main road at Bendoura through portions 160 and 161, about 30 chains in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Isolated Settlers And Roads of Access Council to Apply for Government Grant
At last meeting a long discussion occurred regarding the application for a grant of £13,000 to provide roads for isolated settlers in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Services Curtailment to Country Centres
In the Legislative Assembly last week Mr. Soiffert, member for Monare asked the Minister for Transport a number of question…
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In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Drummond asked: Has the attention of the Minister for Transport been drawn to the fact that grave…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.A.A. Motorist
Mr T. G. Paterson, who was recently re-appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire Roads Engineer's Report
The Shire Engineer, Mr. Forde Leathley, reported at last meeting or Tallaganda Shire Council as follows: Ryrie Park Public Conveniences…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Long Distance Motoring
Danger of continuing to drive a motor vehicle while physically fatigued or drowsy is stressed by the N.R.M.A. More accidents than are ever properly…
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The N.R.M.A. reports that it found traffic over the Eight-hour week-end to be very light for a holiday period. The number of emergency roadside…
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The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, announces the publication of a 48-page booklet illustrating and describing interesting activities of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Wrangle Long Fight Over Road Enclosure at Araluen Ends
A wrangle that has been going on for years at Araluen in connection with the enclosure of a road at Newtown, ended on…
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Important plans to improve conditions for Commonwealth motorists were decided upon at the recent conference in Perth of the Australian…
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