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Railways, roads & transport, 1946

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Gates on Tarrabandra Settlement Road Shire To Order Their Removal

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 6

The Gundagai Shire Council has decided to order the removal of gates on the Tarrabandra Settlement road, and landowners will…

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Road Across Flat to Showground Engineer Estimates Work Will Cost £300

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 1

Tile suggestion by the P. and A. Society and backed up by the Gundagai Civic Assn. that a road across the flat to the showground…

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Railway Transfers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 2

The following transfers in the railway service have been announced: Mr. C. Buchmaster, Goulburn to Narrandera; Mr. H…

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Unfinished Railways in the Country

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 1

In the Assembly the deputy lender of the Country Party (Mr. D. H. Drummond) asked the Premier if it was correct, as reported in the Press,…

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Motor Cycle Spill

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

Making home to Cootamundra on a motor cycle on Saturday. Geof. Dinsmore had a spill in the Binalong area whilst negotiating a corner. Luckily,…

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Railway Transfers

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

K. J. Mulrooney, Junee to Cootamundra: K. J. Simmers, Cootamundra to Junee: L. T. Pigram, Dubbo to Cootamundra; A. W. Scarfe,…

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Arrest Follows Motor Truck's Disappearance

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

A 15-year-old Albury boy was arrested yesterday at Albury in connection with the disappearance of a three-ton motor truck from…

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Fire Engine Must Obey Road Rules Leeton Discussion

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 2

The question of whether a fire engine has the right to break traffic regulations when proceeding to the scene of a fire was…

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Agreement on Railway Gauges States to Pay Half Total Cost

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Commonwealth and State Governments will each bear half the cost of standardisation of Australian railway gauges. This was agreed…

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Fire Brigade's Rights on Road

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council, Leeton, Cr. D. Hughes stated that a fire engine had the right to go the shortest…

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Fire Engine's Rights on Public Road

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

At last meeting of the Leeton Shire Council when the question was raised as to the right of the fire brigade to pass the Monument in Chelmsford…

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Utility Truck Overturns on Barmedman Road

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

A utility truck, owned by the Broken Hill Pty., Co. skidded on the wet road and overturned, seven miles from Temora, the other night…

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Train Service to Hay Island Platform at Narandera Advocated

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

The "Riverine Grazier" complains about the train service to Hay. After commenting on the political power which had prevented Hay from…

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Send-off to Railwaymen Messrs. Flynn and N. Bell Farewelled

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

Two popular railway men were entertained at a smoke social on Friday evening last at the Railway Institute, Narandera, when Mr. Flynn, Ways…

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Search For A.I.F. Craves On Burma Railway

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

SINGAPORE. Thurs. (A.L.P.): An Australian War Graves group and a Contact and Inquiry Company are co-operating in the task…

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Leeton Roads Keep Patrol Busy

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 2

Leeton Shire Council's speed patrol was busy on the trunk road between the brick kilns and the sand hills immediately the recent rains…

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Irrigation Area Roads For Tourist Traffic

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 2

Leeton now has an official representative for the Government Tourist Bureau established in the town, and efforts are to be made to…

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Australian Built Car Soon to be on the Road

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 1

HOBART, Friday: The first Australian designed and built car may be on the roads within 18 months or two years, according…

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Fire Brigade's Rights on Road

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council, Leeton Cr D. Hughes stated that a fire engine had the right to go the shortest way…

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Tumut Daily Train Service Restored As From Next

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 2

As from and including Thursday next, January 31, the daily train service between Tumut and Sydney will be restored…

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