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Railways, roads & transport, 1949

1,238 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 62

Appeal for Courtesy on Roads

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

An urgent appeal to road users to display more courtesy was made last week by the deputy chief of the N.S.W. Police Traffic Branch (Supt…

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Motor Scythe For Grass On Paths "Fix Roads First," Says Councillor

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

WHEN the shire engineer, Mr. A. H. Buckham, suggested at the Council meeting last week that a motor scythe be purchased at a…

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Local & General Cr. Goode and the Roads

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

At Monday's Council meeting at Lockhart, Cr. E. A. Goode pressed for an investigation involving the greater use of bitumen surfacing on…

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Road Repair Programme for Lockhart Shire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

LOCKHART, Monday: At to-day's shire council meeting, at which Cr. Walter Day presided, the engineer (Mr. Page)…

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Then and Now Pictures of Main Road

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

THERE were exclamations of surprise and wonder at the Council table on Thursday night when the shire clerk…

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Pine Avenue Road Works Not Unduly Delayed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 3

AT the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night, Cr. J. Washington said that complaints had been made to him by…

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New Names for Old Roads Bright Ideas to Banish Confusion

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

WITH a view to banishing confusion in the postal deliveries to farms situated on unnamed roads, the shire councillors put on their…

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Extension of Road Policy C.P. to Intensify Fight

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

"The Country Party, which was responsible for the inauguration of the Federal Aid Roads scheme in 1920, has now taken…

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Railway Staff News

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

At his own request, Call Boy T. D. Sommers has transferred to Narrabri West. Guard E. Hickey is at present on…

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Vic. Railways Bar Men From Attending Camp

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: The Victorian Railways today refused permission for 20 militiamen to attend camp. The secretary…

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Motors and Motoring Notes Cleverly Designed Small Car; New Morris Minor

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

Easily one of the most cleverly conceived small can yet to be produced is the new Morris Minor, the first example of which has just arrived in Wagga. NOT only is the little car's…

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Australia Has Million Motor Vehicles

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

Although Australia's motor vehicles exceed the million mark —actual registrations at that end of December, 1948,…

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Tramps Object to Being Made to Work

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 3

CAPETOWN, Wednesday (A.A.P.): South African tramps are angry at a new bill, introduced in the…

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Baby Killed by Train

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: An 18-months-old baby was killed today when he toddled on to a railway line…

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A Russian Movement Iron and Stone Road Blocks

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

BERLIN,. Friday—Russians are building Iron and stone road blocks across several Berlin streets which link the Russian…

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Railway Staff News

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

Porter M. J. Sullivan, of the Junee relief staff, commenced duty at Narrandera on Tuesday last in his approved position as reducing time…

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New Ford Display New Motor Trend Wins Immediate Appeal

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

The exceptional interest and spontaneous approval evinced by the crowds who flocked to view the local premiere of the revolutionary new…

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Cables in Brief French Train Disaster

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

PARIS, Sunday: Thirty-four persons were killed and 150 injured when an express train collided with a locomotive near…

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Driver’s Lucky Escape When Car Leaves Road Accident Near Coolac

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

Last Wednesday night, a car driven by Mr R. S. Sleeman of Sth Melbourne, skidded on some loose gravel on the side of the Hum…

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Trip to South Australia for Gundagai Garage Proprietor Selected to Inspect Motor Company’s Plant

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

Mr Len Adams, proprietor of the Gundagai Motor and Engineering firm of Adams Motors, has been selected by York Motors from a…

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