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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

1,251 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 63

Crisis Hits State. Two Powerless Days Next Week; Heavy Cuts in Train Services

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Drastic electricity, gas and train cuts will operate throughout most of the State from mid-night to-night. Industry will have powerless days on Tuesday and…

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railway staff news

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

Mr. Max Tucker resumed duty to-day after spending five weeks holiday leave in Sydney, and travelled to Hillston for the purpose of…

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The Motor World Improving Street Lighting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

Answering a plea by the N.R.M.A. for action to improve street lighting Premier McGirr says that amendment of the Local Government Act…

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Motor Cyclist's Escape

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

A Corowa man escaped serious injury when the motor cycle he was riding got out of control yesterday afternoon, and…

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New Procedure For Road Offences

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 4

Traffic offenders will receive only one caution, no matter how trivial the offence, new the new procedure is in force. Declaring this, the…

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Deputation From Yaven Creek Urgent Request For Road Repairs

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 5

At Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council Messrs W. Roche and R. Pearce, of Yaven Creek, waited on the Council with…

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Shire Federal Aid Grant of £6940 District Roads Listed For Improvement

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 8

The Illabo Shire Council is to be given £6,940 from the Common wealth Government's allocation to aid country councils in the…

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Diesel Train Will Remain--sheahan Prompt Action on the Proposed Cancellation

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

"As far as I am concerned the diesel train will not be taken off the Cootamundrs-Tumut line." This statement was made by…

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Green Hills Road Survey Of New Route To Be Made

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

Reporting to Wednesday's meeting of the Tumut Shire Council, the Engineer Mr. C. G. Page, reported:- "In company with the District…

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Crisis Hits State Two Powerless Days Next Week; Heavy Cuts In Train Services

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 5

Drastic electricity, gas and train cuts are now in operation throughout most of the State. Industry will have powerless days on…

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SYDNEY Will Copy Amazing U S. ROAD Over 300 Miles Without Noticeable Angle

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 2

An 85-mile network of modern highways of the expressway type are planned for Sydney and outlying districts according to a…

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Big Jump in Motor Car Output

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

Nearly 800,000 Vehicles were produced in 1950 by Britain's "Big Six"— Austin, Ford, Nuffields, Standard, Rootes and Vauxhall. This total…

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Motor Cycle Stolen Locally Last Night Police [?] an Early Arrest

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

A motor cycle was stolen from the [?] of Central [?] opposite the central railway [?] in June, last night…

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Bottles! Residents Chase Train in Motor Car

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 4

A number of civilians boarded a goods train tit Lyndhurst to [?] a man, following a brutal attack on the police constable at…

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Reduced Train Services

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

As from to-morrow (Wednesday), train services to and from Leeton will be reduced…

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Member for Riverina On Federal Aid Roads Bill (1950)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

"I have a great deal of sympathy for those honourable members who have just groaned at sight of me rising in my place at this hour of the…

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Altered Train Services Two Mail Trains Less Per Week

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

As a result of the coal and electricity restrictions, a number of curtailments in the rail services have been announced…

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Big Jump in Britain's Motor Car Output

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

Nearly 800,000 vehicles were produced in 1050 by Britain's "Big Six"—Austin, Ford, Nuffields, Standard, Rootes and…

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Motor Racing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 8

MONTE CARLO, Monday (A.A.P.): Frenchman I. Trevoux, driving a De La Haye, won the Monte Carlo rally, repeating his…

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Train Cuts on Southern Line

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

From Sydney: 8.30 p.m. to Temora (Temora Mall), Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays; Yass Town, Cowra, Grenfell, Forbes,…

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