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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

1,448 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 73

Train Crash

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday Eight people were slightly injured when a crowded passenger train crashed into the rear…

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Overhead Bridge Suggested

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 4

The possibility of [?]ing the inconvenience of the boom gates at the Central railway crossing is being…

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Bitumen Sealing of Shire Roads Work Commences To-Day

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 1

The work of bitumen sealing the Gundagai Shire roads commences to-day, and the first road to be sealed will be the…

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Met Death While Examining Line Train Crew In No Way Responsible

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 5

A railway ganger in charge of a length of line at Cullerin told Goulburn Coroner's Court that he had received no…

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Country People Bear Burden of Railways Bruxner Criticises Labour Policy

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 2

COMMENTING on the serious financial position of the N.S.W Railways, the leader of the Country Party (Ltd. Col. Bruxner) said: “Having occupied the position of Minister for Transport from 1932 to 1941 I feel justified in…

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Story of U.S. Railway in Iowa High Local lnterest in Broadway Programme

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 7

A production filmed in trucolor, "The Rock Island Trail" brings to the screen at the Broadway Theatre to…

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Amateur Road Champion

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 6

Jim Nevin (Victoria) recently won the Amateur Road Cycling Championship In Brisbane…

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Seven Hurt in Train Crash

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Seven persons—six women and a man—were taken to hospital after a smash between a fast…

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Has road courtesy gone?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 4

Wholesale condemnation of motorists for lack of courtesy and bad temper can be overdone, in the opinion of the…

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Police Control of Motorists

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 4

"A small Motion of motorist are objecting to the proposal for the appointment of more traffic police," said Mr. H…

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Motors and Motoring notes Startling feature in streamlined Ford of tomorrow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 4

"A ear you won't see on the road this year, but which yon may be seeing a lot of in the years ahead." That is how Henty Ford described his "car of Tomor."…

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Dead Man on Train Identified

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 1

Finger prints of a dead man found on the Temora Mall at Temora recently have led to the establishment of his identity…

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Local and General Plans for Motor Cycle Club

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 2

A group of eight motor cycle enthusiasts assembled at Bruce Small's Pty. Ltd. last night to form a Motor Cycle Club in…

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Two Hurt in Motor Cycle Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 1

A motor cyclist and his pillion rider were badly injured when the machine they were riding crashed three miles from Temora…

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Noxious Weeds Shire Roads

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 1

At this week’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council it was decided to apply for a grant to help Council…

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Swaggies on the Road Again

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 4

The long drought in Queensland has been responsible for the revival of a sight uncommon for the…

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“Nothing Done Since Last Shire Elections” Kimovale Residents Complain About Their Road

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 6

THE Kimovale natives pointed the bone at the Gundagai Shire Cocncillors at their meeting last Tuesday,…

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Leeton Road Safety Committee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 2

A meeting of the Leeton Road Safety Committee was held in the Shire Chambers on Friday night last. The…

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Adding to New Tabbed Road

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 3

Mrs. m. D. Penrose suggested to Tuesdays Municipal Council meeting that as the road to St. Joseph's Church is…

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New Railway Engineer

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — Mr. R. V. G. Pennefather has been appointed chief civil engineer of N.S.W. Railways…

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