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Railways, roads & transport, 1955

83 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 5

Truck Breaks Two Girders of Bridge

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 6

When a heavy lorry laden with bitumen broke two girders in the lower bridge over Turn- barumba Creek in Albury…

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Road Signs

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 1

The traffic danger at the corner of Winton and Regent Streets and the dangerous cross-roads at the…

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Repairs to Jingellic Road

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 4

Before last week's meeting of the Shire Council was a letter from the Jingellic Parents' and Citizens' Association drawing…

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Accidents a Major Problem of the Roads

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 26 May 1955 · page 6

The predominance of fatal collisions in country areas involving motor vehicles, namely, motor lorries of various proportions, is of such a disturbing nature that it has become one of the major problems of the roads…

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Coolamon Shire Finances Road Grants Exceed £31,000

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 17 June 1955 · page 6

Those present at the meeting of the Coolamon Shire Council on Tuesday last were Crs. N. R…

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Tumbarumba Creek Bridge Nearing Completion

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 7 July 1955 · page 1

The bridge under construction over the Tumbarumba Creek, just below the Commercial Bank, is now…

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The Toll of the Road

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 7 July 1955 · page 8

The road toll continues unabated. What are you, as a driver, doing about it? ..You know the regulation's, but do…

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Shire Road Works

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 July 1955 · page 3

When a letter from the Rannock F. & S. Association was read at the last Shire…

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Some Cowabbie-West Roads Impassable

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 July 1955 · page 1

The theme of many who attended last Saturday’s stock sale amounted almost to a dirge — there was no jubilation about the lamb prices or the…

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Town Roads Proposed Grant From General Fund

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 July 1955 · page 8

At last week’s council meeting Cr. Logan repeated the suggestion he had made before —…

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Willigobung Roads

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 4 August 1955 · page 4

The Willigobung Settlers' Progress Association wrote to the last meeting of the Shire Council stating it was pleased to hear…

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Requests on Town Roads

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 19 August 1955 · page 3

Requests were made at the last Shire Council meeting for bituminising Streets in…

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Big Motor Cycle Races

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 2

The first open motor cycle races ever held in the Riverina, will take place on Sunday, at…

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Cooperation of Road Users Necessary

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 13 October 1955 · page 4

Associated in every campaign of safety for the roads of New South Wales lies a tremendous effort by many…

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Proposed Redbank Creek Bridge

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 October 1955 · page 6

For nearly 30 years the Shire Council has been pressing for the erection of a new bridge…

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Shire Road Work Requests

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 October 1955 · page 8

The following requests for road repair work were dealt with at the last Shire Council…

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Dead Stop for New Road

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 October 1955 · page 8

The Commissioner tor Motor Transport and Executive Vice-President of the Road Safety…

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Road Safety Convention

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 6

At Young, on October 24, 25 and 26, the Road Safety Council branches of the western and southern districts of N.S.W., held their annual…

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Marrar Road Works

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 November 1955 · page 4

At last Tuesday’s Council meeting, the Engineer (Mr. Hooker) estimated that it would…

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Road Of Access

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 25 November 1955 · page 4

At last week’s Shire Council meeting, a letter worded:-FROM Department of…

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