Why Not a Railway? Farmer’s Question
At the meeting of the A.P.P.U., on Monday night, Mr. F. Game moved that the State and Federal Members be asked to urge for the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
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Beam Engine in Motor Cycle
A four cylinder, internal combustion beam-engine, the first of its type in the world, has completed fully successful trials in a revolutionary British motor cycle which is now going into production. The machine is not only strong and practical but can be taken entirely apart with only two [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shires Conference Endorses Demand for More Money for Roads
Cr. A. B. Town[?] President of the shires Association in a recent interview, commencing on the recent shires. Conference said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Car Wins Classic Road Race
A 16 h.p. Healey saloon car, driven by Count “Johnny” Lurani with Sera[?]ni as his co-driver, passing at Brescia the finishing line of the Mille Mig[?]a—Italy’s classic 1100-mile race. The British Healey car, built in the back streets of Warwick, defeated over 50 of the world’s fastest sports cars…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Targett's Road Again Another Proposition Submitted
That fiften years old argument about a road to Mr. A.D. Targett’s property at Tantawanglo has been discussed and finalised so often that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deputation to Mumbulla Bridge at Buckajo Would Save Miles of Travel
At its monthly meeting, on Monday, the Mumbulla Shire Council received a deputation, which asked that a bridge be built over the river,…
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Mr. Allan Fraser, our Federal Member, has had several[?] with the Federal Minister for Transport, Mr Ward, relative…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Candelo Wyndham Road
The Postmaster General states that he is unable to take any action in support of Imlay Shire Council’s application to to have the Candelo-Wyndham Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Truck
Chrysler Motors of Berry have at last delivered the new Fargo tipping truck to the order of the Berry Councilâlate Berry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Policeman Badly Injured Motor Cycle Accident
Constable First Class Graham, of Bodalla, was seriously injured yesterday when his motor cycle and side-car skidded on loose gravel and became…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Candelo Roads Discussed Engineer Will Investigate
At the Imlay Shire Council meeting last Friday, with the president (Cr. W. E. Collins) presiding, Council’s attention was drawn to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Imlay Petrol Tax Grant To Be Cut No Tathra Road Repairs
The Imlay Shire Council has been granted only £1,990 of the £2,500 of the petrol tax for which it applied, and the Department of Public Works has deleted the Merimbula Jellat Road from the list of works on which the money is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle Accident
On Saturday last 28th August, two motor cycles collided about half-mile north of the Foxground turnoff, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moruya Bridge Closed Pile Collapses
One of the piles supporting the Moruya Bridge collapsed on Wednesday, and portion of the structure sagged dangerously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Road to Success
That over a hundred attended the Bega suppliers’ meeting on Tuesday and overwhelmingly voted in favour of instituting a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mumbulla Road Grants Upper Brogo Out
The Minister for Works (Mr. J. J. Cahill) has approved of a grant of £1,800 of the petrol tax to the Mumbulla Shire. The Council applied for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident on Bega Bridge Two Trucks Involved
A large lorry carrying drums of petrol crashed into the side on the North Bega bridge yesterday morning, and [?]ore out a large post and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brothers in Accident Hurled From Motor Cycle
Two brothers, who were travelling from Albion Park to Bemboka late last Friday night, were thrown from their motor cycle, when it struck an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council’s Roads
The engineer (Mr. Dee) reported as follows at yesterdayâs Shoalhaven Shire Council meeting on the roads named :â…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Railway Chief
The rise, to the position of Commissioner for Railways, by Mr. F. C. Garside, who will succeed the retiring Commissioner,…
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