Petrol Tax More Money for Country Roads
âWith reference to your personal representation relative to a letter dated September 14, 1948, addressed to you by the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
79 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 4
“New Road Proposals Impracticable” Mumbulla Refuses Applications
Mr. A.B. Jauncey, on behalf of a number of people who signed a petition, again asked the Mumbulla Shire Council, on Monday, to…
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The Department of Main Roads intends to build two brick houses at the corner of Little Church and High Streets, and a tender for their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britain Wins Swiss Motor Cycle Grand Prix
An incident during the 500 c.c. event of the Swiss Motor Cycle Grand Prix held at Geneva recently. when Harold Daniell of Great Britain won the event, riding a British machine. This fine action picture shows Harold Daniell going all out for the finishing line…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central Australian “Train” Service Fat Cattle for Adelaide
In Central Australia, where steam trains are futuristic, the hardy owners of great tracts of land have begun to form their own road “train” service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Post-war Motor Show Easily Detached Cylinder Linings
The International Motor Exhibition, to be held at Earls Court, London, from October 27 to November 6, as in pre-war days, is likely to prove the most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck Over Bridge
A utility truck driven by Claude Hyland engineer of Bega, went over the side of the small bridge near the Bemboka Butter Factory, on Sunday night,…
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The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announced this week that arrangements have been made for the…
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Owing to the seriousness of the coal situation and the need to prepare for any lengthy hold-up, the outcome of the present sent mine dispute, the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.s.w. Railways. Summary of Annual Report for 1947-48
The Commissioner for Railways has presented to the Minister for Transport his report on the operations of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local & General Railway Picnic
The Berry Showground is to on the venue of the Railwaymenâs [?] on Saturday next, when [?] expected that the number…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aerodrome for Merimbula Money To Be 1949 Estimates
The Minister for Air (Mr. Drake ford) has informed Mr. Allan Fraser M.H.R., that he plans to provide for funds to construct an aerodrome at Merimbula in the 1949 Commonwealth estimates…
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âThis is indeed an ideal place for a picnicâ was the enthusiastic comment of a visitor to the Berry Showground on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome Decision Suits Imlay Councillors Forecast Eden Centre Of Population
Very contented were the Councillors of Imlay Shire at their monthly meeting on Friday, when the news that the building of a large aerodrome at Merimbula will be placed on next year’s Federal Estimates, was discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canberra-cooma Highway to Be Brought to Main Road Standard
The Minister for Works and Housing (Mr. Lemmon), has further discussed with Mr. Allan Fraser, M.H.R., the condition of the highway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mumbulla Roads Estimates Amounts to Be Submitted to Department of Main Roads
The Mumbulla Shire Engineer (Mr. J.B. Trotman) at the Council’s meeting, on Monday, last week, tabled his estimates for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heffernan’s Crossing Bridge Refused More Important Work, States Engineer
At the Mumbulla Shire Council meeting, on Monday, Mr. Jacob Britten, of Tantawanglo, attended and asked Council to reconsider its decision not to build a low level bridge at Heffernan’s Crossing, between Buckajo and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rating Of State Forests Urged Recompense To Councils For Road Damage
The timber traffic does more damage to many country roads than all other traffic that uses them, yet councils get nothing in rates from forest lands, apart from what was paid by a person with a permissive occupancy or lease…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cobargo-Bermagui Road Bends To Remain
Cr. Benny is worried about the number of turns, and general indifferent state of the Cobargo-Bermagui Road, stating with emphasis at Mumbulla Shire Council Meeting on December 27, that in its present condition, the road is very…
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