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Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Volunteers for Work on Woodhill Road Cr. Wilson Outspoken

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 3

“I [?] this is a disgraceful state of aligns to charge [?] [?] this £15 when they are prepared to do four days voluntary…

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New Narira Bridge Planned D.M.R. Engineer Invited To Discuss The Subject

The Bega District News · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 1

Advised by the Department of Main Roads that the design of the new bridge over Narira Creek in Cobargo is now in hand, the Mumbulla Shire Council has invited the Divisional Engineer (Mr. R. W…

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Railway Needed for Eden “Little Progress Without It”

The Bega District News · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 1

The South East Australia Development League cannot do anything with Eden unless a railway joins that part of…

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Plan To Discover Our Courteous Drivers Road Safety Council Men Will Take Notes

The Bega District News · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 2

Committee members of the Bega Branch of the Road Safety Council, in an endeavour to discover courteous drivers in Bega, will take notes over a period so as drivers can be chosen to receive the…

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Prince’s Highway Comments by Deputy Commissioner of Main Roads

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 3

Last week, a deputation was introduced by our State Member, Mr. Jack Beale, MLA, to the Deputy Commissioner of Main…

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Shire Opposes Road Monopoly Protest To Be Sent To Transport Minister

The Bega District News · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 1

Mumbulla Shire decided unanimously to protest strongly to the Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) against the proposal to let a contract for a rail/road co-ordinated service to one road haulier,…

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Bus Subsidy Seven Mile Beach Road Service

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

The following letter has been received by Mr. J. G. Beale, Member for the South Coast, from the Minister for Education:…

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A Girl Won a Train

The Bega District News · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 2

Surely every Bega school child was present when the youngsters milled round Mr. Wilf Armitage’s new electrical store, in Carp Street,…

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Hayes And Kydd Get Rail-Road Contract Co-Ordieated System To Be Like Railways

The Bega District News · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 2

The Director of Transport and Highways (Mr. Winsor) has announced that the road operators the rail-road co-ordinated system will be Messrs Hayes and, Kydd, of Bega…

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Terrible Train Smash

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 2

The worst electric train disaster in Sydney’s history occurred yesterday morning, when seven people were killed and 137 injured…

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Road Transport Service for South Coast Commences on May 18

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 2

The Director of Transport and Highways has advised the Member for South Coast, Mr. Jack Beale, MLA, that the firm of…

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Rail-road Upsetting Carriers Co-ordinated System Not Very Popular

The Bega District News · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

Many local carriers in this district state that they fear the letting of a contract to one firm for the co-ordinated rail-road service from Sydney to Bega will mean the end of most of the independent…

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The Bay Bridge

The Bega District News · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 1

Mr. W. Sheahan, Minister for Transport, has stated that the completion of the bridge over the Cycle [?] at [?]…

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Loaded Lorry Hits Bridge

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 4

Yet another high loaded vehicle collided with the overhead railway bridge in Terralong Street Kiama last Tuesday night,…

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Action Wanted Against Rail-road Bega Meeting Resents Latest Transport Move

The Bega District News · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 4

A meeting of approximately 50 men, consisting of local carriers and businessmen, on Tuesday night, in the Bega School of Arts, decided to form a committee to investigate means of action to protest…

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Chamber Of Comm. Will Seek Open Road “Campaign Is No Attack On Hayes And Kydd”

The Bega District News · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

At a meeting of the council of the Bega District Chamber of Commerce, yesterday afternoon, it was resolved to continue its efforts to obtain an “open road” through to Sydney…

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Another Move for Aerodrome Local Committee Will Continue Its Efforts

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 1

The Urgent need for the construction of an aerodrome at Merimbula, to serve the people of the Far South Coast, is so great that it makes the Federal Government’s talk of decentralisation a mockery…

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Road Permits Curtailed New Conditions Start Next Month

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

The Administrator of the Department of Road Transport and Tramways (Mr. J. J. O’Rourke) has announced that, on June 1, applications for permits by road operators to run trucks along the…

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Why Albion Park Lost Its Air Service Cancelled Because It Competed With Railway

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 4

A number of people Have asked for more information on the cancellation of the air service to Albion Park, following a reference made to it in an editorial in Friday’s issue of the “News.”…

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Through Train to Sydney

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 4

The naval ratings of Nowra have been seeking a “through” train to Sydney on Fridays and return on Sunday nights, and the…

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