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Railways, roads & transport, 1953

121 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 7

Car Careers Off Tathra Road Steering Locked On Curve Says Bombala Man

The Bega District News · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1

A car, driven by a 19-year-old shearer, of Bombala, Thomas J. Phillips, was involved in a spectacular accident on the Tathra Road, two miles out Bega, on Saturday, at 6.35 p.m…

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Charged Driver Is Silent Sequel To Car Crash On Tathra Road

The Bega District News · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 1

A young man who had driven a car that had crashed into guide posts on the side of the Tathra Road and overturned on Saturday night, had nothing to say in the Bega Court of Petty Sessions, on…

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Motor Cyclist on Erratic Course

The Bega District News · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 2

When Enos Arthur Roy King, 27, sleeper cutter, of Tanja, rode a motor cycle down Bega Street, Bega, on…

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N.s.w. Railways Summary

The Bega District News · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 1

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. R. Winsor, has presented to the Acting Minister for Transport, the Hon. G…

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Motor Traffic Cases Big List of Offenders Before Berry Court

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 1

There was quits a line-up of traffic cases before the Berry Police Court on Friday last and looking at the cars parked on…

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Portable Bridge

The Bega District News · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

Ideas invented during World War II are being put to use in time of peace in ,any sections of commodity. This was so when men of the Royal engineers erected a portable Bailey bridge over the Thames in London, about 300 yards in length, and capable of…

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Fences Gates Across Roads In Mumbulla Notice To Be Given To Remove Obstructions

The Bega District News · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 5

The problem of fences and gates being erected across public roads, without authority, had to be considered by Mumbulla Shire Council, on Wednesday, when two cases of a similar nature had to…

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M’bulla To Reduce Its Overdraft Lower Expenditure On Main Roads In Shire

The Bega District News · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

A reduced allocation to Mumbulla Shire Council from the Department of Main Roads for this year, as the Department’s contribution toward the Shire’s main road programme, will allow a reduction in…

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No Money for .Main Roads

The Bega District News · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

“Shire Councils everywhere are vigorously protesting against the reduced State vote for Trunk and Main Roads…

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Shire Men Inspect Road Site Visit To Brogo To See Location Of New Road

The Bega District News · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

The President of the Mumbulla Shire Council (Cr. C. N. Squire), accompanied by his fellow councillors and the Engineer (Mr. J. B. Trotman) and the Shire Clerk (Mr. D. W. Geddes), on…

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Road Aid Works Gerringong Council’s Programme

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 2

The Gerringong Council [?] decided to make [?] plans on [?] the Commonwealth Road Aid of [?]…

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No Money for Main Roads Says President of Shires’ Association

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

Shire councils everywhere are vigorously protesting against the reduced State vole for trunk and main roads. The…

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Watch the One for the Road

The Bega District News · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

A series of road tests conducted with 37 skilled drivers aged 20 to 45 proved that the amount of whisky in two…

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Council Critical of Main Roads Board Toolijooa Intersection Described As a Stupid Waste of Money

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads was criticised by the Gerringong Council for its work on intersection of the Toolijooa…

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Parking Ban Sought Road Safely Council Discusses Carp St

The Bega District News · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

An opinion was expressed by Mr. C. N. Squire, at the Bega Branch of the Road Safety Council, that a great service would be done if the Road Safety Council sought total prohibition of parking…

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Wharf Road at Berry

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

Cr. Barrett, referring to Wharf Road, Berry, said all the grant money had been spent and the road was definitely deteriorating…

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Tathra Bridge Plans Received

The Bega District News · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

The Mumbulla Shire Engineer (Mr. J. B. Trotman) has received the drawings of the proposed new bridge to be constructed at the mouth of the Bega River, to replace the present punt…

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Grant for Bridge at Candelo

The Bega District News · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 8

The Minister for Public Works (Mr. J.. B. Renshaw) has informed the Member for Monaro (Mr. J. W…

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Load Too Wide for Road

The Bega District News · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

For having driven a truck with a load more than 8 feet wide, without the necessary permit to do so, a Bega truck…

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New Shire Road to Be Built Mumbulla Agrees To Route Brogo Road

The Bega District News · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

Following an inspection of the proposed route of the developmental road to be constructed on the eastern side of the Brogo River, the Mumbulla Shire Council, at its last meeting, decided to…

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