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Railways, roads & transport, 1954

118 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 6

Police Warning To Motorists On Lane Parking

The Bega District News · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 6

It has been observed that some motorists persistently park their vehicles during picture theatre hours in the laneway at the side…

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Move On New Road At Brogo

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 2

Mumbulla Shire Council has decided to seek approval from the Department of Main Roads to proclaim extensions of the…

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Site Chosen For New Bridge Over Wilgo Cr

The Bega District News · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 9

Following an inspection by the Shire Engineer (Mr. J. B. Trotman) the councillors of Mumhulla Shire made an inspection of the Bridge, on the "Wandellow Road…

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Bulid Railway At Once

The Bega District News · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 1

Sir, So the Hon. E.H. Graham Minister for Agriculture, has noticed and commented on the need for a railway or railways for…

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Timid Start On Aerodrome

The Bega District News · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 2

With every argument in favour of further delay in starting the actual construction work on the Merimbula Aerodrome…

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Minister Tells of Money For Rural Roads

The Bega District News · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 8

The Minister for Public Works, Mr, J. B. Renshaw has announced that he had approved the distribution of £2,702,000 for rural roads, during this financial year…

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Steel Arrives for Bay Bridge

The Bega District News · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 3

Steel for the Batman’s Bay bridge Is at last coming along, state officers of the Department of Main Roads, who also informed…

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New Road Grants Welcome

The Bega District News · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 4

“Councils welcome the new Road Grants policy of the Commonwealth Government,” says Cr. Leo Barry, President of…

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More On Cooma To Coast Road

The Bega District News · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 5

Mr. Gibbs, a modelling expert, employed by the Sony Mountains Hydro Electricity Authority, has travelled a great deal of the…

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Mogilla Road Badly in Need of Repair

The Bega District News · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 6

According to the Mumbulla Shire Engineer (Mr. J. B. Trotman) the Mogilla Road, which farms a link between Bemboka…

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Better Roads Needed When Merimbula ’Drone Built

The Bega District News · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 4

Imlay Shire Council, realising that an improved road system is necessary with the aerodrome being built at Merimbula, has decided to start improving the Candelo-Wolumla Road…

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Road Tax Lifted On Fodder

The Bega District News · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

Mr. Jack G. Beale, M.L.A., informed the “News” yesterday that after interviews with the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham)…

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Local People Show Little Interest in Road Safety Ccl

The Bega District News · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 11

Inspector A. E. Brown, President of the Bega Branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales,, at the annual meeting, said that although there is not a great deal of active…

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Work On Roads At Tathra

The Bega District News · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 2

Imlay Shirt Council funds widen one of the bad bends on the Tathra Beach Boad, and the work will be done as soon…

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Tenders Called for Bridge Crossing Of River At Tathra Closer

The Bega District News · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 1

With tenders being called by the Mumbulla Shire Council for the construction of a bridge across the Bega River, near its mouth, at Tathra, the provision of an all-weather road to…

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Warning To Drivers Of Motor Lorries

The Bega District News · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 1

Much has been said in the past about the behaviour and manner in which motor lorries are being and have been driven upon the roads New South Wales, declared Mr. H. E…

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Much Interest In Road Link From Monaro

The Bega District News · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

A vast and active interest is being shown both on the Monaro and South Coast, in two proposals to connect existing road systems on the coast and highlands, one via Tuross,…

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Roads Inadequate For Traffic

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 6

The big Increase in motor vehicles and population without a corresponding improvement in our mads was one of the major…

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Beale Discusses Monaro Road At Cobargo

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 4

A large, and most representative public meeting at Cobargo last Saturday night, told the Member for South Coast (Mr. Jack G. Beale, M.L.A.) that it is the desire of all the…

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Sound Case For Proposed Road

The Bega District News · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 2

It is only natural that the Cobargo and Bermagui communities are taking an active interest in the proposal to link the…

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