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Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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

Deputation Puts Strong Case For Road To Coast From Monaro

The Bega District News · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 8

“We claim that the coastal belt is the logical source for the supply of milk, cream, butter and cheese to the ever-increasing markets on the Tablelands,” declared Mr. James O’Meara,…

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Minister For Air Promises Money For Aerodrome

The Bega District News · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

A decision for the spending of £100,000 on Merimbula Aerodrome next year has been given to Mr. Allan Fraser, M.H. R., by the Minister for Air (Mr. Townley). This amount…

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Cooma Coast Road

The Bega District News · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 9

The Liberal Party Conference, at Bateman's Bay, last Saturday, requested Mr. Jack G. Beale, M. L. A., MesriBfer for South Coast, to approach-the…

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P.M. Puts Vie On Coast Road

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 8

“The view to the Common weaith 'has been that the construction and improvement of the part of the road which is…

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Mumbulla Makes Extensive Plans For Roads

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 6

Extensive road making and maintenance programmes have been prepared and adopted by the Mumbulla Shire Council, all to be implemented during the present financial year…

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Motor Traffic Amendment Is Worthy Of Close Study

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 10

A recent amendment to the Motor Traffic Act provides that the driver of a vehicle, when he is about to draw his vehicle out from the side of a carriageway shall, if there is any…

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Steel For Clyde R. Bridge

The Bega District News · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 8

The contractors for the fabrication of the steelwork for the Bateman's Bay bridge have procured; approximately t…

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Troop System Is Way To Train Boys To Be Men

The Bega District News · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 9

In an address to the Rotary Club of Bega, Area Commissioner for Boy Scouts, C. F. T. Jackson, said that the troop system in the movement was a means of showing the boys…

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Nth. Bega Bridge May Have Footway

The Bega District News · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 5

The Department of Main Roads will be asked to consider providing a footway across the Nth. Bega Bridge, as it is felt…

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Cooma-coast Road Praised Monaro Party Hears Case For Route

The Bega District News · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 1

Cr. F. W. Handcock, President of Mumbulla Shire, told a party of Monaro Shire Councillors that for 30 years he felt that a road through to Cooma from Yowrie would be a…

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New Bridge Bolt

The Bega District News · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 4

A new type of bridge decking bolt, which can be tightened from the top of the decking, and which was evolved by the Department of…

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Tathra Bridge Tenders

The Bega District News · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 11

At the request, of a number of prospective tenderers for the bridge over the Bega River, at Tathra, an extension of time in…

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Thanks for Road

The Bega District News · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 4

The re-constructed road from Stony Creek to Angledale is a pleasure to experience for motorists who are travelling in…

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Support For Cooma Road

The Bega District News · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

Support for the movement to have a road build to connect Bermagui, Cobargo and Cooma, has been forthcoming…

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Mumbulla Roads Improved; More To Be Done

The Bega District News · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 2

A good deal of work has been done on the maintenance and improvement of roads in the Mumbulla Shire, including the surfacing of a number, while it is anticipated that further…

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Work Wanted On Road To Tathra Beach

The Bega District News · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

With the Christmas holiday period getting nearer, the Tathra Urban Committee is anxious to have something done to improve…

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New Heavy Girder Bridge

The Bega District News · Friday 31 December 1954 · page 1

[?] new type Heavy Girder Bridge has been designed at the request [?] the War Office by the Military Engineering Experimental Estab[?]shment of the Ministry of Supply. This picture shows the new [?] bridge, complete with decking thrown over a large span…

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British Army Has New Heavy Girder Bridge

The Bega District News · Friday 31 December 1954 · page 2

The need for military bridges capable of taking larger and heavier fighting vehicles was met at the end of the last war by…

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