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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1896

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Railway to New England

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 8

THE publication by us of the summary of the public meeting held at Armidale in favor of railway communication with the coast, and our comments…

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North Shore Bridge

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 8

Boring operations in connection with the proposed bridge across the harbor were commenced to-day…

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Taylors Arm Road

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 8

Since the opening of the Greenhill to Taylor's Arm road a good many settlers above Congarinni have taken advantage of the route for the purpose…

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Bridge for Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 8

From an official communication received by Mr. F. Clarke, M.P., and forwarded by him to the Kempsey Borough Council, it may now be…

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Road to Trial Bay Creek

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 8

We have been requested to call the attention of the authorities to the state of that portion of the Greenhill Taylor's Arm road running through…

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Trial Bay-Armidale Railway

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 8

The Macleay Progress Committee is to be congratulated on the practical motion passed at their last meeting in reference to the above. If the scheme…

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Railway to the Tableland

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 6

AT the Progress Committee meeting on Monday, the desirability of agitating for a line of railway to connect Trial Bay with the New England Tableland came up for…

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The Railway Revenue. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 9

Returns of the railway revenue for last year show a decrease on goods traffic of £79,403, and an increase on passenger traffic of £20,069…

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Road Contracts

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 8

On Saturday last at Bellingen a public meeting was held to consider the system of letting Government contracts. Resolutions were carried to…

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Railway Extension. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 August 1896 · page 9

A deputation from the City Council and the suburban municipalities waited upon the Premier yesterday to urge the immediate extension of the…

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Railway Meeting at Fernmount

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 9

A meeting was held at Fernmount on Saturday afternoon to favor the construction of a railway from Coff's Harbor to Guyra. The meeting…

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A North Coast Railway

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 10

A GLANCE at the railway map of New South Wales, says the Newcastle Herald, will demonstrate to the inquirer the existence of several great…

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Grafton-glen Innes Railway. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 9

A surveyor from the Railway Department, Sydney arrived at Grafton yesterday, to make a survey of the proposed railway line from Glen Innes…

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Railway to the Coast

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 10

A CONFERENCE of delegates was held at Grafton on Friday last with regard to the Grafton-Glen Innes railway. There were present: From Glen…

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The Two Railway Schemes

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 8

AFTER an exhaustive discussion, the Macleay Progress Committee decided to prosecute the agitation for the construction of two distinct lines of…

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Railway Matters. an Interesting Discussion

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 10

AT the meeting of the Macleay Progress Committee on Monday last, much of the time was expended in discussing the relative merits of the…

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Railway Deputation

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 9

Yesterday Mr. McLaughlin, M.P., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works to advocate the completion of the trial survey of the proposed…

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Correspondence. Although always willing to ventilate matters of public interest, we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed. Trial Bay-new England Tableland Railway. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 6

SIR,--On reading in your issue of Saturday last your report of the Macleay Progress Committee's discussion of the 7th instant regarding railway construction, I was…

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Grants for Roads Within Municipalities

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 9

Mr. Young, Minister for Works, stated yesterday that the Government would not be able to grant municipalities any money to expend on roads…

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Important to Road Contractors

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 9

The various Road Superintendents are in receipt of a circular to the effect that the clause in a recent circular referring to disqualified contractors…

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