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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

226 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 12 of 12

Latest War. The Transvaal. Trains Now Passing Over Modder Bridge. Pretoria Ladies Come to Witness the Bombardment of Ladysmith. a Sharp Engagement with the Enemy. General Gatacre Gets Into an Ambush. 600 British Missing Successful Sortie From Ladysmith. Boers Run From British Bayonets. the Advance Un Kimberley. Lord Methuen Reinforced. Boers Massing Near Spytfontein. Strengthening Their Position. the Situation of Ladysmith. Becoming More Critical. Disaffection in Cape-colony. a District Annexed by Free State Boers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 13 December 1899 · page 3

A battery of Horse Artillery and the 12th Lancers have reinforced Lord Methuen. President Steyn has arrived at…

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North Coast Railway. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 8

The Railway Commissioners are on a visit to Grafton collecting information regarding the proposed extension of the North Coast line…

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The Kempsey Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 14

The residents of the Macleay and the contractors are to be congratulated on the fact that the fourth and last span has been placed in…

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Railway Men Killed. Sydyey

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 9

Two fettlers were run over by a railway train near Ashfield yesterday and were killed…

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Roads and Bridges Minister

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 4

AT Cockle Creek recently Mr. O'Sullivan, in the course of a speech which ended by naming the new bridge, said he sympathised with people in their struggles to secure…

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Railway Disasters. Seven Killed and 32 INJURED

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 14

A Pullman train from Brighton came into collision daring a tog with the Continental boat train from Newhaven which was standing at…

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