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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1900

224 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 12

Footway Killawarra Bridge. Department of Public Works. Sydney, July 3rd, 1900

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 2

SIR.—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your, letter of the 2nd instant, with enclosure from W. W. Bird of Killawarra asking for the…

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Road to Killawarra. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 3rd July, 1900

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 2

SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of the petition signed by residents of "The Manning" and presented by you, asking for construction…

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Road up Black Creek. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 3rd July, 1900

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 3

SIR,—With reference to the letter dated May 12th, signed by H. J. Perrett, A. E. Bose and John Moore, of Kendall presented by you, asking for…

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Bicycle Road Races

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 July 1900 · page 4

A large crowd again gathered last Saturday, in Smith-street near Mr. A. Scott's, to witness the finishes of the two bicycle road races, held in connection with the Macleay…

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Road-making by Animals

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 9

There are still tracee on Western. American plains of the great main roads used by the buffalo in their annual migrations from north to such in autumn and from…

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Road—Bobin Creek. Public Works Department, Sydney, 5th July, 1900

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 6

SIR,—With reference to your letter of April 30th, enclosing a communication from Mr. John Wallace, of Bobin, Upper Manning, asking for a deviation to be made of…

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Road Through Mooney's. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 3rd July, 1900

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 6

SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of the petition signed by Mr. Thos. Joyce and others, and presented by you, asking for a grant to open a road from the…

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Deviation of Road at Bopin. Public Works Department. Sydney, 5th July, 1900

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

SIR, — With reference to your letter of April 30th enclosing a communication from Mr. John Wallace, of Bopin, Upper Manning, asking for a deviation…

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Road—Black Creek. £50 GRANTED. Public Works Department, Sydney, 3rd July, 1900

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 6

SIR,—With reference to the letter dated May 12th, signed by Messrs. H. J. Perrett, A. E. Rose, and John Moore, of Kendall, presented by you, asking for a grant to be…

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Road—Kendall to Crass Tree Hill. Public Works Department, Sydney, 6th July, 1900

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 6

SIR,—Petition from Messrs. M. Fagan and others, urging that repairs be effected to that portion of the road from Kendall to Grass Tree Hill, between Bartar's Creek and…

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Road—Cattai to Harrington. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 11th July, 1900

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 3

SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of the petition presented by you from residents of Harrington, asking for a special grant to form the road between Cattai and Harrington, and to inform you…

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Road—Oxley Island. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 13th July, 1900

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 3

SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of the petition presented by you from residents of Oxley Island, asking for repairs, &c., to the road extending N. and…

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On the Railway Station

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 7

Standing on the platform of a small Worcestershire station, I was interested, in watching a woman of the "country " type who had come to send her son off…

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Bridge Lamps

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 4

Although the lamps erected on the Kempsey bridge are not of that ornamental character that would lead ono to the belief that they cost nearly £40, yet the light given…

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Euroka Creek Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 4

T[?]e bridge over Euroka Creek at Burnt Bridge was expected by Messrs. Murphy and Taylor, the contractors, to be finished this Week, but owing to the unpropitious weather…

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Proposed Tamers Flat Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 4

The Turners Fiat people hare for some time past been agitating to get the Public Works Department to put a bridge across the Macleay, from the Skillion Flat side…

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On the Railway Station

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 7

Standing on the platform of a mall Worcestershire station. I was interested in watching a woman of the "country" type who had come to send her son off…

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Batar's Creek Road—Camden Haven. Public Works Department, Sydney, 20th July, 1900

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 4

SIR,—With reference to the letter signed by M. Fagan, J. Krough, H. J. Everingham, and others, asking for a grant to make trafficable the road up Batar's Creek, from Everingham's C.P. to the main…

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The Bale of the Road

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 August 1900 · page 4

It is strange that in a country district like the Macleay that there are so many drivers of vehicles who are ignorant of "the rale of the road." Not only so, but these very same…

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Road Contracts

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 9 August 1900 · page 4

We have been asked by several local road contractors when any road work was likely to be started. By reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that Mr. Bailey has…

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