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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

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Railway Commissioners. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 3

Mr. Carruthers is strongly opposed to any reduction in the number of the Railway Commissioners…

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The North Coast Railway. Tour of the Commissioners. Grafton

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

THE Railway Commissioners arrived here to-day, having travelled along the coast from Ma[?]land, eli[?]ing information respecting the North Coast railway. They were met by a number of…

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Extraordinary Tram Accident. One Person Killed and 30 INJURED. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

AN extraordinary tram car accident has occurred at Glasgow. Owing to an accident tp the brake, a car rushed down, a hill on the wrong track,…

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Fatality in a Railway Tunnel. Eight Men Entombed. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 3

DURING the evacuation of the Great Western Hallway tunnel at Highwycombe, one hundred feet of it collapsed, and eight men were entombed…

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Road Tenders

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 4

The dowest tenders opened at the Court House on Friday last for road work were as follows:—15/023, Kempsey to Foot Jeogla Mountain, H. Davis £96 12s; 16, Travellers…

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Romances of the Road. [All Rights Reserved.] a Canterbury Tale

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 2

In December, 1832, there was a, memorable general election, for it wan the Bret afar the Reform Bill. There were many exiciting contests, but one of the strangest was that for…

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Sensational Railway Case

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 3

A SENSATIONAL case, Campbell versus the Railway Commissioner, closed in Brisbane on Thursday last. This case, which occupied the attention of the Court seven days, has caused great interest, owing…

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Mr. Carruthers and the Railway Commissioners

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 4

Mr. Carruthers is atrongly opposed to any reduction in the number of Railway Commissioners…

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Road to Lorne. Public Works Department, Sydney, 5th September, 1902

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 5

SIR,-- With reference to your letter of 30th ultimo, forwarding a petition signed by Messrs. R. Kelly, J. Carruthers, J. Stinson, and G. Saville, asking that improvements be effected on the road…

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Road--Logan's Crossing. Public Works Department. Sydney, 5th September, 1902

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 8

SIR,--With reference to your letter of the 23rd July next, enclosing a petition signed by Messrs. H. J. Perrett, A. E. Rose, S. Black, and other residents of kendall, relative to the state of the…

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Grant for Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 26th August, 1902

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 6

Date of Letter Under Reply:--21et instant, enclosing a communication from the Wallamba Progress Committee (E. E. Gorton, Esq., Secretary, Nabian)…

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Road to Upsall's Creek. Public Works Department. Sydney, 5th September, 1902

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 4

SIR,--With reference to your letter of the 28th ultimo, making application for a grant for the improvement of the road Laurieton--Comboyne to Upsall's Creek, the Minister has directed that a sum of…

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Romances of the Road. [All Rights Reserved.] a Story of Pin Place, Epsom

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 2

Pit Place, called after the chalk-pits that were near it, not after the statesman, is one of those old houses that fringe the Downs at Epsom, and give a character to the famous…

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The Railway Agitation

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 8

BEFORE this appears in print in all probability the Railway Commissioners will have submitted their report on the proposed…

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Tenterfield-Casino Railway

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 11

THE Tenterfield-Casino railway proposal was again before the Public Works Committee last week. Mr. T. T. Ewing, M.H.R., said that if any coastal district…

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Floods in India. a Train Falls Into a River. 49 Persons Drowned. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

Floods have destroyed a bridge in India, precipitating the Madras-Bombay mail train into a river. Eight European passengers (including 4…

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Railway Commissioners and the Railway Union. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners have intimated that they will henceforth confer on industrial matters with recognised representatives of the…

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Romances of the Road. [All Rights Reserved.] a Stroy of Pitt Plage Epson

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 2

Pit Place called after the chalk-pite that were near it not after the statement is one of these old houses that fringe the Down at Epsom and give a character to the famous…

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Railway Communication on the South Coast

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 6

THE Secretary of the Local Railway League has received the following interesting letter from Mr. H. D. Mortoo Coolangatta showing the remarkable progress made on the…

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Railway Engines—The Commissioners' Denial

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners deny that the outlay of about £750,000 to purchase locomotives is necessary to secure an efficient service. They state that 75 locomotive are…

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