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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

316 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 16

A Railway in the Air

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 3

Visitors to the south coast of England during the summer were considerably interested in watching the working of a marvellously constructed ropeway at…

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North Coast Railway. Officer to Visit the District

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 10

JUST after going to press on Friday last week, Mr. R. Davidson, M.P., wired to the effect that an officer was being sent to report on the North Coast railway and…

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The North Coast Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 4

On Tuesday, about mid—day, Mr. Usher arrived from Fort Macquarie on a trip along the coast, for the purpose of collecting information relative to the proposed railway,…

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Latest by Cable London, Monday. Railway Disaster in India

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 4

A railway disaster is reported from North West India. A train was derailed and sixteen persons killed and twenty-nine injured…

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The Upper Hastings Bridge

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 6

Oh! what about the brige? Why, Beechwood has no hope We'll get it here, without a doubt, Is all the talk at Wanchope…

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The Comboyne Brush. Road to Be Opened, &c

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 6

THE Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan, Minister for Works, a[?] the request of the member for the district, Mr. J. Thomson, M.L.A., has promised to complete the opening of a road from Upper Camden Haven to…

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Romances of the Road. [All Rights Reserved.] the Derbyshire Rebels

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 2

On the evening of June 8th, 1817, a strange seene was taking place in the parlour of the White Horse-Inn at Pentrich. Pentrich is a village a few miles…

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Coolongolook-Bullahdelah Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 2nd Aug., 1902

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 5

Date of letter under reply:--25th ult., forwarding a communication from Mr. C. Wilson, Secretary to the Coolongolook Progress Committee. Subject:--Urging that work be carried out to the…

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Road to Sawyer's Point. Public Works Department, Sydney, 1st August, 1902

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 4

SIR,--With reference to the letter dated the 22nd instant, from the Coolongolook Progress Committee, asking for a grant of £100, promised for the road from Coolongolook to Sawyer's Point, I am directed…

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Editor's Notebook. North Coast Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 4

RECENT developments in connection with the latest north coast railway agitation, convince one that something tangible will result. The public of the…

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North Coast Railway. Visit of Mr. Usher

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 9

MR. USHER, traffic inspector in the Government Railways Department, arrived in Kempsey about midday on Tuesday last. Mr. Usher is acting as…

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Expenditure on Roads

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 August 1902 · page 3

THE sum of £300,000 having been voted for roads and bridges on the Supply Bill, the minister for Works has had instructions issued to the road superintendents that…

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Road Contracts

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 August 1902 · page 4

The lowest tenders opened on Friday last, at West Kempsey, for road work in the district, were as follows:— Kempley to Jeogla Mountain, R. Avery £145 16. 61;…

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Romances of the Road. (All Rights Reserved.) the Derbyshire Repels

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 August 1902 · page 2

On the evening of June 8th, 1817, a, strange scene was taking place in the parlour of the white Horse Inn at pentrich. pantrich is a village's few miles…

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Railway Strike in Victoria

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 August 1902 · page 4

A strike of drivers and firemen on the Victorian railways is looked upon as a foregone conclusion if Parliament does not modify its retrenchment proposals…

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Expenditure on Roads

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 8

The sum of £300,000 having been voted for roads and bridges on the Supply Bill, the Minister for Works has had instructions issued to the…

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Road--Upper Camden Haven. Public Works Department, Sydney, 8th August, 1902

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 4

SIR,--With reference to your letter of the 6th instant, enclosing a communication from Messrs. H. J. Perrett, J.P., John Moore, and J. Vacy, of Kendall, asking for a grant to open up the road to Black…

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A Motor-car Wedding

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 6

It is difficult to be strikingly new and original nowadays, but the feat was accomplished by Miss Orde-Powlett when on the occasion of her wedding she drove up…

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Pick-ups of a Car Fender. the Motor-man Tells of the Many Queer Things Scooped Up in His Day

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 2

When the motor-man started in on his second cup of coffee he became sociable " Yes, sir," he said, " we certainly do catch some queer things on fenders…

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The Bullahdelah-Coolongolook Road

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 4

THIS line road between, the Manning and Raymond Terrace growing more in favor every day by those who travel it on account of so much of it passing through miles and miles of level country,…

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