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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport
260 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 13
THE Parliamentary Public Works Committee continued their inquire with reference to the proposed railway from Maitland to South Grafton, at Kempsey, on Monday, 30th ult., taking on that day the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →With reference to the mysterious death of Sir James Montgomery, who was found recently on the Midland Railway, having fallen on the line…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Parliamentary Public Works Committee held sittings at the Kempsey Court House on Saturday and Monday. Mr. Jno. McFarlane, M.L.A., presided, the other…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →DEAR SIR,--I wish to ventilate a grievance of the rood contractors. Until recently our worthy Road Superintendent had the power to s[?]ept all the lowest tenders for contracts under £200. Under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SITTINGS were held by the Parliamentary Public Works Committee. for the purpose of taking evidence, on Saturday. and Monday last in the Court House. On Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. P. C. Basche, continuing his evidence, stated in reply to Mr. Hughes that the butter output was 400 tons per annum and he believed it would all go by rail…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sixty-four thousand people were present at the show on Monday, the gate receipt being £1981. The attendance at Randwick was the dargest ever known, fully 35.000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—I am directed to inform you that this Committee will arrive at Port Macquarie on Wednesday, 22nd inst., to take evidence on the following day respecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday last we received word that Mr. R. Davidson, M.P., met with an accident when going into Sydney on Thursday morning by which he sustained a broken leg…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The smallest railway in the world connects the little watering-place of Atami with the town of Yoshihama, Tokio. It is 20 English miles long and of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,--Replying to yours of the 17th ultimo, enclosing a communication from the Moorland Progress Committee (J. Stinson, Esq., Hon. Secretary), urging the desirableness of appointing a maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,--With reference to your letter of 7th instant, enclosing petition signed by John Wallace, Mortimer C. Lewis, and other residents of Upper Dingo Creek, relative to grant to improve the Upper Dingo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,--With reference to your letter of 30th ultimo, urging for a special grant to clear the road to Batar's Greek, Kendall, the Minister directs me to inform you that he has approved of a grant of £18, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The smallest railway in the world connects the little watering place of Atami with the town of Yoshihama, Tokio. It is 20 English miles long and of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The members of the P.W.C. left Sydney on Tuesday to resume their investigations on the proposed coastal line railway from Maitland to South…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AT Kempsey last Saturday, the Minister for Works had something to say about the Roads and Bridged expenditure of the present administration in this State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,--Referring to your letter of the 19th ultimo, [?]ding a petition from certain inhabitants of [?](Messrs. John Allan, Jas. C. Allan, [?] Allon, and others), for the opening of part of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE ingenuity with which the guardians of the public health find out fatal objections to all forms of popular entertainment,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE number of tramps passing through this town has greatly increased of late, and most beg for assistance of various kinds…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE Minister for Agriculture has just received information from Mr. Lance, the Commercial Agent in London, of what is believed to be the first important…
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