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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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The North Coast Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 6
Also in Macleay Argus

Mr. G. S. BRINER, the representative of the Ral i[?]h electorate in the Legislative. A sem[?]ly, evidence last week before the Public Works Committee in connection with the…

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North Coast Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 5

Further evidence was taken by the Public Works Committee on Tuesday on the proposal to connect Maitland and South Grafton by railway…

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The North Coast Railway. Public Works Inquiry

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 4

The Public Works Committee is still taking evidence in regard to the proposed line of railway from Maitland to South Grafton. On Tuesday Mr. J. Cameron, the well-known…

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North Coast Railway Inquiry

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 10

MR. G. S. BRINER, the representative of the Raleigh electorate in the Legislative Assembly, gave evidence before the Public Works Committee in…

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Wingham-Kelvin Grove Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 29th June, 1903

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 4

SIR,--With reference to your letter of 24th inst., relative to proposed improvement of the road from the Wingham-Kelvin Grove Road to Little Dingo, via Bolton's, I have the honor to inform you the…

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Tramp Problem

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 2

The Kausas farmers have overcome the physical inertia of the tramp. They did it with a gun. A train westward bound was wrecked near the town of Pratt, and…

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The North Coast Railway

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 5

The following letter appeared in the Dairy Telegraph:-SIR,--In perusing with interest the reports of the inquiry re above, I noticed these words of Mr…

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Woolla Roads. Public Works Department, Sydney, 18th July, 1993

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 4

SIR,--With reference to the letter of the 11th instant presented by yon from Mr. D. M'Donell, junr.. Hon. Secretary to the Trustees of the Woolla Woolla roads, applying for a special giant for…

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Improvement to Heron's Creek Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 17th July, 1903

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 4

SIR,--I have the honor to inform yon that, in compliance with your request by letter of the 16th instant, the Minister has approved of an expenditure of £35 in carrying out urgent work on the road from…

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The Road to Success

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 7

Mr. G. F. Swift, the millionaire pork-packer of Chicago, whose death was reported recently, was the author of a number of interesting maxims on how to…

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Repairs to Tappin Tappin Bridge. Public Works Department, Sydney, 24th July, 1903

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 6

SIR,--I have the honor to inform you that the Minister his approved of repairs to the Tappin Tappin Bridge, on the Coopernook-Harrington road, at an estimated cost of £90, being put in hand as…

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Road--Upper Lansdowae. Public Works Department, Sydney. 22nd July, 1903

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 4

SIR,-- With reference to your letter of May 16th, enclosing a petition signed by the residents of Upper Lansdowne, for the improvement of the road from Upper Lansdowne Church to Hadley's and other…

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Road--Laurieton to Comboyne. Public Works Department, Sydney, 23rd July 1903

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 5

SIR,--With reference to communications urging the construction of the road from Laurieton to Comboyne, I have the honor to inform you that the Minister has approved of tenders being at once invited for further…

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Railways Populate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 3

The "Cootamundra Herald," in calling attention to some statistics of district…

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Wingham to Gloucester Road. Department of Lands, Sydney, 10th August, 1908

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 4

SIR,—I am directed by the Minister for Land to invite your attention to a notice in the Government Gazette of the 5th instant, relating to the resumption of land dedication there of as a public road under…

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Road—Bungay to Abbott's Falls. Public Works Department, Sydney. 5th Aug, 1908

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 4

Sib,—Willi reference to your letter of the 20th ultimo, urging a grant of £16 to permit of the Trustees of the road Bungay to Abbott's Falls making sufficient improvements to the road to allow…

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A Cruesome Railway Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 7

In a book of railway anecdotes hearing date about twenty years ago there is an account of what is described as a most remarkable…

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Tinonee. Aug. 17. Motor Bicycle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 3

ONE of these machines passed through Tinonee to-day. Some of the residents, on hearing it coming up the hill, thought that one of the ferry boats was taking a short cut on…

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A Cruesome Railway Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 20 August 1903 · page 8

In a book of railway anecdotes, bearing date about twenty years ago there is an account of what is described as a most remarkable…

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