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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

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Land Settlement and Railway League. Visit of Mr. E. F. RUDDER

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 12

MR. EUGENE RUDDER addressed about a score of gentlemen at the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening. Mayor Small occupied the chair…

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Land Settlement and Railway League

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 August 1904 · page 3

MR. EUGENE F. RUDDER, as a delegate from the Grafton branch of the above League, addressed a meeting at the Theatre Royal on Thursday night last. The Mayor (Ald. J. F. Small) presided, but…

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Mending the Roads

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 8

On Monday Mr. Briner wired to the Works Department urging that men employed in gangs impairing, and making roads in Bellingen district be…

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Jericho-Diamond Head Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 22nd July, 1904

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 5

SIR,--With reference to the letter of 22nd ultimo, from Mr. George Korn, of Coopernook, urging the forming and gravelling of the road Jericho to Diamond Head, at Big Swamp, I have the honor to…

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Railway Betterment Tax

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 9

ON several occasions Parliament has incorporated in bills authorising the construction of railways, a clause empowering the State to impose a…

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A Prince as a Railway Guard

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 August 1904 · page 2

Prince Chilkow, the Russian Minister Railways, commenced his career by [?] a tour of the world in order to make, no[?] all the latest inventions, and to stud…

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A Chadless, Gear Driven Motor Bicycle

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 7

The 'Æolus' has its engine, which rotates in the same direction as the line of travel, securely bolted in a vertical position to the frame. Upon an extension of the…

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Land Settlement and Railway League

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 8

At the various meetings Mr. Rudder addressed on the coastal rivers between the Clarence and Hunter rivers, he explained the objects of the League…

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Nowendoc Road to Dolly's Flat. Public Works Department, 12th August. 1904

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 August 1904 · page 2

SIR,—With reference to letter letter of June 30th, from Mr. G. S. Hill, Hon. Secretary, Upper Manning Progress Committee, eking for a grant to erect a new culvert on road from Nowendoc Road to…

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North Coast Land Settlement and Railway League

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 7

SINCE leaving Kempsey Mr. Eugene Rudder has been actively engaged in advocating the claims of the above league, and in bringing its objects before the people of the coast and…

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The Northern Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 5

ON Friday evening the Railway Commissioners left for Tenterfield, with the view of driving from that town to Casino via Drake. They will then make their usual annual…

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North Coast Land Settlement and Railway League

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 10

THE rules of this League were drafted by a sub-committee. These set out that the members of each branch shall consist of persons interested in the advancement of…

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Road Contractors and the Truck Act

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 11

AT the Lismore Quarter Sessions, on Saturday, Thomas Croke and Phillip O'Connor appealed against a decision of Messrs. F. G. Adrian, P.M., and D…

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Casino-Tweed Railway

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 10

THE Commissioners (who inspected the above line last Monday) intend, says the Casino paper, to make certain alterations during their visit, conductive to the better…

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Land Settlement and Railway League

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 3

MR. EUGENE F. RUDDER, of Coramba, writes aa follows to the Manning Times:—"There are now seven centres that have formed branches, and if I get some assistance from others, to meet initial…

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In a Railway Carriage

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 7

Two Scotch tourists were one day going on a long journey, wh[?] one suddenly looked up very gl[?]ly. "What's the matter ?'' asked his…

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Grafton-Casino Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 September 1904 · page 6

THE Telegraph says the Grafton-Casino section of the North Coast line, connecting with the Lismore-Tweed line at Casino, will, it is expected, be completed about the end of the year, and will be…

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Electric Railway Signals

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 7

The Great Western Railway Company have now completed arrangements for the equipment of a section of their main line at Didcot with electrically-controlled signals…

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Road-- Barrington to Little Manning. Department of Public Works, 15th September, 1901

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 September 1904 · page 2

SIR,--With reference to your letter of the 25th ultimo, asking for a grant to complete portion of road from Barrington to Little Manning, I have the honor to inform yon that tenders will shortly be…

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The N. C. S. N. Co.'s " Guide" and Killawarra Bridge. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 5

DEAR SIR,--I have not a copy of this "Guide," but I fear either your copy is an uncorrected proof or your extract with respect to the Killawarra Bridge is defective…

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