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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

280 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 14 of 14

The North Coast Railway. All Night Sitting. First Reading Carried

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 4

MR. LEE, the Minister for Works, in Committee, moved the expediency of bringing in a bill to sanction the construction of the railway from Maitland to South Gralton…

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The Railway. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 4

SIR,--I observe sundry votes of thanks, etc., passed at the demonstration at Taree, and was rather curious to see how the chief worker of all was left out. I allude to Mr. Whitford, who acted as…

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The Railway Bill

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 4

THE Bill for the construction of the North Coast railway is at last in a fair way for reaching the Statute Book. When its principal opponent makes such admissions as those…

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North Coast Railway. Debate in Parliament

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly on Monday night the Minister for Works moved that it was expedient to bring in a bill to sanction the construction of a line of railway from Maitland to South Grafton. He…

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North Coast Railway. a Practical Suggestion

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 11

IN the course of a Ministerial statement in the Legislative Assembly, the Premier, Mr. Carruthers, said ho recognised that bitterly contentious measures should not…

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Betterment, and the North Coast Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 13 December 1905 · page 2

THERE seems to be now a pretty general consensus of opinion along the North Coast than the Minister for Works should have accepted the…

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An Urgent Road

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 6

Mr. Briner, M.P., has been officially notified with regard to the opening of the road from Rainbow Reach to Stuart's Point along the river bank,…

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Road up Killabakh Creek. Public Works Department, Sydney, 8th December, 1905

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 6

SIR,--With reference to letter of 7th October, presented by you, from Messrs. Robert Carey, S. H. Smith, and T. W. Walpole, of Killabakh Creek, urging construction of that portion of the road from…

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North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 4
Also in Macleay Argus

The motion to consider the expediency of bringing in a bill to authorise the construction of the North Coast railway was debated in the…

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Sudden Death on the Tuncurry Taree Road. Magisterial Inquiry

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 December 1905 · page 3

A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held at the Court House, Taree, on Monday afternoon last, by Mr. A. Gates, P. M. (District Coroner), into the cause of the death of Cornelius Comiskey, an old man who was acting…

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North Coast Land Settlement and Railway League. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 December 1905 · page 4

SIR, —The vote on the North Coast Railway is undoubtedly the result of the opposition of the Daily Telegraph, and the dog in the manger opposition of a minority of interested persons on the Richmond…

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North Coast Land Settlement and Railway Leagued First Conference, at Kempsey. to the Editor of the Macleay Chronicle

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 7

Sir,—Kindly allow me the use of your columns to make known to all branches of the above League, and residents of the North Coast districts generally, that a conference of all branches of the North…

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Road Votes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 4

The following are the road votes for the current year fur the Stroud Roads District:—Stroud District…

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North Coast Railway. Valuable Independent Testimony

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 5

Rev. Father Darcy, speaking at Krambach recently, contrasted the position of the North Coast districts now to what they were when he left,…

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The North Coast Trunk Railway

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 8

The S. M. Herald, referring to the work of the session, says :—A distinctly valuable section of the community, the northern rivers settlers…

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North Coast Land Settlement and Railway League's First Conference at Kempsey. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 11

SIR,—Kindly allow me the use of your columns to make known to all branches of the above League, and residents of the North Coast districts generally, that a conference…

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Road Votes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 3

THE following are the road votes for the current year for the whole of the Stroud Roads District, and portion of the Maitland and Taree districts:--…

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The Road Vote

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 6

Criticising the Carruthers Government, Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan says the present Government has starved the road vote. Last year they only…

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A New Tyre for Motor Cars

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 7

Several years have been devoted to the periecting of the Wilton-Cox tyre for motor-cars. It is made of electrically cured hide, and supported by woven fabrio…

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