Comboyne. Road to the Manning District
In Maori-land where King Dick reigned, This budding poet, with ambitions aimed To reach the top, but, no room remained I'll get, says, Debreceny…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
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North Coast Railway
IN the Assembly on Wednesday week the Premier, in reply to Mr. J. H. Young, said be would request the Railway Commissioners to furnish him with a report giving their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Proposed Sea Beach Railway
The following paper regarding the surveyed route of the North Coast Railway was read at the last meeting of the Lansdowne Debating Society, end as it treats on a phase of the subject just now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Coast Railway. Petition From the Macleay
FOLLOWING we give the full text of a petition, to which over 500 signatures were attached, presented to the Legislative Assembly by Mr. R. Davidson,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Macleay Railway League
A MEETING of members of the above League was held at Barnett's Victoria Hotel on Monday evening last. Mayor Small occupied the chair, and Messrs. P…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Roads Through Mitchell's Island. Public Works Department, Sydney, 24th August, 1906
SIR,--With reference to your letter of the 7th lostant, ombodying a resolution passed at a Conference of Progress Committees hold recently at Taree, to the effect that a grant be asked for to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycling and Motoring Notes
The anticipation of the Dunlop Rubber Co of an enormous entry for their great annual Australasian Road Race, from Warrnambool to Melbourne (165 miles), to be held on September 22nd, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Comboyne-Manning Roads. Keilabakh and Koppin Yabratt
We have been kindly supplied by Mr. G. S. Mullen, District Assistant Engineer, with the following particulars regarding the surveyed rentes for roads to the Comboyne, and the facts therein set forth should…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In a Railway Carriage
A simple peasant from Lower Normandy asked a fellow-passenger in the train going to Paris if he might share his foot-warmer. Delighted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Comboyns Roads. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES
SIR,--In your report on the grades of the Manning and Comboyne roads there are one or two mistakes that I wish to pointont, with your permission. You state that as the settlement extends westward…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cycling and Motoring Notes. From the Dunlop Rubber Co. of Australasia Ltd. 108 Flinders-street, Melbourne
Over three hundred entries for the big Dunlop Road Race, to be held from Warrnambool to Melbourne on Saturday next, September 22nd, have been received. Such a tremendous entry is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Road to the Comboyne
In a recant issue we published the result of the grading of the alternative routes proposed from the Manning to the Comboyne, and in view of the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bridge Over Stewart's River. Public Works Department, Sydney, 14th September, 1906
SIR,--With reference to your letter of 6th ultimo, forwarding copy of resolution by the Manning River District Progress Association, to the effect that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road to Ellenborough Falls. Public Works Department, Sydney, 14th September, 1906
SIR,--With reference to your letter of 24th ultimo, requesting, on behalf of the Upper Manning Progress Committee, that a sum of money be placed on the estimates for the construction of a road for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coolongolook to Bullahdelah Road. £600 Noted for Consideration. Public Works Department, Sydney, 17th September, 1906
SIR,--Referring to the letter of the 27th June last, presented by you, from Mr. Jas. Gleeson, Nabiac, Hon. Secretary, Wallamba Progress Committee, asking for a special grant for the repair of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramp Leaves L11,000. "Owd Alf."
A considerable sensation was a few weeks ago caused in the Peak District of Derbyshire by the publication of the will of Alfred Booker, at one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Old Tramp
Though his clothes are tagged and mean, And his features haggard and wan, While with tottering steps he shuffles along—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On a Railway Station Platform
Travelling in Eastern Carolina a few years ago I was obliged to change cars at a place called Weldon. About the hour of noon, having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bicycle Road Race
A BICYCLE road race along the Purfieet road--from the punt to the 2.mile post and back, a distance of about 3½ miles--promoted by Mr. H. D. Armstrong, Taree, was run off on Saturday afternoon last. Mr…
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