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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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North Coast Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 3

Notwithstanding web muddy roads and a pitch dark night, with a drizzling rain, the meeting called in connection with the extension of the first section…

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North Coast Railway. Meeting at Coopernook

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 3

NOTWITHSTANDING wet, muddy roads, and a pitch black night, with a drizzling rain, the mooting called in connection with the extension of the first section of the North Coast Railway, held in the…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 4

According to L'Auto, one of the leading French sporting papers, the English, French and German works of the Dunlop Tyre Co. turned out no less than 500,000 motor tyres…

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Stroud Shire Roads

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 8

Following is the report of the engineer, Mr. R. D. McPherson, on the state of the Stroud Shire roads :— 13th March, 1907…

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Correspondence. We are in no way identified with the opinions expressed by Correspondents. Railway Deviation. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 3

Sir,—In the WINGHAM CHRONICLE of the 16th inst., appears a letter under the heading of "Stewart's River Deviation," and signed by John Stinson,…

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A Tale of a Motor-car

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 2

A propos of the growing popularity of the motor car business as an opening for "younger sons," an excellent story is going round of a young man…

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

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 6

DEAR SIR,--The published report of the public meeting held at Coopernook on the 14th instant would, to the uninitiated, give undue breadth of sympathy to the above. As it may have been noticed…

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North Coast Railway

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 5

MR. A. J. Whitford. Hon. Secretary of the Taree Railway League, is to receipt of the following letter from the Hon. J. H. Young, M.P.:-- Sydney, 19th March, 1907…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes. From the Dunlop Rubber Co. of Australasia, Limited

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 6

The Dunlop Rubber Co. are now making preliminary arrangements for this year's Warrnambool to Melbourne road race, together with all the Interstate tests. The…

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The Gloucester Roads. Sydney, March. 7. 1907

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 5

SIR,—I have your letter of 4th inst. with summary of report of your Shire Engineer on main road passing through your Shire…

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Motor-car Lamps

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 9

Lamp trials are presently to be held by the Automobile Club, and a writer hopes to see some tests instituted for determining the comparative blinding effect of the powerful…

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North Coast Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 6
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales, The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

At the ceremony of turning the sod of the Bellevue Hill tramway, Mr. Lattimer, who is the local Member and the Mayor of Woollehra, proposed the…

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In a Railway Restaurant

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 2

A sallow individual in a failed brown, overcoat sat down on a stool at one of the railway lunch counter the other morning and said to the…

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The Gloucester Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 3

SIR,--I have your letter of 4th last, with summary of report of your Shire Engineer on main road passing through your Shire. I saw the Chief Local Government Officer this…

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The North Coast Railway. How It Is to Be Built. Minister Lee Speaks Out. Will Play Second Fiddle to No One

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 3

A deputation representing the north-coast districts of N.S.W. waited upon the Minister for Works on Friday afternoon, for the purpose of…

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North Coast Railway. Deputation to Mr. Lee

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 3

MR. J. McFarlane, M.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Minister tor Works this afternoon representing residents of the North Coast district, tram Newcastle to the Tweed. The object of the…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 7

The proposed match between Megson and Horder, two well-known New South Wales racing cyclists has to be postponed, at any rate, ,for the present, owing to most…

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A Motorist Monarch. Sued by a Widow

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 3

From Berlin on 6th January, the correspondent of the London "Dally Mail" While the King of Saxony and his suite were driving to a shooting party…

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