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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

315 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 16

Russian Terrorists. Railway Poisoners

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 18

Pre-eminent among the numerous social monstrosities engendered by the revolutionary movement in Russia is a band of railway poisoners, whose…

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Opening Warrell Creek Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 7

A public meeting was held at Macksville last week, to arrange a suitable opening ceremony for Warrell Creek bridge. Mr. P…

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Practical Points for Motorists

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 9

Long, heavy springs are better than short light ones. Don't make a practice of exlutch-slipping. Some clutches will stand it,…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 3

There are at present 1017 motor buses running in London, 373 of which belongs to the Vangard Co. At an average value of £800 a bus this fleet of [?]mibuses…

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Railway Meeting at Bowra

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 6

THE meeting convened by the local railway League at Bowra last week resulted in a large and representative gathering from all…

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Railway Smash. Circus Train in Collison. Rwo Passengers Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 10

A special train, conveying Wirth's circus, smashed into a goods train on Wednesday morning at Croydon Junction, a couple of miles on the Brisbane…

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A Fatal Jump Railway Accidental Lewisham. Young Man Killed

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 10

When the 8.26 a.m. train was leaving Lewisham on Wednesday morning, the platform officials called out that the train was not stopping before…

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What a Railway Would do for the District

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 3

Just now, while the movement for a railway to Kden is afoot, the following from the Ilerald is of interest:—The North Coast railway, the construction…

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Dorrigo Road Tenders

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 4

The tender has been accepted for work on the Dorrigo branch road of' J. T. Brenan at £246 ; and also road from Bushmans Range at £359…

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Brandy for a Motor Car

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 9

The following is a letter sent by a correspondent to "Motor Traction," which journal congratulated the writer on his combined system of fuel tasting…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 5

All arrangements have now been completed by the Dunlop Rubber Company for the holding of the big New South Wales Test Road Race from Goulburn to Sydney—…

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Railway Collision in India

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 4

A collision has occurred on the Baroda railway, Bombay, India, between an express passenger train and a goods train…

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Motor Launch Missing

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 8

A PARTY of fishermen left Woolgoolga on Monday evening to fish for schnapper, had have not since been heard of. The party consisted of…

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North Coast Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 7

Mr. U. Hutchinson, Chief Engineer for Railways and Tramways, arrived at Stratford on Thursday last, inspecting the survey of the…

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North Coast Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 3

MR. H. HUTCHINSON, Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramways, arrived at Stratford on Thursday last, inspecting the survey of the Dungog…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 6

THE leading English cycling paper, "Cycling," in commenting upon E. Pearson's great bicycle ride from Sydney to Melbourne (577 miles in…

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Starved Roads and Bridges

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 4

The Shire Council of Ameroo, not having sufficient funds wherewith to repair a worn-out bridge, handed over to their care by the Works…

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Railways Built for War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 8

There is something very sinister in the news, telegraphed from India the other day, that the Russians have at length conflicted the great steel and…

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The Motor Race. Round the World. Italian Car at San Francisco

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 12

Signor Antonio Scarfoglio wrote to the "Daily Mail" from San Francisco on Sunday, 5th April:— It is only after leaving Daggett that…

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The North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 14

Mr. W. Hutchinson, Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway, Construction, accompanied by a couple of other officers of the works Department, was…

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