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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

324 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 17

Heaviest Bridge Span

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 9

The heaviest independent span of any bridge has just been completed over the River Wear at Sunderland. This bridge has two decks, the upper carrying the…

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North Coast Railway Tender

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 4

The lowest lender for the third section of the North Coast Railway, Gloucester to Taree. amounts to £455,365…

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Roads in Newly Settled Districts

Nambucca News · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 6

In the Assembly the Minister for Works, in reply to Mr. R. A. Price, M.P., said that (1) no special provision is made for the placing of the roads leading to…

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The Railway Deviation. Survey Promised

Nambucca News · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 4

Mr. Briber, M.P., has been informed that the Railway Leagues will be informed when the survey of the North Coast railway is to be undertaken between Kempsey…

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North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 4

Five tenders were opened on Monday for the third (Taree-Gloucester) section af the Noath Coast Railway, the lowest being that of Messrs. Rhys…

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North Coast Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 5

A TELEGRAM in Saturday's Herald from the Manning states that Mr. Survoyer Jamicson is at present engaged surveying the proposed [?]leviation of the North Coast railway from…

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Railway Deviation

Nambucca News · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 4

IN view of the permanent survey of the North Coast Railway between Coff's Harbor and Kempsey being undertaken at no very…

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North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

Five tenders were received for the construction of the third section of the North Coast railway, from Gloucester to Taree, the amounts being as follow :…

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North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 7
Also in Macleay Argus

Reference is made in another portion of this issue to the progress in connection with the construction of the North Coast Railway. . It was…

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Railway Construction

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 14

It is of interest to learn from the Minister for Works that the first section of the North Coast railway, from Maitland to Dungog, is approaching…

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Local and General News. North Coast Railway

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 10

Mr. M'Farlane, the Member for the Clarence, referring to the acceptance of tenders for the third…

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North Coast Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 5

FIVE tenders were received for the construction of the third section of the North Coast railway from Gloucester to Taree, the amounts being as follows:—Carson, Carey…

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Railway Collision in America

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 4

A goods train collided with a passenger train near Denver and a drawing room car was telescoped, 68 out of 69 passengers in it being killed…

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The Reflective Tramp Abroad a Clever Book

Nambucca News · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 7

Starved in 'Frisco, herded sheep in Riverina, made sail in a blizzard on a topsail yard, fought his man in a sailors' home in Hull, ranched from Texas to…

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Railway League

Nambucca News · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 5

There was only a small attendance at a meeting of the League on Saturday evening. Mr. P. Lamph (President) in the chair. There were also present Messrs…

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The North Coast Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

A TENDER has been accepted for the construction of the third section of the North Coast railway, that is, the section from Gloucester to Taree. The work on this…

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North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 3

The following wire came to hand on Friday night last, but too late for publication:— Rhys-Jones, Carter and Cos.'…

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Zig-zag Railway Disaster

Macleay Argus · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 11

At the Parramatta Quarter, Sessions yesterday James Bourke, William Henry Fowler and John Carr were charged with the…

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Held Up a Motor Gar

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 4

Two Russian workmen Wold up a motor car at Tottenham, England. They seized a bag of sovereigns and when pursued by the crowd they…

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