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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

324 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 15 of 17

For Her Brother's Sake. Ex-countess' Tramp Through Woods

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1909 · page 7

Miss Alice Thaw, formally Countess of Yarmouth, performed a remarkable feat in a, vain effort to procure her…

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North Coast Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 October 1909 · page 5

Preliminary preparations have been made both at Taree and Wingham for erecting the station buildings. The railway station at Taree will be built…

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A Peer Motorist. Man of Varying Parts

Nambucca News · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 7

Lord Montague, of Beaulieu, who had an interesting experience recently while riding in a motor -car at what the police considered a furious rate, is probably…

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Motor Boats. Their Machinery

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 12

It is only a little more than two years ago that the possibility of the internal combustion engine as applied to marine purpose was brought…

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North Coast Railway. the Near Hunter Connection. Satisfactory Progress

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 4

The contract time for the completiod of the first section of the North Coast railway—that comprising the 33 miles from West Maitland to…

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The Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 9

The Minister for Works states that that the work on the North Coast Railway is proceeding satisfactorily. The third section ends at Taree, on…

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Making Warships, Motor Cars, Trains, Etc., with Paper

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 4

Germany manufactures annually 425,000 tons of paper England 260,000 tons, France 190,000 tons, Austria 155,000 tons, and Italy 120,000 tons…

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Novel Trapping of Motormaniacs at Night

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 4

Although the representatives of the law have succeeded in checking the speed of motor maniacs during the hours of daylight on many of the…

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Roads. (To the Editor.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 4

SIR.—A letter or so has appeared in your paper lately with reference to the Bowman Goldfield and the negligence of the Shire Council in keeping that…

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Dorrigo Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 November 1909 · page 7

SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY.—The Public Works Committee decided in favor of constructing a railway room Dorrigo to Glenreagh…

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Agricultural Instruction Train

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 12

A popular means of imparting special information on agricultural subjects adopted in the United States, is the instruction train. A train is fitted up with…

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Road to Gangat Railway Station. Meeting at Krambach

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 7

A most enthusiastic and representative meeting was held in Gallagher's Hall, Krambach, re the proposed new road down Belbora Creek to Gangat…

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Ballooning Tragedy. a Terrible Night Tramp. Death in the Marshes

Nambucca News · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 8

Public attention has been called to the sport of ballooning by recent activities of the Aero Club of America, under the auspices of which some trials in…

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Railway League

Nambucca News · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 3

A meeting of the Bowraville Railway League was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Lamph occupied the…

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Railway Romance. Consequent Suicide

Nambucca News · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 8

An inquest was held by the Merioneth County Coroner at Llanuwchllyn on Tuesday, 17th May, on the body of Rowland Ellis Evans, aged 20, a Great…

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North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 14

The earthwork on the third section of the North Coast Railway is now practically completed as far as the 13-mile peg from Taree, and it is…

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The Road to Fortune. a Return of £17 6s 6d Per Cow

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 8

"REMARKABLE figures, illustrating the productiveness of his farm, were given by Councillor Thos. Strickland at the Warragul Shire Council mooting," state the…

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The Road to Fortune. a Return of £17 6s 6d Per Cow

Nambucca News · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 6

"Remarkable figures, illustrating the productiveness of his farm, were given by Councillor Thos. Strickland at the Warragul Shire Council meeting," states the…

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Tramp Leaves L11,000. " Owd Alf."

Nambucca News · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 7

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…

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The Road to Fortune. a Return of £17 6s 6d Per Cow

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 9

"REMARKABLE figures, illustrating the productiveness of his farm were given by councillor thos. Strickland at the Warragul Shire Council meeting,"States…

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