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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

314 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 14 of 16

Aeroplane in War

Nambucca News · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 8

When men find themselves confronted by a hostile army, they are willing to run risks it would be folly to incur in time of peace…

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Camden Road Murder

Nambucca News · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 4

Ethel Le Neve, the paramour of Hawley Crippen, has been acquitted of the charge of assisting Crippen to escape, and of having a guilty knowledge and with…

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Bain Bridge. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 3

SIR,--In the Port News of the 15th inst. appears a letter over the signature of Mr. John Graham, of Beechwood, on the above subject. May I say before…

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A Wonderful Bridge in the Jura Mountains

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 4

"The Jura Mountains have long been popular with tourists and travellers on account of their majestic and wild grandeur." So writes a contributor to the…

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Flew Rather Than Pay Railway Fares

Nambucca News · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 5

The young airman Bielo[?]ucie, who has recently made daring flights over Paris, and recently broke a world's record for high flying with a…

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London to Paris Motor Service

Nambucca News · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 8

The latest instance of smart business enterprise, is the establishment of a weekly London-to-Paris motor service by Messrs. Waring and…

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Motor 'Bus Destroyed

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 11

On Monday night last the well-known motor 'bus "Macleay," of which Mr. Jos. Walker was the manager and driver, came to grief and was almost totally…

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Bain Bridge

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 7

TO THE EDITOR OF THE PORT MACQUARIE NEWS. SIR,—In the "Port Macquarie News" of the 15th inst. appears a letter over the signature of Mr. John Graham, of Beechwood, on the above subject…

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The Parts of an Aeroplane

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 2

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Cycle and Motor Novelties

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 2

A unique tandem chain-driven sleigh used by alpine soldiers…

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The Motor Car

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 November 1910 · page 2

One of the current complaints is that the election was "won by wheels." So many motor cars were employed to bring voters to the poll that the…

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Railway to the Interior

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 November 1910 · page 4

We are in a position to state that an officer has been ordered to explore the country between the Macleay and the Tableland and report at once as…

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Uniform Railway Gauge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 November 1910 · page 5

THE following has been forwarded us for publication:— Mr John Thompson, M.P., has recently brought under the notice of the…

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Tram and Drag Collide

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 November 1910 · page 7

A drag containing a picnic party was struck by a tram at Newtown. Nine of the party were injured, together with the driver of the drag, the…

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Road Making Machinery

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 6

AT a recent special meeting of Byron Shire Council the engineer submitted a lengthy report on the advisability of expending £2670 in…

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North Coast Railway

Nambucca News · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 3

The railway bridge over the Dingo Creek, near Wingham is completed, and the work of laying the sleepers and rails will now be pushed on with. Good progress…

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French Railway Strike

Nambucca News · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 3

Railway strikers in France have appealed to British unions for aid, and have been informed that the British unions need all their available resources…

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To Revolutionise the Motor Traction

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 5

Our sketch shows Mr. Edison's long-promised storage battery, which it is claimed will revolutionise motor traffic It has been tested at New Jersey,…

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The New Works Policy. Coastal Ports and Connecting Railways

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 12

WITH the advent of the Labor Party to power comes the direct pronouncement of a vigorous public works policy. One of the canards made to do duty in the…

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The North Coast Railway. Taree-wauchope Section

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 3

From present indications it will not be long before work on the Taree-Wauchope section of the North Coast. Railway is in full swing. The final…

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