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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

314 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 16

North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 14

On Saturday the first carriage to travel on the North Coast railway left West Maitland station, when a party of between 40 arid 50 gentlemen…

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North Coast Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 5

A return, prepared by the Railway Construction Branch of the Works department states that surveys will shortly be completed for that portion…

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Shrieks From a Railway Carriage

Nambucca News · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

A young lady who is often seen on Birmingham concert platforms had a singular and amusing experience when returning with a friend from…

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Adventure in a Motor-car

Nambucca News · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

Misfortunes may have their humorous side, as the following anecdote fully testifies. Mr. Beerbohm Tree, always a keen motorist, was on one…

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Railway Building. 250 Miles in the Making. 4600 Men Employed

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 3

The total length of railways now under construction in the State, including the North Coast line of 116 miles, is 2451/4 miles. On the three…

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North Coast Railway

Nambucca News · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 5

The Northern railway survey party have shifted camp to Broken Bago, the line having been permanently surveyed to the Hastings. The permanent survey between…

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Tram Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 11

At lunch time to-day a double tram en route to the Victoria Park Racecourse collided with another car in Cleveland-street. Several…

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North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 2

"Two large ballast trucks arrived by the s.s. Minimbah for the railway contractors (Messrs. Smith and Timms.) Ballast for the railway line will be…

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Railway Works

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 4

Messrs. Willcocks and Co. are pushing ahead with the work on the second section of the railway. Some heavy cutting has been done on the way…

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Proposed Dorrigo Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 4

Recently Mr. Statham, the road surveyor, gave evidence before the Public Works Committee of a route from Dorrigo to Coff's Harbour…

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The North Coast Railway. an Official Explanation

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 10

The Engineer-in-Chief for Railway Construction, Mr. Huchinson, is prepared to admit in the acquirement of certain lands, covered by the first…

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The Railway Workers Union

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 4

The organiser for the Railway Workers Union reports that fully 500 men were disfranchised owing to the absence of a polling booth at a…

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A Great Canadian Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 4

It will probably take four years to complete the New Quebec Bridge, work on the superstructure of which will not be commenced until the latter part of…

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A Train Load of Monkeys

Nambucca News · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 2

A plague of monkeys some years ago sorely troubled the officials at a small station on the Saran Railway in North-West India. Trucks…

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Interstate Railways

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 14

The Queensland Minister for Railways has taken an important step in the direction of constructing a transcontinental railway through…

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North Coast Railway. Third Section To The Editor

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 7

SIR,—It is not very encouraging to labor the deplorable incidents that occurred here on polling day. There was a booth at the 26 mile, the…

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The North Coast Railway. Twelve Months' Work

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 2

It was twelve months on Friday, 15th, since, a caravan of horses and teams arrived in Wingham. During the past 12 months 1,300,000 cubic…

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The North Coast Railway. Twelve Months' Work

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 9

IT is 12 months on Friday, 15, since a caravan of horses and teams arrived in Wingham. During the past 12 months 1,300,000 cubic…

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Coming Half-sized Motor-car Engine

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 4

The gas turbine corresponding to the gas engine has been the subject of constant experiment, and though still crude in its development may shortly…

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To the Pyramids by Electric Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 4

Our illustration shows Cairo's fashionable promenade. "The bourne of every tourist in Egypt is the Sphinx and the three Phyramids of Gizeh, new…

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