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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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

Local and General News. Burnt Bridge School

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 10

The planting of trees by the parents and friends of the scholars of the Burnt Bridge School will take place on Saturday afternoon next, 9th inst., after which…

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Illustrated Notes from all over the World Putting Mails Into a Train Travelling Fifty Miles an Hour

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 5

Our two sketches give some idea of the process by which the mails are placed in the passing train from the [?]side. They are suspended on an…

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Railway League

Nambucca News · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 3

A WELL attended meeting of the Bowraville Railway League was held in the School of Arts on Saturday last Mr. P. Lamph occupied the chair…

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The Motor in Shire Work

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 3

One of the greatest difficulties which besets the administration of Shires, particularly in the larger areas, is the time wasted in travelling. In many cases the Councillors…

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Railway to Post Stephens

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 10

The Gloucester Shire Clerk has received the following important letter, from the Shire Clerk of Port Stephens Sir.— In accordance with a…

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Railway Train Rookers. Gang of Gardsharpers

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 5

At the Gosford police court Richard Bell and William Lee were each sentenced to six months' hard labor in Darlinghurst Gaol on a charge. of…

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"Love and the Aeroplane." a New Bush Novel

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 2

UNDER the title of "Love and the Aeroplane, a Tale of To-morrow," Mr. George Rowlandson, of the N.S.W. Bookstall Company, has just published a stirling novel of…

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Picnic at Burnt Bridge. Arbor Day

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 4

ON Saturday afternoon Miss Rutter, of the Aborigines Protection Board, whose philanthropic work, and sympathy in the direction of uplifting the…

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Motor Car Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 5

A motor car accident, happened at the Tinonee punt, on the Taree Estate side, on Wednesday morning. Mr. Jas. Averill's car, which was driven by Mr. Harper Woon,…

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Ghinni Bridge

Nambucca News · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 4

The new bridge over Ghinni Greek was expected to be completed yesterday (Friday), with the exception of the tarring and the painting, and vehicles will…

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Caught the Train

Nambucca News · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 5

GENERAL BOTHA, first Premier of United, South Africa, has a sense of humor. One of the flashes of comedy that lit up the tragic pages of the…

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Railway Deviation. From Taylor's Arm to Allgomera Creek with Surveyor Lawson

Nambucca News · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 2

YOU are aware, Mr. Editor, that many of your readers favour a deviation of the Coast Railway more inland than the present surveyed route…

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Duplication of Railways. Sydney

Nambucca News · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 4

A Bill to authorise the raising of a loan to duplicate the main trunk railway lines and carry out other necessary work has been read a first…

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Electioneering on a Motorcar

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 4

Our sketch shows how a 90-horse power Benz car was badly knocked about at one of the recent elections. The car shown is the property of Mr…

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Scientific Notes. Tube Railway Between Denmark and Sweden

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 17

A definite proposal has been put forward for the construction of a tunnel between Denmark and Sweden, starting at Copenhagen, and…

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Two Tramps. an English Sketch

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 6

"Walter Raymond writes in the "Westminster Gazette":— It was on the Fosse-Way. Mile after mile the old Roman road…

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North Coast Railway. Third Section 27-Mile the Political Situation

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 13

In addition to the existence of a union, four branches of the P.L.L. was formed in order that the people could have a voice in the selection of a…

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North Coast Railway. Third Section, 27-Mile

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 4

A meeting took place at the 31-mile on Sunday at 3 p.m., with reference to the candidature of Mr. Hogan and the resolutions passed, by the previous…

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Cross-country Railways

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 4

In giving evidence before the Royal Commission, Mr. Hanna said in reference to the proposed line from Armidale to Kempsey and Trial Bay,…

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Railway League

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

A MEETING was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening, under the presidency of the Mayor (Mr. J. F. Small). There was only a small…

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