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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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North Coast Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 4

Dungog "Chronicle" says: -- The recent wet weather has had a disastrous effect upon the work of constructing the second section of the…

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The North Coast Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 2

The laying of rails of the first section of the North Coast railway has been completed…

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Railway Tennis Club

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 5

On Monday night there was a full attendance at the monthly meeting of the above Club, when, besides other business, final arrangements were made for their invitation…

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A Marine Aeroplane

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 5

The first heavier than air machine [?]o make successful flights starting from and alighting upon water is the Fabre. For this purpose the…

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Motor Car, Motor Boat and Aeroplane Combined

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 5

Trials have been made in Berlin with an interesting machine invented by Herr Grawert. It is desiged to be used as a motor car, motor boat, and…

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The North Coast Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 5

At [?] on Monday a deputation to the Minister for Works urged the early construction of the [?] Coast railway, and one of the speakers said or [?] understood from Mr. Morton that the…

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North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 3
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

The recent wet weather has retarded the progress of the work of constructing the second section of the North Coast railway. Since the…

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Losses in Railway Construction

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6

From Coopernook the Ministerial party went on to Taree, the centre of the Lower Manning, and then to Wingham, the Upper Manning centre,…

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An Indiscreet Little Bird. Minister Commands Silence. Railway Not Yet Decided On

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 10

At Kempsey on Monday the Minister made an utterance throwing further light on railway matters. For some days a little bird has been…

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Safer Railway Travelling

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 5

There has been installed on one of the English railways a new system of signalling which, it is claimed, is the most perfect [?] devised The…

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North Bank Road

Nambucca News · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 4

A meeting is called for Saturday evening next at Taylor's Arm for the purpose of considering the question of continuation of the road on the North Bank for…

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Laverty's Crossing Bridge. Unanimous Decision

Nambucca News · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 4

Pursuant to notice a public meeting was held at Taylor's Arm on Saturday, attended by about 50 people representative of the whole of the Upper Taylor's Arm…

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Laverty's Crossing Bridge. to the Editor

Nambucca News · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 4

SIR,--A letter was published in your issue of March 24th and signed by Charles Potter, our mailman, and supposed to be written by him by some one behind the…

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Upper Manning Railway Bridges

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 3

The erection of the steel work for the bridge over the Washpool, at the 24-mile, has been completed, and now only requires rivitting to be ready for…

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Gloucester Railway Station

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 7

We are in a position to affirm that there is absolutely no foundation for the rumour regarding the alteration in the Gloucester Station arrangements…

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Railway Mishap

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 7

A train was nearly wrecked near Dinapore military station in Bengal, one native being killed and three Europeans seriously injured…

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Laverty' s Crossing Bridge

Nambucca News · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 4

A correspondent has forwarded us a report of the meeting held at Laverty's Crossing. A lengthy report of these proceedings appeared last week, and it is…

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Our Letter Box. Taylor's Arm Roads. to the Editor

Nambucca News · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 4

SIR, -- As the question of the roads for the settlers has been so prominent of late before the public, may I crave space to state my humble opinion, as a visitor and…

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The North Bank Road. an Important Meeting. Petitioning the Shire Council

Nambucca News · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 4

OUR Taylor's Arm correspondent informs us that pursuant to an advertisement which appeared in the last issue of the " News," a meeting was held on…

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