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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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Local and General (A Card.) J. M. Hooke, Solicitor & Conveyancer Park Road, Gloucester. (Near Royal Hotel.) Catholic Notices

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 8

Mass in St. Joseph's Church', Gloucester 23rd June at 10. a.m. Mass in St. Joseph's Church, Gloucester, 24th June at 1 a.m.—Rev. J. C…

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Tramps Revenge

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 11

Two tramps re von god themselves with fiendish cruelty on a farmer named Molnar, living at Bartfeld, in Hungary, who had refused to give…

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Aeroplane Collision

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 4

Seeing there's nothing to block the , view up-over 'twas thought that aviation would be free from collisions but an accident at Douay by which…

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Local and General (A Card.) J. M. Hooke, Solicitor & Conveyancer Park Road, Gloucester. (Near Royal Hotel.) Land Transactions

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 4

The Gloucester Estate, Ltd. report further land sales. 2500 acres at Belbora Creek have been sold to Mr. C. Everingham. This sale practically…

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Local and General (A Card,) J. M. Hooke, Solicitor & Conveyancer Park Road, Gloucester, (Near Royal Hotel.) Lime Kiln Satisfactory

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 4

Mr. Griffith reported that he had received a report from Mr. A. Cadogan, manager of the State lime kiln at, Taree, stating that hte kiln was…

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Deep Creek Road. Co-operation Required

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 5

The necessity of co-operation in connection with places outside Bowraville in their representations to the Shire Council in attempts to secure…

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North Coast Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 6

According to Mr. Oakes the construction of the North Coast railway was looked upon by the people, of the district as a joke, particularly…

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The North Coast Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 July 1912 · page 12

LAST issue of the Sydney Mail contains a cartoon entitled "The Block on the North Coast Railway." Said cartoon represents a railway…

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Local and General (A Card,) J [?] Hooke, Solicitor & Conveyancer Park Road, Gloucester. (Near Royal Hotel.) Land Sale

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 8

Messrs. John A. McKenzie report having sold another big slice of Gloucester Estate Lands, namely 4300 acres at Waukivory; to Mr. Amos of…

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Local and General (A Card.) J. M. Hooke, Solicitor & Conveyancer Park Road, Gloucester. (Near Royal Hotel.) Parades Postponed

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 4

In consequence of the illness of one of the veterinary staff, the Department of Agriculture has had to postpone the whole of the stallion…

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Serious Accident at Railway Quarry. Death of the Injured Man

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 3

On Tuesday last a terrible accident occurred to Mr. Richard Shaw, a man of about 34 years of age, employed at the Sixteen mile quarry on the…

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North Coast Railway. (To the Editor of the Herald.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 5

Sir,—There is a matter in connection with the erection, completion, and taking over the second section of the North Coast railway which I…

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Proposed Taylor's Arm to Hickey's Creek Road. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 8

SIR, -- In a report of the last meeting of the Macleay Shire Council published in a recent issue of the Macleay ARGUS I notice two letters were received from…

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Local and General (A Card.) J. M. Hooke, Solicitor & Conveyancer Park Road, Gloucester. (Near Royal Hotel.) Mining Leases

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 8

It is notified in the "Government Gazette" of 3rd July that rent is due on the undermentioned mining lease and if not paid in thirty days the…

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Mr. R. McInherney's Motor Boat

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 7

ANOTHER motor boat has now been added to the fleet on this river. The sailing boat "Eveline," the property of Mr. Bob McInherney, has been counter built and converted into a motor boat by…

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The North Coast Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT writes from Dungog as follows to the Sydney Press:— "Representations were made to the Government that if an allowance was made to Mr. Willcocks he would cart certain…

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Fatal Railway Accident Near Stratford. a Plate-layer Killed

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 9

A fatal accident occurred at what is known as William's Crossing, on the second section of the North Coast railway on Friday morning, a plate…

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The Bridge Footpath

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

We fancy there is some misconception regarding the forming of a path on one side of the Kempsey Bridge. The Under-Secretary, Dept, of Works,…

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Local and General (A Card.) J. M. Hooke, Solicitor & Conveyancer Park Road, Gloucester, (Near Royal Hotel.) Gangat

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

Mr. H. Merewether has purchased the old house material on Dr. Moseley's land and will use it for the erection of a house at Gangat. He will…

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North Coast Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 7

The near approach to Wauchope of the advance clearing gang of the North Coast Railway line is causing matters to liven up in that township…

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