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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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More Railway Troubles. Landslip Between Taree and Gloucester. Passenger Train Held Up

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 4

On Friday afternoon last a landslip occurred on the railway line between Gloucester and Taree, and a result pf which the 6.45 a.m. from Sydney to Taree was held up at…

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Billiards, Whist & Bridge. TAREE v. Wingham. an Interesting Contest

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 6

A very happy idea was carried into effect at the Taree School of Arts. on Thursday night [?] when a number of gentlemen from Wingham School of Arts came down and…

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Railways Don't Pay

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 2

The railway and tramways of New South Walse are being run at a loss. The financial year will not end until Juno 30, but already the…

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Minister for Works and N.C. Railway. Sydney,Tuesday

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 5

The Minister for Works his a financial scheme by which he hopes to complete the North Coast Railway in two and a half years. The Cabinet is proposing by this system to construct £9,000,000…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Railways

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 2

The inconveniences and disabilities which for a long time past have so severely handicapped users of the railways have found their way to…

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Collision on the Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 7

THE inevitable has happened inconsequence of the curtailment of the road space on the Kempsey Bridge. Last night (Thursday) a motor and a…

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North Coast Railway. to Be Completed Within Three Years

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 4

In reply to the deputation that waited on the Minister to urge the early completion of the North Coast railway, Mr. Griffith said:--The…

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North Coast Railway Large and Influential Deputation Urges Minister to Immediately Complete the whole work. Favorable Reply Received. Glenreagh to Dorrigo Line to be included in the scheme

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 14

A large and influential deputation consisting of members of Parliament and gentlemen representing commercial interests, together with a number…

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Damage to a Bridge

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 3

During the recent big rise in the Maeleay River the railings on the now bridge on the upper part or river was entirely swept away. It is…

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How General's Son Walked Under Train

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 2

Mr. William Anderson, the seventeen-year-old son of General Anderson, commanding the British forces in South China, has been killed in…

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The North Coast Railway. Deputation to the Minister

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 5

IN answer to a [?] representing city and country interest which waited then him on Monday, to ask by the immediate construction of the [?] of the North Coast railway, Mr…

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£3,000,000 Scheme for Railways a Company's Offer

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 4

When the State Parliament meets it is likely that the Minister of Works (Mr. Griffith) will ask for authority to let a contract to Griffiths Australia…

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Recent Railway Transhipment

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 8

In connector with the recent transhipment of mails and passengers on the railway, consequent on, the flood damage to the line between…

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North Coast Railway. Deep-water Connection on the Manning. Officer to Report

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 5

A deputation of residents from the Manning, comprising Messrs." D. Cowan (Shire President), D. A. McDonell, M. Parker, R. MalColm, T. Wells, H. W. Kerle, H. Beeton and…

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A Big Scheme. Money for Railways. the North Coast Line

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 8

If the Minister for Works secures Parliamentary sanction to a financial "scheme," the details of! which he will not divulge at present, he hopes to complete the North…

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Aeroplane in War

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 7

A German [?] named [?] who flow on a [?] over the [?] remarkably…

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Kempsey Bridge Collision

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 4

Close up midnight on Thursday a motor car owned by Mr. LePetit of Armidale, and a horse and sulky by Mr. A. Bowen of Greenhill came…

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The Bridge Footway

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 4

Now that the railed-off-footway on Kempsey bridge is aD accomplished fact it would be well to give it fair trial before asking the…

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Brown's Creek Bridge Roadway

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Taree Municipal Council on Friday night last, the Mayor brought up the question of the proposed roadway at the end of Railway-street to…

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A Remarkable Train

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 16

The Pacific division of the Panama Canal can boast of operating the biggest labour train in the world. This train is run for the accommodation of the…

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