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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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The Roads

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

In order to raise sufficient money for making and maintaining 13,000 miles of main roads in the State, Mr. Griffith suggests that the…

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Stroud Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 2

Through the courtesy of our Station Master Mr. Collier, I am enable to give you the brief particulars of the revenue at the station for the quarter…

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Sleeper-Drawing and the Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 2

In another part of this issue we publish an account of the extensive and increasing deeper traffic that is going on in this district. From this article it will be seen that…

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Money for Roads. Mr. Griffith's Schemes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

A deputation of size and influence, introduced by the Lord Mayor, urged Mr. Griffith last week to re-introduce the Good Roads Bill, or one of like character. They assured…

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Questions In Parliament. Repli[?] Mr. Price's Questions. Bulga Subdivisions and Bulga Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 3

Mr.1 Price asked the Secretary for Lends:-- (1.) Is it a fact that certain Crown lands were disposed of on the Bulga, and that an agreement was entered into between the…

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The Manning and the Railway

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 5

A special reporter states in one of the Sydney morning papers that "one feature of the railway which makes the visitor marve at the workings of…

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North Coast Railway. Gloucester and the Upper Manning

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 2

The North Coast line has been opened as far as Dungog for about two years. When Dungog was the terminus, a large share of the North…

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Claim for £90,000. North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 3

There has been an important sequel to the taking over by the Government of the North Caost Railway from the firm of contractors Messrs. Smith…

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Money for Roads

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 3

In reply to a deputation to the Minister for Works to re-introduce the Main Roads Bill, the Minister said good roads were the basis of…

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Main Roads Grant

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 4

The Shire Council had before it on Wednesday a letter from the Director of Public Works intimating that £2900 had been allowed as a special…

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North Bank Road, Taylor's Arm

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 5

At the Shire Council on Wednesday a deputation from the Taylor's Arm Progress Association was introduced by Councillor McCarthy to…

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North Coast Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 4
Also in Macleay Argus

Tenders have been received for the supply of steel bridges for the Hastings River and flood channel, on the Wauchope to Kempsey section of the North…

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Proposed Railway—comboyne Road Station to Comboyne Village. 10th September. 1912

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 8

In accordance with your instructions, I have examined the above proposal, and report as follows:-- The elevation of the Comboyne Station is…

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Motor-cycle Mania

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 2

A writer In the "New York Herald" describes the sensations: You can't see anything much when you are whirling round the track…

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Proposed Railway--wingham to Comboyne. 11th September, 1912

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 8

In accordance with your instructions, I have examined the above proposal, and now submit the result of my investigations. The same difficulty exists hern as on the…

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Proposed Railway to Comboyne. Survey of the Various Routes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 8

The member for the district (Mr. R. A. Price) has obtained the following reports for the West Comboyne Progress Association, regarding Mr. J. J. Jamieson's surveys of the…

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To the Editor of the Macleay Chronicle. That Watering Place at Turner's Flat Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 4

SIR.—I was somewhat surprised on reading your report of the last meeting of the Macleay Shire Council at the curt, and I may say to my mind, untruthful, reason…

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Bellingen Shire's Plight. No Money for Roads

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 13

Matters in connection with Bellingen Shire are in a desperate condition through the action of the Government in withdrawing so…

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That Watering Place at Turner's Flat Bridge. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 2

SIR,--I was somewhat surprised on reading your report of the last meeting of the Macleay Shire Council at the curt, add I may say to my mind,…

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