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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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Mr. Griffith's Railway Scheme

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 August 1913 · page 12

On Wednesday, last week, the Minister for Works laid on the table in the Legislative Assembly a copy of a minute with reference to the proposed agreement with the London…

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Brick Roads

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 3

For more than 150 years brick has been used for paving in several of the principal towns of Holland, and since 872 it has been extensively employed…

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Local and General Railway Siding

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 2

The Stratford progress Association have been successful in their agitation in urging the necessity for a railway siding between stratford and…

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Railway Commissioner Fined

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 5

The Chief Commissioner for Railways has been fined £5, and £10 10s costs, by Judge Heydon in the Industrial Court for committing a breach…

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North Coast Railway. Train Verses Boat

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 12

THERE is perhaps no topic more interesting to the residents of the North Coast at the present time than the long-- expected railway, and…

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Train Robbery. Prince Drugged by Girl

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 11

While travelling in a train on the Vennia-- Venice line a girl made friends with Prince Vrussofa. They were the only occupants of the…

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Late Cablegrams. Terrible Railway Fatality London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 4

The Midland express over-ran its signals and crashed into another express which was stationery at Risgill, Yorkshire. Several carriages…

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Railway Collision. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 4

As a result of a rear end collision between express trains at Newhaven, America, 20 persons were killed and 100 more injured…

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The Country Roads

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 3

THE inability of the shires to get sufficient money for road maintenance is having a prejudicial effect on some of the thoroughfares in the interior. In the Legislative…

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Railway Disaster in England. Appalling Scenes. London

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 4

THE railway collision between the Aberdeen express and the Glasgow Repress at Aisgill, Yorkshire, was an appalling disaster. The driver of the Aberdeen train, finding that his engine was…

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Railway Construction. ANOTHKR £3,000.000 LOAN

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 2

Among the measures that will be submitted to Parliament before the end of the present session is a bill to authorise the flotation of a loan of…

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Railway Disaster in England. Fearful Scenes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 2

The Midland express overran its signals and crashod into another express which had stopped at Aisgill, Yorkshire, early on Tuesday morning…

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The Railway Commissioner's Report. How It Affects Taree. To the Editor of the "M. R. Times.''

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 9

Sir,--I would like to again draw the attention of your readers to the excessive character of railway charges. The Chief Commissioner's report for the year ending…

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Railway Disasters. Appalling Scenes. Many Killed and Injured. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 7

In pitch darkness, the Aberdeen express, disregarding the signals against it, dashed at full speed into the rear of the Glasgow express, whilst the latter train was…

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The Train Service. Another Petition for Alteration

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 September 1913 · page 4

The inconvenience of the present train services so far as residents of Taree and places North of Taree are concerned is much felt, and a further attempt line been made by…

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Automatic Aeroplane Discovery

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 5

M. Moreau, who through his experiments at Melun asserts that he has discovered the secret of automatic stabilty of aeroplanes, has just received…

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Burrapine Roads

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 4

Frank Johns, Burrapine, in a letter the Shire Council requested the Council to give the residents something like practice accessability with…

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Deep Creek Road

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 5

Requests from the Valla Progress Association were received at the Council meeting on Wednesday:- Permission from Murray Moore to…

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Deep Creek Road

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 4

The Deep Creek-Valla Progress Association have gone to the fountain head in search of relief from their present distressing road…

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Scientific Notes. Fine Natural Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 5

A remarkable natural bridge in the Philippines, recently discovered by Mr. Paul R. Fanning, is described in the Philippine Journal of Science…

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