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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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South West Rocks Roads. Requests to Macleay Shire Council

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 9

MR. J. L. THOMAS (secretary of the South West Rocks Progress Association) wrote to last Monday's meeting of the Macleay Shire Council…

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Lively Council Meeting. Forth Street Again. Road Works Criticised

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 12

THERE were some lively exchanges at last Friday night's meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council. The accounts submitted for payment included an item…

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The Railway Construction. Work at Wauchope

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 15

OUR Hastings River correspondent writes:--Railway construction in and near Wauchope is being pushed on at a good pace. It is evident a…

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Carnival Motor Service

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 11

Messrs. Robinson Brothers ran their new three-seated Braiser car between Kempsey Central and the Showground yesterday, and gave…

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Proposed Railway Connection New England and Upper Manning. Reports by Surveyors

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 9

Through the courtesy of Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A, we are enabled to furnish our readers with the two following reports by Surveyors Jamieson and Kennedy regarding the…

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North Bank Road

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 5

The Shire Engineer made reference in his report to the Capp's -- Carroll road, Taylor's Arm, and in order that the work might be…

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Wauchope's Wants. Defective School Accommodation. Roads and Agricultural Society Subsidies

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 12

WHEN the Premier (Mr. W. A. Holman) visited Wauchope on Friday last a number of deputations waited upon him…

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Our Letter Box. Railway Station at Wirrimbi. (To the Editor.)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 4

SIR -- In view of the fact that the Public Works Department has made no provision for a railway station at Wirrimbi, it seems to me that the…

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North Coast Railway and Raleigh Electorate

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 8

The electors of Raleigh are watching with interest the action of the present Parliament and its treatment of the Norton Griffith agreement,…

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The Rich North Coast. What the Railway will Mean. Premier and Party Entertained

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 8

THE Premier (Mr. W. A. Holman) and party were entertained at a banquet in the Agricultural Pavilion at the Showground on Friday night…

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Mikado As Motorist

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 5

Slowly but steady Western institutions, ever since the demise of Emperor Meiji, have been stealing a march upon the inner recess of the forbidden…

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Tram Collision

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 14

A collision occurred between two trams bound for the Fort Macquarie Depot early this morning. A double tram was proceeding to the depot…

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Railway Works. Bill for £3,000,000 Loan. Read a First Time

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 14

In the Legislative Assembly just before midnight the Treasurer introduced a bill providing for the raising of a loan of £3,000,000 for…

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Suffagists at Mr. Lloyd George's Meeting. Women Disgracefully Maltreated at Llantstumi[?]y. Trampled Upon and Hair Torn Out

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 2

Scenes of much violence occurred recently at Llanstymdwy (near Criccieth), the village in which Mr. Lloyd George spent his boyhood…

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Railway--Wauchope to Comboyne

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 4

Mr. A. Muscio writes as follows to the "Port Macquarie News":--Sir,-- Kindly allow me space for a few words swaling with Mr.J.J. Jamieson's report…

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Grant for Road Public Works Department, Sydney. 12th September, 1913

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 3

Sir, With reference to your personal representation, I am directed to inform you that the Minister has now…

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Widening Killabakh-Comboyne Road Public Works Department, Sydney, 12th September, 1913

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 2

Sir, --With reference to your personal representation. I am directed to inform you that the Min[?] has now approved of an advance of £550 from the main roads vo[?] being made to the Manning Shire…

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The Chatham Deepwater connection. Surveyor Kennedy's Report Favorable. Bridge Over the Creek Included in Scheme

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 2

We are given to understand on reliable authority that Mr. Surveyor Kennedy's report on a deep-water railway connection at Chatham is most favorable…

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North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 2

Mr. Griffiths says that he has been charged with spending money in districts where his party received political support—a suggestion which he…

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Railway Disaster. Verdict Given

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 3

At the Board of Trade inquiry at Leeds on the railway collision at Aisgill, the driver Nicholson agreed that the regulations afforded ample…

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