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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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Wingham Railway Celebrations

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

A meeting was held in the Wingham School of Arts on Tuesday night last for the purpose of settling up affairs in connection with the recent…

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The Railway Line

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

The recent heavy rains have been responsible for several subsidences in the N.C. railway line between Wards River and Gloucester, and the speed…

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New Motor-car Body

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 8

A now streamline motor-car body of German make, providing an exceptionally smooth blending of hood and lash in its lines, which is a marked…

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Mr. Price and Railway Workers

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 6

Mr. R. A. Price is usually his own reporters to the Sydney papers when on tour. This is what he says of his visit to Yass:…

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The Railway Opening

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 12

[?] a steamer woke the bush [?] Along the Manning River made the darkeys peep and rush [?] Where tall trees bend and quiver…

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Railway Points

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 6

The passenger traffic at Taree Station is still good, and the barometer had gone up on Thursday afternoon to £710 since the opening--that is, just over a fortnight's work…

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North Coast Railway [?]Xension

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 6

The following information from an official source concerning the gap between Taree and South Grafton, to be spanned by the coming railway, will…

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Taree Railway Time-Table

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 3

The following leading article appeared in the "Maitland Mercury":-- Railway passengers to and from the Manning may be congratulated upon not having…

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The North Coast Railway

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 4

To the Editor of the "M. R. Times." Dear Sir,--I notice you omitted to mention the name of Mr. Robert Davidson, late member for the Hastings and Macleay, when…

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Another Tram Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 11

In Harris-street this morning a tram crashed into a cart. It was bad for the cart as it was completely wrecked. The driver of the cart, a…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 11

At Paddington last night a lad named Arthur L. Fiddich, aged 14 years, was run over by a tram in Oxford-street and killed. His back…

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Round Cairo on a Tram

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 17

Imagine yourselves, children, transported with me across Europe and over the Mediterranean Sea to the north-east corner of…

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North Coast Railway. a Plea for Its Completion

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 14

MR. A. G. ROSE writes to us follows : -- As the railway is now an accomplished fact as far as Taree, and as that part of the section, Taree to…

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Upper Lansdowne Subdivision Road. Department of Lands, Sydney, 22nd Feb., 1918

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 8

Sir,--Referring to your letter of the 12th February, 1913, enclosing a communication from Mr. J. McLaughlin, of Upper Lansdowne, urging action towards construction of the…

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North Coast Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 5

IN our last Issue we published a letter addressed to the "Sydney Morning Herald" upon the above subject, from the pen of "Kendall." The following communication…

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Railway League

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 4

Last night under the presidency of Mr. C. A. Hill, Kempsey Railway League held a meeting and after the routine business of passing…

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Accidents. Overturned Motor Car

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 4

Several of the motor cars running for hire at the Show last week came to grief While being driven down the bridge hill the…

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North Coast Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 3

UNDER the above heading a correspondent writes us as follows : -- " The earth works between Kendall and Taree are practically completed…

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Kempsey Railway League

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening a meeting of the above was advertised to take place, but the attendance was very small (probably on account of the…

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Speed of Motor Cars

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 11

THE Rev. Father Ryan, of Smithtown, writes to us as follows: -- Dear Mr. Editor, -- As an humble citizen of the Lower Macleay would…

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