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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

543 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 28

Dorrigo Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

In discussing the vexed question of the delay in supplying Dorrigo's very urgent need for railway connection, and the early…

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North Coast Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 8

According to press reports recently, it appears that before nine months the 'Taree to Wauchope line will be completed as far as Kendall. This…

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Stopped the Train

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 6

A remarkable instance of red-tape on the part of railway officials has occurred on the Hungarian State Railways near Neutra. While a train was…

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Chinese Run Amok Bridge on Fire Arresting Constable Knifed Bathurst

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 7

A sensation was caused at Hill End to-day by the conduct of a Chinaman named Man Sow. He ran amok and cut down fencing…

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New Motor-car Body

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 6

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

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A Popular Motor Car Proprietor. Presentation to Mr. H. M. BEETON

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 8

Mr. H. M. Beeton, of Taree, was most agreeably surprised a day or two ago on receiving from Newcastle a pair of handsome gold sleeve links, with his initials engraved…

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Victoria street Bridge Proposal

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

Most Taree residents hope to see a conference eventuate between the Manning Shire Council and Taree Municipal Council on the matter of a bridge over Brown's…

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Upper Lansdowne Road

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 3

Sir,—On reading your issue of the 19th instant I noticed a communica­tion concerning Braithwaite's grade versus that of the Shire Engineer of…

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John Bridge & Co. Ltd's Delightful Hardour Outings

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 8

Country visitors had a veritable embarrassment of entertainments provided for them. It is safe to say they enjoyed none so thoroughly as the…

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Pineapples v. Cows. "The Road to Fort[?]e."

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 4

A correspondent to a Sydney paper writing from Nambour (Q.), thinks, there is more money in pineapples than in paspalnm and cows,…

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Motor Cars and the Show

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 2

At the Show Committee Meeting on Saturday afternoon mention was made concerning cars crossing the little bridge and carrying passengers…

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The Railway

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 4

The people of this district have learned what railway communication means to them, and wonder how they did so long without it. The…

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Manning Motor Boat Service

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 4

A correspondent writes: "Being a traveller along the coast for a number of years, and, at times, finding it difficult to get up and i down the rivers, I find, of late, that the…

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Motor Cadillac and Detroiter's Cars

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 8

The enterprise of John MeGrath. I d.. was well rewarded during the display days of the Royal Show. Their exhibits attracted well merited attention. Their…

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Railway Time Table

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 4

WE wish to call attention to the following paragraph called from a Manning River exchange :— "We are informed that it is…

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Shires Conference. Hyacinth and Main Roads. Sydney

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 4

The Shire's Conference decided to send a deputation to the Minister, auging that immediate steps be taken to deal with the water…

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World's Largest Railway Station

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

The world's greatest railway station was opened to-day (says the New York correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph"…

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The Railway Strike. Sydney, Thursday night

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 10

Darling Harbor presented a scene of desolation this morning. Perishable cargo is being handed out by the heads of Departments and the…

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Silverton Tramway Strike

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 10

The Silverton tramway strike still continues. The directors have taken up a firm attitude. It was reported that the strike…

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Big Strike of Railway Men

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 10

A strike of 400 railway porters and other workers at the. Darling Harbor goods yard still continues, and the men are still dissatisfied…

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