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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

279 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 13 of 14

Late Railway Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1914 · page 2

The engine that was derailed in the late accident has been conveyed to Taree in a badly damaged condition. The driver, who was badly…

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Main Roads. Grants for 1914-15

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1914 · page 2

Particulars of the main roads grants for municipalities and shires for the year, 1914-15 were made available on Friday. The allocations are prefaced…

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Excessive Railway Charges. How They Affect Gloucester To the Editor

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1914 · page 2

Sir,—For a number of years I have tried to point out to my fallow citizens a practical way to get a big reduction in railway fares and freights…

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Main Roads Grant

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 6

Particulars of the main roads grants for municipalities and shires for the year 1914-15 have been made available. The allocations are…

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Bowraville-Macksville Road. Rival Claims

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 5

The question of the proposed road to Macksville known as Murray's is still agitating the minds of the settlers on the River who claim to be shut in…

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Motoring Fatality

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 4

Mr. W. R. Brandon, manager of the North Coast Co-operative Butter Co., was killed on Tuesday afternoon in a motor car accident near Eltham, Lismore. Deceased was about 49 years 49 age, and…

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Motor Fatality

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 2

Wallace Brandon general manager of the North Coast Co-operative Company, was killed in a motor accident at Lismore. While going through a…

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Stroud Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1914 · page 2

An open sir concert was held at Teleherry on wednesday evening last, at the residence of F. Frizell Esq. Mr. S. Gorton acted as…

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Notes on the War. Belgian Light Railways

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1914 · page 1

A characteristic and striking feature of Belgium is her system of fight railways, which is unique in the literal, sense of that much-abused word. Since…

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Road Wanted

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 4

A letter read at the Council on Monday from Land owners on Taylor's Arm not having a free access by road to the properties…

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Main Road's Grant

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 4

The Council had before it on Monday the Main Roads' vouchers sent by the Public Works Department amounting to £1500 and £500…

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Protest Against Closing a Road

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 4

Mrs. T. Lahiff protested to the Council on Monday against the portion of Belmore Street, Bowraville, being enclosed for private use as it…

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Bowraville - Macksville Road. the Rival Routes

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 3

At the Council meeting on Monday the question of the rival routes Bowraville to Macksville--Murray's v. River Bank--was again introduced…

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The North Coast Railway. the Fourth Section

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 7

THE completion of the fourth section of the North Coast railway, froth Taree to Wauchope, is now well in sight, and we may reasonably suppose the Hastings River will…

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Big Railway Work. Tenders for Sleepers

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 2

Melbourne, Tuesday.—The Home Affairs Department to-day opened tenders for the supply of 50,000 sleepers for the East to West railway…

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Military Train Demolished

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 4

The Bank of England has guaranteed that wire stock will not fall below 95. Allies' warships bombarded a factory on the canal…

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Bridge Work on the Sixth Section

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 6

In connection with the bridge construction on the sixth section of the North Coast Railway, Inspector Maloney has arrived Kempsey and…

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Bowraville=Macksville Road. Rival Routes

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 4

In order to see for themselves the two routes proposed as a means of additional communication between Bowraville and Macksville the Shire…

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North Coast Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 6

Referring to the North Coast railway, the Minister, Mr. Griffith, says the original estimate in 1902 had been found by the Wade…

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Road Wave Formation

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 November 1914 · page 4

The facility with which some writers in Sydney daily papers pick up terms hatched in foreign parts, and apply them to bolster up some pet local…

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