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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

321 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 10 of 17

An Aeroplane Invention

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 5

In carrying out scouting observations with military aeroplanes it is essential that there he two men in the machine, namely, a pilot whose sole…

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A Road Matter. Proposed Road From Mondrook. Vigorous Protests. an Inspection to Be Made

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 6

The matter of the application of Mondrook, residents to have a road left from the Manning River at Mon do [?] to meet the Taree-Wingham…

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Manning Shire Council. Report continued from front page. Newell's Flat Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 2

Mr. J. Stephens, Bulby, Dyer's Crossing, wrote asking if the Council would form a piece of road known as Newell's Flat, on the Maner's to…

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North Coast Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 6
Also in Macleay Argus

Mr. Briner asked the Secretary for Public Works,-- (1) When was the North Coast Railway finally passed by Parliament, and when was the…

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Stroud Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1915 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Progress Association was held last week After the Secretary's report was read and adopted the following officers were…

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Railway Stations at Comboyne and Lansdowne

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 3 July 1915 · page 9

Mr. Price asked the Minister for Railways,--(1) Is it a fact that a serious mistake has been made in establishing a railway station at…

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Main Road Vote

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 2

Mr. Briner, in the Assembly, asked the Secretary for Public Works: Has the whole of the Main Roads Vote for the current year ending this…

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All Steel Railway Carriages

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 19

In America and other railways allsteel railway carriages have been proved to be the most scientific form of construction for railway rolling stock yet…

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Railway Resumptions

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 3

Mr. Price (in the Assembly): I desire to ask the Minister if there are a large number of resumption cases in connection with the North Coast…

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The City Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 2

Not only is the expediency of constructing the city railway at this critical juncture regarded as extremely questionable—and its urgency as…

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Proposed Bridge at Urunga

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 6

Recently a deputation representing the Bellinger River Chamber of Commerce waited on the Minister to urge the construction of a road bridge over the…

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Tilly Willy Creek Bridge. an Alternative Tender

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 6

At Monday's meeting of the Council, a letter was read from the Director General of the Public Works Department, stating that an…

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North Coast Railway. The Fifth Section

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 18

The fifth section of the North Coast Railway, from Wauchope to Kempsey, the construction of which has been going along so merrily for months past…

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Kempsey-Macksville Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 10

On Tuesday last a number of horses and drays, tools, etc., were taken over at MacksvilLe by Mr. E. T. Kinlock, Engineer for Norton Griffiths, the plant…

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Current Topics. the City Railway Scandal

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 6

Financial experts are necessarily alarmed as to the state of the money market and what it will be at the end of the war, but no…

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Railway Resumptions

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 1

Mr. Price (in the Assembly) I desire to ask the Minister if there are a large number of resumption cases in connection with the North Coast…

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City Railway Scandal

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 4

The Holman Cabinet says Wingham Chronicle, has made a name for itself by its irregular and unconsitutional method of conduction its…

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"Train Up a Child--"

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 5

If we gave our boys a little more education [?] discipline and patriotism and self-control, and a little less of the book-learning which is crammed down…

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Latest War News. Aeroplane Bombardment. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 14

Six aeroplanes bombarded buildings, rails, trains, main and goods stations at Colmar-Alsace railway station at Challerange Junction…

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