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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

321 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 12 of 17

New Road

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 4

Councillor McCarthy and Mr. Barratt, Shire Engineer, were near Congarinni on Tuesday last, arranging for the starting of work on the road…

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Local and General News. Crescent Head Road

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 10

The deviation in connection with the Crescent Head -road, rendered necessary owing to the construction of the railway, has been completed by the…

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Opening South Grafton to Glenreagh Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 8

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter, dated 10th August 1915, from the Secretary to the Chief Railway…

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North Coast Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 12

The annual report of the Railway Commissioners is to hand, and we make the following extracts concerning the North Coast railway, which is not yet…

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Bundook to Krambach Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Manning Shire Council the President stated that he had waited on the Public Works Department in regard to the…

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City Railway Bill

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 6

Speaking on the above measure in the Legislative Assembly last week, Mr. R. A. Price said:— I did not speak on the motion for…

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Science Notes. Walking Motor-cars

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 5

A motor-car without wheels has been specially designed in England for passing over rough ground and climbing steep hills. Instead of wheels the car…

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Germany's Bathing Train

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 1

Big demands are made in the way of mobility in modern warfare. In Pols and, where railroad facilities are very meagre and roads are almost…

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Town Topics. New Motor Service

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 4

Further facility for coast people to reach the tableland, and up-top dwellers the coast, has been provided by Mr. E. Purkiss, of Armidale, who…

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Accident to Railway Worker

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 10

Whilst at work on the railway line at the steam navvy near Rudder's Lagoon, a railway man named George Coffee was very seriously injured last…

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Roumania Prepares. an Order Covering All Railway Material

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 11

Roumania has ordered that all railway material from September 14 be placed at the Government's disposal…

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North Coast Railway. To the Editor of the Macleay Chronicle

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 2

SIR,—Have Macleayites, and especially Kempsey people gone to sleep about securing the completion of the railway to our district? A Wauchope correspondent draws…

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Town Topics. Macksville-kempsey Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 4

The works in connection with the North Coast Railway along the Macksville to Kempsey section, says our correspondent, are beginning to…

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War by Aeroplane

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 5

The aeroplane is the only weapon which can turn the German lines. It can fly over the heavy guns, over the machine guns, over the steel and…

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Portion of Turkish Bridge Blown Up. the Work of a Submarine

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 11

An Athens report states that a submarine of the Allies blew up a portion of Galata-Stamboul bridge…

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Bulga Railway Meeting. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue of August 11, a report of the railway meeting at Bulga appears, and your reporter wishes to know why there were not…

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Charity Creek Bridge. Shire Council Takes Action. Bridge to Be Built

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 2

At the Shire meeting on Tuesday a letter was read from the Kimbriki Progress Association to the proposed low level bridge across the Manning…

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The Mondrook Road. Rejected by the Shire Council. Scathing Attack by Cr. Wells

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 2

At the Shire meeting on Tuesday the matter of Mondrook road came up again. Or Singleton presented petitions covered by about 200…

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Science Notes. Useful for Motorists

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 5

No instrument in the whole line used by motorists is so frequently misused as the screwdriver. It seems second nature for a mechanic who happens to have one…

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Motor Transport Marvels. The Part Petrol Plays in the War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 5

It would not be polite to give the number of vehicles employed by the British Army, but when it is mentioned that over 20,000 men are now engaged…

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