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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

321 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 13 of 17

Decentralisation Railway. Public Meeting at Rocks Crossing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 2

THE meeting called by Mr. Duncan McPherson for Saturday afternoon last, to discuss the matter of railway connection between Wollun and…

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The Central Railway Station

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 3

By a question in the Legislative Council, it was elicited that the cost of completing the Central Railway Station, which might very…

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Roads along Railway Line

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

At the Council meeting on Monday Cr. Wallace referred to the road continuing from Mackay Street, Macksville, through the railway works. This road ran along…

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Tilly Willy Creek Bridge. Morton Sub-division

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 5

The question of [?] Creek bridge and road through the Morton-Hayes subdivision to link up the Blackbutt Creek road Was brought under notice…

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Trans-continental Railway Management

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 11

The Federal Cabinet has considered the charges of alleged mismanagement in connection with the trans-continental railway. The Auditor General is to be…

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The Very [?] Recent Railway Collision

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 15

The trial of Signalmen Meakin and Tinsley and Fireman Hutchinson, in connection with the Greta railway collision, when a number of troops were killed…

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Roumanian Railway Traffic Reported Suspended

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 15

An Athens despatch states that the freight traffic on the Roumanian railways has been suspended, apparently in connection with mobilisation…

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Bridge over Manning at Charity Creek

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Manning Shire Council a communication was received from Mr. W. Go e, Hon' Secretary of the Kim[?]iki Progress…

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Big Zeppelins. Garry Motors of 450 Horse-Power

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 5

Built, as are all Zeppelins, with a rigid framework of reinforced aluminium, it has eighteen "napkin-ring" sections, each containing a gas-tight…

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Motor for Dentists' Use

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 5

An electric motor, even in small sizes, is quite heavy for the power it yields. For this reason dentists have been using a motor mounted on a bracket,…

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Row on the Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 2

A fight is alleged to have take a place among a number of soldiers on the Granvile railway station [?] last night. In the serufle one man, named…

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Road to New Entrance

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 10

Mr. Hewitt, Secretary of South West Rocks Progress Committee, has forwarded to Mr. Jos. T. Walker a petition for signature, in connection with the…

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Macksville-Coff's Harbor Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 4

Work in connection with the construction of the railway line between Coff's Harbor and Macksville is being carried on briskly. Gangs of men…

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Railway Work

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 11

On Monday last 54 railway workers, comprising Tucker's gang, and employed near Smith's Creek, were paid off We understand that gangs further south…

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Wauchope to Kempsey Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 2

THE concrete portion of the big steel bridge at Wauchope is rapidly bearing completion, A certain paper recently printed a few lines about the bridge, and it was stated that one…

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"Oakland" Motor Cars

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 7

There appears in another portion, of this issue an advertisement relating to the "Oakland" motor car, the loading type handled by Roy W. Sandford, Ltd. Mr…

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Motors Collide

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 4

We hear that the excessive amount of dust on the roads over Nambucca side was responsible for a serious motor accident a few miles from…

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Bulgaria and Roumania. Telephonic and Railway Traffic Stopped. Sir Edward Grey's Emphatic Statement. "Britain Will Support Her Friends."

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 14

Berlin papers state that telephonic and railway traffic between Bulgaria and Roumania has stopped. Sir Edward Groy announced that if…

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Prices for Railway Sleepers. [To the Editor.]

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 13

Sir, -- My attention has been drawn to a list of prices published in the last issue of the Macleay "Argus," which the Public Works Department are…

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Victorian Railway Revenue

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 2

The annual report of the Railway Commissioner shows that the gross revenue was £5,183,686, and the working expense, £3,773,330. The net…

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