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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

321 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 17

The North Coast Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

IT is nearly four years since a commencement was made with the fourth section of the North Coast railway, and residents of the Hastings River would meet with no surprise…

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Railway Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

Great consternation was called early on Thursday morning, by the report of a railway accident a short distance south of Dungog railway…

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Dynamiting Railway Bridge

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 6

A cable message states: Van Horne, the German arrested by the United States authorities for attempting to dynamite a railway…

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Train Loads of Wounded Germans

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 14

A message from Liege states that, judging by the number of wounded Ger mans passing through that city, the fighting in Northern France must be…

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Boat Harbour Bridge. Deputation to Council

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

At the Council meeting on Monday a deputation of Taylor's Arm residents--Messrs. Bradley, Carroll, Crispin and Mavin--was introduced…

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Tilly Willy Bridge. Cost of an Evasive Answer

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 6

Mr. Gossip, representative of Morton and Hayes, informed the Council that the woodwork of the bridge at Tilly Willy Creek was…

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Tax on Motor Vehicles

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 8

In the Assembly last week, Mr. Briner asked The Colonial Secretary, --(1.) What are the exemptions and modifications in regard to the…

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North Coast Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

In Parliament on Thursday, Mr Griffith, replying to Mr. Briner, said that the Coff's Harbour Raleigh section of the North Coast railway would…

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Stroud Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 2

Through the courtesy of the station master (Mr. Collier) I am able to give [?]rief particulars of revenue received here for quarter ending 31st…

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North Coast Railway Works

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 6

Mr. Price, in the House, desired to know whether the Minister for Works will cause an inquiry to be made with regard lo what took place in…

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Windshield for Motor-cycles

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 5

Air displacement of over 30 miles per hour is spoken of as a high wind, of over 40 miles per hour as a gale, and of over 60 miles per hour as a hurricane…

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Train Card Sharpers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

At intervals for some years past there have been frequent complaints as to a gang of confidence men working' the railways between Sydney and…

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Railway Traffic

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

During the month of January passenger tickets were issued at Gloutecster station, the revenue derived mounting to £313, 236 tons of lugs…

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Dungog Railway Fatality. Inquest on Fettler Tanner

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 4

At the Dungog Court-house on Monday, the 8th inst., the Coroner, Mr. McDougall, held an Inquest concerning the death of Frederick William…

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Train Wireless Telephony

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 17

For many years Mr. H. F. Millener, experimental engineer of the Union Pacific Railway (U.S.A.), has been working on wireless telephone apparatus…

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Motor Cars

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

New motor car services are still being established on the river, giving increased and more regular communication with the outside world…

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Railway Progress near Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 10

As stated in our issue of January 29, the first pile in connection with the railway bridge over the Macleay was driven on the previous Wednesday,…

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Fatal Accident at Central Railway Station

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 11

A shocking accident occurred at the Central railway station yards this morning. J. Thornburn, aged 26, a railway porter, was walking across the…

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New Roads in Ecuador

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 8

There is but one completed railroad in Ecuador, that between Quayaquil and Quito. Until this road was extended in 1905, Quito was, by modern…

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Railway Cruelty

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 2

The following experience of a prominent Inverell farmer shows how sadly things sometimes go on the railways for no apparent cause…

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