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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

321 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 17

Railway Picnic

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

The first railway picnic in connection with this section of the North Coast Railway was held on Saturday last. A special train from Paterson…

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Motor Ambulance Service

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

The War Funds for various needs are daily with us and are being well contributed towards. This week Gloucester is to have another launched…

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Railway Troubles

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 4

Another 160 bags filled with grain, Waiting for trucks to come by train. Whose fault it is I cannot say—It is very annoying, this delay…

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Kinchela Creek Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 9

At last Monday's meeting of the Macleay Shire Council the Engineer reported that the new bridge over Kinchela Creek was almost completed. In…

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The Binalong Railway Smash

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 3

At the inquest on the body of the passenger killed in the recent rail way smash, Joseph Dogger, stationmaster at Binalong, gave evidence that he…

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Three Millions in Railways

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 5

When referring to the trip of Parliamentarians through the North Coast, Mr. Holman stated that some £3,000,000 of public money is being…

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The Parliamentary Party. Minister for Railways and the Belgian Fund

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 10

About four o'clock in the afternoon the "Parliamentary party reached the ground. As Chief, it fell to Dr. McInnes to…

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The Railway from Newcastle to Wauchope

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 2

The length of the new section of the North Coast railway, from Taree to Wauchope, is 47 miles 41 chains, and the steepest grade is 1 in 80. Including Taree and Wauchope there are 11 stations, all…

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Railway Celebrations. the Reply to Mr, Jennings' " CHARGES

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 7

In his letter of 21st April, published in last issue, Mr. E. E. Jennings stated true copies of his previous letters had not appeared in the…

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Road Exchange. [To the Editor oF the Port Macquarie News.]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 4

SIR,—I notice, according to the report of the last meeting of the Hastings Shire Council, that notice of motion has been given to offer to exchange the road which runs through Councillor Cain's…

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The City Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 4

Mr. Cann, the Minister for Works, has completed the Dealt Bill which provides for the construction of the city railway, a scheme which will entail…

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Railway Workers and General Labourers' Association

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 10

A meeting in connection with the Timber workers' section of the Kempsey Branch of the above was held on Saturday evening last at Cave's Federal…

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Binalong Railway Collision

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 11

At the adjourned inquiry into the death of the late Mr. Thomas in connection with the Binalong collision the night officer Cotter was committed for…

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Road Exchange

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 2

WE print elsewhere the views of correspondents upon the question of exchanging a road running through Mr. Cain's property at Wauchope for one leading to the Rocks…

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Road Exchange. to the Editor oF the Port Macquarie News

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 2

SIR,—Allow me to suggest to the Shire Council the sale of the road through Mr. Cain's property at Wanchope to that gentleman. The road will never to required it passes through flat land, and…

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Science Notes. the Gnome Motors

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 5

The famous Gnome, rotary gasoline motor is to be made in Great Britain during the war by the Daimler Company at Coventry. The Daimler…

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Motor Ambulance Service

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 2

A special appeal was recently made by the Salvation Army for Funds to raise four more motor Ambulance cars to add to their unit of 11 motor car…

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Motor Trench Digger

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 5

One of the most wonderful of the motor appliances in use in the war is the motor plough to be seen at work in the German lines. It cuts a trench…

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Stroud Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 2

During the past few days the weather has been bitterly cold, and on Friday morning the Art frost of the season was experienced…

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The Joys of the Road

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 8

Now the joys of the road are chiefly these; A crimson touch on the hard-wood trees; A vagrant's morning wide and blue, In early fall, when the wind walks, too;…

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