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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

307 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 16

North Coast Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

Several large bridges on the fifth section of the North Coast Railway are important works, and will take time and money to construct. That…

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Australian Motor Requirements. Dodge Brothers' Car. Specially Adapted to Colonial Needs

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

THE advent of Dodge Brothers new car in the Australian market has been welcomed by many interested in the introduction of a car especially adapted, both as to weight and construction, to…

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Railway Commissioners

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 1

The State Cabinet this week considered a bill to reconstitute the Board of Railway Commissioners and to provide for a different system of control…

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Wireless on Railway Trains

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

The advance which has been made by American scientists in the practical application of wireless is illustrated in the successful use of wireless train…

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Interesting War Notes Aero-motors

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

An ingenious combination of aeroplane and motor-car is now being used by the French army for the purpose of transporting troops and food and…

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The Motor World Dodge Brothers, Motor Car. a Great Success

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

First shipments of the Dodge Brothers Motor Car have been landed, and more than fulfill the anticipations formed concerning the general excellence…

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Concrete Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 4

Under supervision of Mr. H. District Works Officer, a bridge of reinforced concrete is being constructed by the State Monier…

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The North Shore Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 6

On Thursday last, says the "Telegraph," Mr. Cann submitted the resolution for the construction of the North Shore bridge, and, of…

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The Great Roads of Peru

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 7

If the level of a civilization is to be judged by its roads, as is so often averred, then the roads of the ancient Peruvians bespeak an…

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Motor Car Explosion

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 4

While the owner of a motor car was a[?]ending to the benzine tank of his car in a garage, near Pokeno, New Zealand, an explosion blew him out…

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Railwaymen Cease Work

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

Owing to the refusal of some five gangers to take tickets in the R.W. and G.L. Association, the railway men on the Fifth Section--Wanchope…

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The Motor World

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

Dodge Brothers Motor Car.--A Great Success. First shipments of the Dodge Brothers Motor Car have been landed, and more than fulfil the anticipations formed…

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Road to Craven Plateau

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 2

The following letter was read at the Shire Council meeting on Thursday:— Sydney 17th Feb. 1916…

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Stroud Road From Our Correspondent

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 2

Prior to leaving for camp on Thursday 9th March, the friends of Mr. A. A [?] arranged for a farewell social at the Methodist Church here,…

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The Motor World. Dodge Brothers' Motor Car. a Great Success

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 2

FIRST shipments of the Dodge Brothers' Motor Car have been landed, and more than fulfil the anticipations formed concerning the general excellence of its construction. It has been the object of…

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Railway Concessions

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 6

It may not be generally known, although the particulars have been published in the daily press, that the Railway Department grants certain concessions to relatives of…

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A Tinonee Road. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 2

Dear Mr. Editor,—I see by your journal of the 4th inst. a report of the Manning Shire Council's meeting of the 29th ult. in reference to the…

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Railwaymen's Picnic

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 2

A railwaymen's picnic look at Camden Haven on Monday The execution train which ran Newcastle was packed with holiday…

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Wauchope Railway Returns

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 2

The Wauchope railway returns for the month ending 31st January are as follows Number of passengers 27024 revenue £811 17s 11d. Inward…

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Original Correspondence. [We de not necessarily identify with the opinions expressed by correspondents under this heading.] the Railway Strike. To the Editor of the Macleay Chronicle

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 4

DEAR SIR.—How is it that we have had a strike amongst the men who are being paid 10s to 12s per day (a mutiny I call it) and not a line in either the Labour paper or…

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