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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

307 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 16

Push Tramps Him

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 6

Mr. G. L. Waring last week sent to Sydney "Morning Herald," a genuine letter received by a ganger from a worker on the East-West…

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"Tramp the Ganger."

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 2

A day or two ago a letter from platelayer on the East west railway was published in the senior morning paper stating that the ganger on that…

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Ship Control From the Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 3

Dr. K. Ito, manager of the engine! works of the Mitsu Bishi dockyard and engine works at Nagasaki, Japan, has invented an apparatus for controlling…

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Brown's Creek Bridge. Deputation to the Council. Vigorous Controversy

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 2

At about 3.30 in the Council meeting on Tuesday, Cr. McKinnon moved the suspension the standing orders to allow a deputation consisting of Messrs…

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Brown's Creek Bridge. Immediate Construction Urged. Deputation of Waterloo Residents to Shire Council

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon last, as the correspondence was being dealt with at the Manning Shire Council Meeting, Cr. McKinnon moved the suspension of…

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Motor Boatman Wounded

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 1

The British Admiralty wants 600 Canadian motor boatmen for service with the auxiliary patrol of the Royal navy. Commander Armstrong, who is…

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Aeroplane Thrills

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 3

The work of the pilot of an aeroplane is a ticklish profession. The engine needs constant watching, the controls by which he dips or soars need…

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The Right of the Road. a Warning to Teamsters

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 7

We are asked by a correspondent who has had Several narrow escapes from collision on the roads around Wingham, to publish the following for…

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The Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 5

THE railway workers on the 5th section of the North Coast railway line, who have been on a prolonged strike, resumed work on Wednesday last This was the last day of the time limit allowed by…

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Engine Derailed. Cow on Railway Line

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 1

A sensational railway accident occurred at Penshurst (Vic.) The train, while travelling at about 35 to 40 miles an hour, struck a cow at a level…

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A Sad Fatality a Man Cut to Pieces by Goods Train

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 3

A sad fatality occurred on the railway between Gloucester and Stratford in the early hours of Saturday morning last. The victim was William…

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North Coast Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 2

The railway workers on the 5th section of the North Coast railway line who have been on a prolonged strike resumed work on Wednesday…

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Sad Railway Fatality Fettler Killed Near Gloucester

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 2

At 5.10 a.m. on Saturday morning last the Newcastle goods train ran over and killed a fettler named William Henry Sutherland a short…

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Railway Workers' Union. Important Development

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 4

There was at important development in the Industrial Court on Wednesday in connection with an application for the cancellation of the…

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A Great Motor Car Commander of American Troops Enters Mexico in Detroit Product

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 4

According to detailed advices from the Mexican border, Dodge Brothers' motor cars have played a prominent part in the invasion of Mexico in pursuit of Villa…

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That Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 4

IT is a matter for regret that something definite has not been so far accomplished in regard to the erection of a bridge over the Manning River…

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On an Ambulance Train

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 7

"If you see any compartment showing signs of being near the end of their tether you have only to say cheerfully, 'How are you getting on in this dug-out' for every…

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A Great Motor Car. Commander of American Troops Enters Mexico in Detroit Product

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 5

ACCORDING to detailed advices from the Mexican border, Dodge Brothers' motor cars have played a prominent part in the invasion of Mexico in pursuit of Villa…

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Motor-boat Submarine Desroyers for U.s. Navy

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 2

Plans for two types of motor boat submarine destroyers, designed to have a speed of at least 41 miles an hour, have been submitted to the U.S. Navy Department. Models…

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A Great Motor Car Commander of American Troops Enters Mexico in Detroit Product

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 3

According to detailed advices from the Mexican border, Dodge Brothers motor cars have played a prominent past in the invasion of Mexco in…

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