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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

241 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 10 of 13

Stroud Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 3

The election of Directors of the Gloucester District. Co-operative Butter Factory, for the ensuing 12 months resulted as follows; Messrs…

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The Road Grader

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 4

As indicated in our last issue, the trial of the road grader gave evidence of its utility for the purpose for which it was designed. In the shire…

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Story of Menin Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 4

Mr. Reach Thomas ("Daily Ma[?]" cor pesondent) writes;— The story deceives telling at sleater length how the Ansiralian unit at down…

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Found on the Road Side

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 2

Bartholomew Lill appeared before the Bowraville Court on Wednesday, charged by Sergeant Singleton with having stolen a wire rope 150 feet…

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Motoring Notes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 8

Latest English papers to hand contained announcements to the effect than all moor [?] in the country were to be Commandered Per day and might…

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Manning Shire Council. Mulconery's Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 3

With reference to the road applied for by Messrs. Mulcenry, to which Mr. Thomas McBride objected, a letter was now read form Messrs. Mulconcry say…

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Railway Demonstration Committee

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 October 1917 · page 4

A meeting of this Committee was held in the Masonic Hall on Monday night under chairmanship of Mayor C. A. Lane, and also present were Messrs…

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Rotten Roads

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 8

This remote pettifogging corner of the great world 16 not the only place where rotten roads are an everyday evil that loudly calls for…

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Railway Opening Committee

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 4

In the Masonic Hall on Monday night, Mayor Lane presided over a well-attended meeting of the committee who have charge of arrange…

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Motoring Notes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 8

The English authorities have made arrangement with a number of m[?] manufacturers to immediately take in hand the construction of…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 7

On Saturday night, as the Forbes mail was approaching Glenbrook [?], on the mountains, a distressing accident occurred to the driver of the…

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Railway Opening Committee

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 October 1917 · page 4

MONDAY night saw a further meeting of this committee and, in the absence of Mayor Lane in Sydney, Mr. W. H. Sheridan was appointed to the chair;…

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Visit of Railway Commissioners

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 4

At Monday's Meeting of the Macksville Chamber of Commerce the Secretary, Mr. Hodge, drew attention to a letter from Mr. Briner in a Northern…

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New Railway Time-table

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1917 · page 4

MR. H. D. MORTON, M.L.A., has received the following notification from the Railway Department:- Sydney, 23rd October, 1917…

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Train to Kempsey

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 8

With reference to the deputation introduced by Mr. H. D. Morton, M.L.A.,. which waited on the Commissioners on the 19th inst. in…

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Hunchback Bridge

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 5

Residents of Blackman's Point and the neighbourhood and others affected are complaining bitterly of the during of traffic across Hunchback bridge, oil which repairs…

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Fountain Baking Powder North Coast Railway. Railway Commissioners Tour

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 6 November 1917 · page 4

The Commissioners have officially notified the Parliamentary representatives of north coast electorates that they will make a tour of the north…

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Official Railway Opening. Fixed for November 28

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 5

ON Monday night Mayor Lane presided at a well attended meeting of the committee in charge of the district preparations for the…

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Official Railway Opening

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 5

On Monday night Mayor Lane presided at a well attended meeting of the committee in charge of the district preparations for the celebration of the opening of…

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The Spires of Oxford. (Seen from the train)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 2

I saw the spires of Oxford As I was passing by, The grey spires of Oxford Against a pearl-grey sky…

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