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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

241 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 12 of 13

Kempsey Railway Opening

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 5

The official opening of the new railway fine to Kempsey was performed. by the Minister for Works, Mr. R. T. Bail, a. the West Kempsey station…

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Linking up the North. Opening Railway to Kempsey

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 4

November 26th, 1917, will be the Red Letter Day in Kempsey, the occasion being the forging of another link in the chain which will…

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The North Coast Railway A Few Facts in connection therewith

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 November 1917 · page 3

The opening of the Wauchope-Kempsey Section of the North Coast Railway forms another link between the main Northern Line aud the…

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"Coming Home." with the Aeroplane Bus

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

"For ten minutes past the observer had been alternately studying his map and the ground 20,000 ft. below, and now he leaned…

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North Coast Railway. Official Opening to Kempsey

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

THE official opening of the new railway line from Wauchope in Kempsey (a distance of 30½ miles) was performed by the Minister for Works, Mr. R. T. Ball, at the West…

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Railway to Kempsey. Opening Ceremony

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

Fine weather favored the ceremony connected with the opening of the railway from Wauchope to Kempsey on Wednesday. There was a very…

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Railway Time-Table

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

[?]ay time-table is scheduled to come into operation on [?] new service will provide for two trains a day, irre[?] trains to Taree. The ordinary train, which now arrives at [?]nd then goes north, will stop at Taree. A night train…

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Town Topics. Train Times

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 4

The mail train will leave Sydney every evening, Saturdays excepted, at 7.20 p.m, and arrive in Kempsey at, 8.5 a.m. the day following, except on…

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The North Coast Railway. After Many Years Train Comes To Kempsey and the Triple City Celebrates

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 3

THE weeping skies of recant weeks gave way on Wednesday morn to the azure depths of a glorious summer day, and the rain washed town needed…

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The North Coast Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1917 · page 6

THE opening of the Wauchope-Kempsey section of the North Coast Railway forms another link between the main northern line and the grafton-Tweed line, and…

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Private Roads

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 December 1917 · page 3

The discussions about private roads, and the time lost in inspecting road sites, are taking up rather too much of the time of members of the…

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Cost of Stropping Train

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 December 1917 · page 7

A railroad in the southern part of the United States, in order to make it plain to its patrons why suburban trains are not stopped whether there…

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Your Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 December 1917 · page 4

Mr. Charles James, District Super intendant of Railways, Newcastle, was in town Monday last interviewing local merchants for freight for the…

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Marchfield Road. TO the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 4

SIR,—Permit me to point out that the Marchfield Road, which has been so long in need of repairs, and has been held up, was "marked" by Mr. Engineer Ward, who…

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Charing Cross Railway Station

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 December 1917 · page 2

THESE it a spot in London where the reality of war is brought home to civilians living more or less in safety of their lives and in comfort of their bodies. It is at Charing Cross…

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The Port Macqaurie Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 December 1917 · page 3

The changes twenty odd years bring, Were plain to day to me, Along the road of which I sing—The Highway to the Sea…

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With the Australian Siege Train in France

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 December 1917 · page 7

GUNNER Wm, O'MEARA, writes from London, under date 13th Oct., to his uncle, Aid. W. O'Maam, of West Kempsey, as follows : I have my leave…

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Nambucca Shire Roads. Acting Engineers Report

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 8

At Tuesday's meeting Mr. Patterson reported: In connection with damage done to roads and bridges by the heavy rains and flood…

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North Coast Railway. Goods Traffic Wanted

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 6

Mr. Charles James, District Superintendent of Railways, Newcastle, visited Kempsey to interview local merchants as to freight for the…

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Roads

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 2

Roads were invented for the purpose of getting rid of the people in one place in exchange for those in another place equally undesirable. They were also a fair substitute for climbing…

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