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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

547 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 20 of 28

Peace Loan Campaign. Visit of Aeroplane

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 4

AFTER several disappointments Port Macquarie people bad the satisfaction if seeing an aeroplane at close quarters or the first time last Tuesday. On…

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The One Road Policy

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 3

"I FAVOUR the concentration of the whole of the vote on one road this year, on another the next, and so on. Hitherto we have spent the vote after…

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Prince's Mail. to Be Brought to Sydney by Aeroplane

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 3

As the Prince of Wales has expressed a particular desire to obtain, if in any way possible before he leaves Australia the mails from England that…

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Bobbery on a Train. Remarkable Theft

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 6

A REMARKABLE theft occurred on Wednesday night on the Glen Innes train. Mr. M. Stirling, a skin buyer, boarded the twin at Armidale with…

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Opening of New Factory at Stroud Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 2

The Directors of the Gloucester District Co-Op. Butter Factory cordially invite share holders to a basket picnic to celebrate the opening of the new factory at…

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Railway Rates. Further Increases Unwarranted. Hon. A. K. Trethowan's Opinion

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 4

With a vigilance that characterises all the operations of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Company, the Managing Director of that Company (the Hon…

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Railway Department Royal Commission. Judge Edmunds to Act

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 3

The Attorney-General announced on Wednesday night that Mr Justice Edmunds has been appointed a Royal Commission to inquire into the…

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Re Bulga Roads

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 7

We publish the following letter at request of Mr. Townsend:— "Raynham Park," Elands, via Wingham, N.S.W…

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Road Metal. (To the Editor.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 4

Sir, — I cannot understand what Mr. He[?]ernan wishes me to withdraw or to prove. He has not denied that (vide his report, 11/8/19) "Mitchell's…

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Train Your Toes. It Aids the Memory

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 7

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Lieut. Parer's Aeroplane Wrecked

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

Lieuts. Parer and McIntosh flew over Culcairn at 5.45 on Saturday night. About 20 minutes later their engine developed magneto trouble, and they…

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North Coast Railway

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

Speaking in tho Legislative Assembly, Mr. Perdriau (Byron) urged that the Government should immediately apply itself to the construction of border…

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Railway Progress

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

The progress made at the Taree railway station, in the volume of business, has been remarkable during the last year, and has resulted in the necessity…

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The Main Road Problem

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 2

The intention of the authors of the Local Government Act was not merely to give the people of the country districts the management of their own affairs. Those districts were quite satisfied that the roads should be administered by the Works Department through the…

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The Road to Royalties

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 3

A song composer appeared in the office of his publisher one morning, and with calm assurance laid upon the publisher's deck a cheque for £60…

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Aeroplane for Grafton

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. T. Robinson, of the firm of Robinson Bros., the well-known motor proprietors (of Grafton and formerly of Kempsey), intends to inaugurate a…

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New Motor Service

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 4

Messrs. T. F. G. Barrell and Walter Conn have started a motor service between Comara and Kempsey. Cars will leave Comara for Kempsey each…

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Railway Construction and Local Loans

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 4

The Minister for Works stated on Monday: "I would be quite willing to have railways constructed everywhere…

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Motor Trains

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 5

CONCERNING motor train services the Railway Commissioners state in their annual report that a motor train service given by a converted five-ton…

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Fast Motor Trip

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 4

EARLY on Tuesday morning last Mrs. J. S. Murphy and family, of the Commercial Hotel, Port Macquarie, loft by car on a holiday visit to relatives at Inverell. They…

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