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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

547 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 23 of 28

Bulga Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 4

Mr. H. Machin informs us that there is now sufficient capital behind the Elands Big Development Co. to build a line of railway between Wingham and…

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New Fuel Supply. Motors Run on Molasses

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 6

For the lowly and sticky molasses is being produced motor alcohol — a substitute for gasoline. Discovered by J. P. Fester chemist of one of…

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Motor Car Thieves

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

An engineer, J. Phillip, has patented a car thief alarm, which is likely to add to the terrors of honest pedestrians, as well a of thieves. It consists of a…

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Motor Cars

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

Trade depression is setting in severely in England. Foreign competition, and the total lack of orders are causing Sheffield firms to discharge thousands of employees…

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Roads for Soldier Settlers

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

Cr. O'Meara at the meeting of the Macleay Shire Council yesterday (Monday) stated that £25,000,000 had been obtained by the Federal Parliament for…

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Letter to the Editor. Application to Close a Road

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

Sir,--In your issue of Tuesday last appeared a report of the Municipal Council proceedings at their meeting on the previous Friday night. I was…

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Wanted—a Railway. Public Meeting at Wingham. Very Poorly Attended

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 4

A public meeting in support of the agitation for railway connection between the Main North Coast line and Walcha, linking up with Bulga…

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Motor Car Backs Over Punt

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 4

A MOTOR car containing seven people backed off the punt at Sackville on Sunday afternoon. The occupants were thrown into the water, the driver, Mr. A. Strickland; of…

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Farmer and Aeroplane

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

In dotailing some of the incidents during a recent flight, Mr. Nigel B. Love, writing to the Australian Aircraft and Engineering Co.,Ltd.,…

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Mishap to Express. Tender Off Rails. Train Seven Hours Late

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 3

The tender of the Melbourne express locomotive jumped off the rails between Henty and Yorong Creek, en route to Sydney, last night. The train…

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Ministerial Visit. Bulga Railway Assured. Inspection of Bulga Timber Belt. Minister Favorably Impressed with Potentialities of Plateau

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

On Friday last the Minister for Lands, Hon. P. F. Loughlin, accompanied by Mr. Broughton (Surveyor,General),Mr. Pope(Chief Inspector…

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Railway Time-table

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

The railway summer time-table will be issued before the end of the month. The alterations are not of a very far reaching nature, and the book will be…

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District Court. Motor Garage Premises. Henderson V. Robinson

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 3

The District Court commenced its sitting at the Kempsey Court House yesterday (Monday), before Judge White…

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Verdict of £97. Against Railway Commissioners. Lost Luggage. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 3

George Wright, of Liverpool-street, City, obtained a verdict in the District Court against the Railway Commissioners of £97 for luggage lost at Sydney…

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Railway Picnic

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

The annual picnic for railway employees and their wives and families, on the section from Oakhampton to Macksville, will bo run to Kempsey on…

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Mr. F. J. Bridge's Testimonial

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 3

On the departure of Mr. F. J. Bridge from the Gloucester district, after a ten years stay, a movement was started to recognise in some way the excellent services…

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Gloucester-bowman Railway and Timber Coy

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 2

We understand that the prospectus of proposed Gloucester-Bouman Railway and Timber Company will be issued in the course of a week or two. Delay…

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Wealth in Wood. Back of Bulga. an End to Waste. the Saving Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 3

The following article, by a special correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," who accompanied the Minister for Lands on his recent tour from…

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Motor Launch Destroyed

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 4

After a pleasant trip on the river on Tuesday afternoon Mr. R. Holdsworth moored his motor launch close to his wharf at East Kempsey. It was about…

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Light Railway Week

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 4

Kempsey railway staff had a light week in goods traffic. During the past month or so cattle departures have been heavy, but this week only one train…

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