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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Public Meeting at Wingham Motor Launch Objected To

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

Request to Raise the Status of the Superior Public school. There was a good attendance of parents and citizens at the…

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Stock Traffic. N.S.W. Govt. Railways. SYDNEY, 24th April, 1920

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 2

Dear Mr. Price.—Adverting to your letter of the 9th instant, relative to transit of stock ex Coopernook, as suggested by you, I beg to inform you that only small…

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Those Motor Cars. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 3

State Ministers fear that the criticism regarding the use of motor cars by Ministers, may have a boomerang affect. They find it very essential to…

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Melbourne Commissioner of Police. Killed in a Motor Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 3

Sir Geo. Stewart, Commissioner of Police, was killed in a motor accident in Melbourne to-day…

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The Surplus Women. Plea for Consideration: "The High Road to Polygamy."

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 4

What the "2,000,000 surplus woman" think of marriage prospects and marriage laws may be gathered from speeches made on the subject at a meeting of the…

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Gumma Roads & Punts

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 6

At the Council meeting on Monday Macksville Chamber of Commerce wrote asking favorable consideration…

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Engineer's Report. Main Roads

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 6

Macleay Shire boundary to Macksville, section 27-28 of the 1920 grant is now completed, costing £256. Owing to the recent heavy…

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re Glynn's Road

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 6

This road has been repaired, and is now in quite good order, and I have still about 30s. left for future maintenance. I would strongly…

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re Dyer's Road

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 6

An agreement has been entered into and signed by Mr. F. Grace, sen., to exchange old road shown by blue color on the accompanying…

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New Train to Wauchope

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 4

The new railway timetable will come into force from Sunday, May 23, when the 6.40 train from Sydney to Taree will be extended to…

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re Grace's Road Extension

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 6

As instructed by the Council, I have regraded and marked out this road through Mr. Grace's, stopping at a point, where, if the road is…

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Raced Through Fire. Over a Burning Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 5

Rushing his train at full speed over a burning bridge a few miles from Henty on Tuesday, the driver of the first division of the Svdney-Melbourne…

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Tram Collison. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 5

A tram bound for the city collided with a horse and cart at Ryde this morning. Three persons were injured and the cart shaft penetrated a window…

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Day Train Service. Extended to Wauchope

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 4

The railway time-table for the winter season will be brought into operation as from Sunday, May 30, and includes the extension of the day train…

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Cheap Motor Spirit

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 6

Dr. E. GIBSON, of Messrs. Gibson and Howes, Ltd., Bingera (Q.) Plantation, who recently returned from a visit to the Hawalian Islands with his chief…

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Show Train Specials. Success of New System. How the Agricultural Societies' Association Benefits Shows

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 4

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Manning River A. and H. Association, at Taree, Mr. L. Plummer (Secretary) stated, according to the "M.R…

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Strike in U.S. Fear of Railway Service Collapse Montreal

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 3

A Washington United Press message reports that United States railways face an immediate collapse, owing to disorganisation, car shortage, traffic…

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Aeroplane Visit

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 4

Perdrian aeroplane coming to Kempsey about six days' time. Arrangements can be made for "Going Up." Buy a set of Perdrian Motor Tyres and…

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Visit of Perdriau Aeroplane

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 4

The Perdriau aeroplane, now in Brisbane, having travelled to that city from Sydney by the Tableland route, is to return via the coast. The plane, which is…

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That Bridge

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 5

For a long time the Macksville Chamber of Commerce have been advocating the construction of a bridge over the Nambucca River at…

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