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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Railway Sleepers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 November 1922 · page 7
Also in Macleay Argus

Sir,—The Minister is in receipt of a report from the Railway Commissioners relative to questions asked in the House on various occasions in relation…

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Rubber Roads

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 3

London is shortly to have rubber roads. Experiments have now been conducted for many years with a view to discovering an entirely new…

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Blocking a Road

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Baulkham Hills Shire Council a complaint was made by a progress association that a fence had been erected across a road…

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North Coast Roads. the Cost of Upkeep

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 6

THE upkeep of the main roads on the North Coast was the subject of a deputation to the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Fitzpatrick, last week…

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The Bridge Bill Third Reading Passed. Country Members Strong Figh

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 2

A last ditch fight was put up by the Opposition to the Harbor Bridge Bill in the Legislative Assembly last night, when vehement protests to the…

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The Aeroplane

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 November 1922 · page 4

Capt. Butter, the well-known airman, arrived in town on Monday bringing the Fox film "Thunder-Clap" with him for the use of…

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Sydney Gets Bridge. Bill Passed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 November 1922 · page 4

Early on Thursday morning last the Harbor Bridge Bill passed its third reading in the Legislative Assembly, the voting being 39 to 30…

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Railway Sleepers Wanted

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 November 1922 · page 4
Also in The Macleay Chronicle

The Railway Commissioners announce that they are now again prepared to accept sleepers at any railway station within the area…

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Wollun to Mt. George. Report on Railway. Line Recommended. Possibilities of Port Stephens

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1922 · page 2

The official committee on land development and settlements report in regard to the proposed railway from the Great Northern railway near…

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Kempsey Bridge Decking

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 4

The decking of the Kempsey bridge is in a bad state and many of the planks are protruding in a way that is dangerous to foot passengers, especially at…

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The Train Service

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 4

The Kempsey Chamber of Commerce recently made representations to the Railway Commissioners asking for the extension of the day train to…

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Slipped Beneath Train. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 4

An Albury message states a fatal accident occurred at the Chiltern railway station on Wednesday night. William D. Ryan, of Barnawartha, while…

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Telegrams. National Roads Association. Wants Legislation. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 4

A Melbourne message states that second conference of interstate delegates of the National Roads Association agreed that the State Governments…

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Railway Matters. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 4

Sir,—In reading the report in your paper of the committee that was appointed to inquire into railway and settlement matters on the Bulga, I…

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The Road to Ruin

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 7

Sir William Noble recently declared that twenty-eight millions of the English population were in receipt of some form or other of State…

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Aeroplane Accident

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 3

The Avro-Dyak aeroplane piloted by Lieut. Butler, which brought the film "Thunderclap" to Kempsey, last week, came to grief at Bellingen on Thursday…

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Train Service. Shire Council's View

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 3

At the Macleay Shire Council meeting yesterday, a letter was read from the Railways Commissioners in reply to representations of the members for…

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Crescent Head Road. Shire's Straitened Finances

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 3

At the Macleay Shire Council meeting yesterday (Monday), Cr. J. A. Mannix (President) presiding, a letter from Mr. H. G. Pattrick on behalf of…

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