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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

580 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 13 of 29

Motor Taxes and Roads

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 6

Once again the Shires Conference, like every other local government conference for the past six years, is going to raise its protest against the…

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New Train Time-table

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 4

What is known as the Kempsey mail train, starting from and ending at Kempsey, will be discontinued after Saturday night. The Wauchope train…

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An Essential Railway. Walcha Road to Port Stephens. Scope for Repatriation Development and Decen-tralisation

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 8

Mr. John Wallis, of Bulga, sends, along the following letter taken from the "Daily Observer," (Tamworth), of January 6, 1920:…

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North Coast Railway Macksville-south Grafton Section

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 2

At a meeting of the Grafton Chamber of Commence on Monday a letter was read from the Sydney Chamber of Commerce stating that in a…

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Port Stephens Railway. Meeting at Tea Gardens

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 2

Mr. G. B. Waller addressed a large gathering at Tea Gardens on Saturday last on behalf of the Port Stephens Railway League in connection with the…

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Proposed Wollun to Port Stephens Railway. Nowendoc's Steady & Unremitting Persistence

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 1

"There is one thing," John W, Gates once told an acquaintance, that I had ground into me when I was a boy, and that was: 'Make up your mind what you want and then go of after it, and keep after it until you got it.' More than all things I learned in childhood this has stuck to…

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Railway Prosecution

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 4

James B. Dwyer, representing the New South Wales Railway Commissioners, proceeded against J. Frodey on a charge alleging that he did travel on…

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Accident on Ashlea Bridge

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 4

ON Monday morning Mr. James Herkes was driving a team of bullocks towards Wingham, when he met Mr. E. Johnston coming across…

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Parents and Citizens' Meeting. Train Service Discussed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 4

Mr. H. W. Kerle presided at a meeting of the Taree Parents and Citizens Association held in the school hall on Tuesday night last…

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Macksville-South Grafton Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 5

AT the meeting of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce, a letter was read from the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, stating that in a…

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A Stock Train

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon some 25 trucks of cattle left Kempsey for Sydney. Some of these bullocks came from the Lower Macleay pastures and were…

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Train's Narrow Escape. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 3

A Rockhampton message says a serious railway smash was narrowly averted yesterday on the Dawson Valley line, three miles from Mount Morgan…

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New Settlers' League. District Conference Roads Essential to Settlement

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 2

On Friday, 25th inst. a district conference of the New Settlers' Leagues and other organisations interested in country development was held in the Shire Chambers, Gloucester. The object of the gathering was to discuss the resolutions submitted by the various L[?] and either reject or…

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Railway Time-table

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 2

The winter timetable. in connection with the New South Wales railways, will operate as from Sunday last. The daily Tamworth train will take its…

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Robbery at Railway Hotel

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 2

By forcing the flap door leading into the cellar from the footpath thieves gained an entrance to the Railway Hotel, West Kempsey, last night. The…

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Railway Staff Changes

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 2

Owing to the alteration in the running of the trains five drivers and five fireman will be removed from Dungog. Of these eight will be transferred to…

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Train Changes

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 4

Among the many train time changes, notified by Mr. W. J. Morris, Secretary of Railways, to take place commencing Sunday, 27th May, we…

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Concrete Roads. for Country Development. Macadam Roads

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 6

About 13 years ago the people of the country districts of the U.S.A., realising that macadam roads were dusty, muddy and very expensive to…

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Shires Conference. Main Roads

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 2

The annual conference of the Shires' Association of New South Wales was opened in the Highland Society's Hall on Monday morning…

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New Settlers League Districts Conference Roads Essential to Settlement

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 2

On Friday, 25th inst. a district conference of the New Battlers' League and other organisation interested in country development was held in the Shire chambers, Gloucester. The object of the gathering was to discuss the resolutions submitted by the various League and either reject or…

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