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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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Port Macquarie Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

"Walcha News": In the present great demand for profitable work for the great army of unemployed, there is one avenue that escapes attention,…

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Local Government. Woolgoolga. Settlement and a Road. Deputation Visits Sydney. a Request for £60,000. Settlers Leave Their Holdings

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

A deputation from Woolgoolga waited upon the Minister for Lands last week to urge the claims of that district in connection with the land…

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Delayed Telegrams. Motor Cyclists' Experiences

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

In several instances in the recent six days' motor cycle trial the official Side car travelled very much faster than the telegrams which the official…

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Caretaker Committed Swing Bridge Fatality. Maclean

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

The inquest into the death of George Dunn, the victim of an accident at Macfarlane Bridge, was conducted yesterday. The Coroner said…

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'Back" Roads

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 1

There is something wrong with the system of Local Government that prevents attention being given to our back Roads—or "feeders" to the Main…

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Train Alteration Likely

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

Although nothing official can be learnt regarding the matter, it seems certain there will be an alteration in the train service on the North Coast…

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Crescent Head. Move for a Better Road

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 5

A Committee of the Crescent Head Road Improvement Committee was held at the Masonic Hall, Kempsey, on Wednesday night. After the…

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Melbourne Tram Accident. Twenty-three Injured. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 5

A tram jumped the points at South Melbourne last night. The trams were crowded with people returning from the theatres. Many were thrown to…

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Local Government. The Author Emigrated to N.S.W. in the Days when this State was in the Cradle. (The Book was kindly Loaned to us by Mr. W. J. Enright, of West Maitland). Woolgoolga. Settlement and a Road. Deputation Visits Sydney. a Request for £50,000. Settlers Leave Their Holdings. Peeps into the Past. From a Small, Volume Published in England in 1847. Chapter Vi. the Rocks

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 7

A deputation from Woolgoolga waited upon the Minister for Lands last week to urge the claims of that district in connection with the land What a feat for c man to triumph in—to have brought simple confiding woman to such a doom as this! The poor sufferer was too hoarse to speak,…

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Train Alteration Likely

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

Although nothing official can be learnt regarding the matter, it seems certain there will be an alteration in the train service on the North Coast line before many weeks…

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Main Roads Grant. Councillors' Opinion

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 3

THAT the conditions specified in connection with the granting of money for expenditure on main roads by the Government are ridiculous is the…

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Train Collides With Bullook Team

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

ON Monday last the North Coast mail train ran into a team of 12 bullocks near Gosford, and had it not been for the prompt action of the engine-driver, Robert…

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Train Thrill. Wauchope Mail Hits Bullock Team

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

A collision between the Wauchope mail train and a heavy waggon drawn by a team of 12 bullocks occurred not far from Gosford last…

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Walcha to Port Macquarie. in Advocacy of the Road

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

SAYS the "Walcha News" In the present great demand for profitable work for the great army of unemployed, there is one avenue that…

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Delayed Telegrams. Motor Cyclists' Experiences

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 8

In several instances in the recent six days' motor cycle trial the official side car travelled very much faster than the telegrams which the…

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Dealing with Road Hogs

The Northern Champion · Sunday 21 January 1923 · page 2

A fellow was fined £5 in Sydney recently for driving a motor car at a reckless pace. From an American exchange we read of another way:…

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Train Thrill. Bullock Team Run Down

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 3

A collision between a mail train and a heavy waggon drawn by a team of 12 bullocks occurred not far from Gosford last Monday week, and had it not…

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A Road Matter. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 4

Sir,—In your valuable paper of 16th January, there is an extract from the "Walcha News" re Port Macquarie road. Writer agrees with every word…

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The Road to Ruin. Lloyd George's Warning. London

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd George's fourth article traverses France's latest action against Germany. He says:— France has once more Jumped on…

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Train Thrill. Smash Near Gosford. Catastrophe Averted. Bullock Team Run Down

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 4

A collision between a mail train and a heavy waggon drawn by a team of 12 bullocks occurred not far from Gosford last Monday week, and had it…

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