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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

580 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 29

Bulls Fight with a Train

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 3

A pedigree bull, which broke loose in Aberdeen, knocked down a woman, levelled a brick wall, and them, running on to the railway line,…

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Walcha Railway League

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

The time has arrived (says the "Walcha News") to take action to providing evidence to put before the Works Committee in favor of the claim of…

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Gloucester Shire Railway League

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

The Secretary is in receipt of the following communications:— Parliament House, Sydney, April 3…

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Bishop Wants Aeroplane. Diocese of Gibraltar

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 3

The Bishop of Gibraltar wants to hear from any millionaire who will buy him a Handley Page aeroplane for use [?] his dioc[?] of 3,500,000 square…

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Judge and "Road Hogs." Object Lesson in Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 4

Judge Charles I., Bart[?]cit, of Det[?]it, who has became a terror to "road hogs." gave an object-lesson to 28 offenders he had sentenced to the…

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Railway Business

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 4

The following is the return of business transacted at the Kempsey railway station for the month of March: Tickets sold, 2737: revenue, coaching…

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Melbourne Tram Strike. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 5

The electric tramwaymen are all on strike in Melbourne suburbs owing to the management's intention to change the pay day and deprive the…

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Correspondence. Wingham-comboyne Road. (To the Editor.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Vincent M.L.A. forwards copies of the following correspondence re the above road:—To the clerks of the Manning and…

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"Ma Jung," Game of Chinese Mandarins, Displacing Bridge and Poker

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 7

"Ma Jung," the gambling game for centuries of the Chinese Mandarins, has invaded America. It came by the way of Europe where it is now a fad…

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Paying Railways. Victoria and New Zealand

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 1

The Victorian railway revenue for the nine months, ended March 31, was £8,575.979 or over half a million above that for the same period…

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A New Railway Waggon Brake

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 1

The traditional form of railway goods waggon had a brake level on one side only, so that the shunter had frequently to cross over…

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Bridge Wanted at Toorooka

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

In a letter to Mr. H. J. E. Cox, Toorooka, Mr. Theo. H. Hill, M.L.A., acknowledges receipt of a petition in regard to the proposed rebuilding of…

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Crescent Head Road

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

Mr. H, G. Pattrick, secretary of the Crescent Head Progress Association, writing to the Shire Council, informs that body that the Association has…

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Three Horses Killed. Run Over by Train

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 3

An accident which hight easily have resulted in heavy loss of life took place just outside the Kempsey railway station early on Monday morning…

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Official Correspondence. Hastings and Manning Shire Councils: Re Proposal to Metal, the Wingham-Comboyne Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 4

Mr. Theo, H. Hill, M.L.A., has received the following from the Department of Local Government:—Sir,—With reference to the interview which…

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Seaside Policy. Dr. Long on Railways. Figuring Officials. Bathurst

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

Dr. Long appeared as a critic of the Government last night He declared that Australia had a "seaside policy," but not and inland…

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Toorooka Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 4

Mr. H. J. E Cox, Secretary of the up river movement to have Toorooka [?] Theo Hill, M L A , a note…

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Train Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 4

The railway workers' picnic train which left Macksville at [?] on Monday morning, killed three horses and a cow in one act near…

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Rural Credits and Community Settlement. We Ask for Roads and Railways and Get Sermon on "Self Help."

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 7

As one of the few remaining residents of Wombat Flat, who have watched a monotonous sun rise and set upon a monotonous and unchanging…

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Rural Credits and Community Settlement. We Ask for Roads and Railway's and Get a Sermon on 'Self Help'

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

As one of the few remaining residents or Wombat Flat, who have watched a monotonous sun rise, and set upon a monotonous and unchanging…

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