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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

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Good News for Railway Men

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Croft, who is the official examiner of railway sleepers for the Railway Commissioners, informed us this morning that it has been decided…

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Train Seats Reserved

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 July 1924 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners announce that arrangements have been completed, in response to numerous requests, to allow for the reservation…

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North Coast Mail Train

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 July 1924 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners announce that arrangements have been completed, in response to numerous requests to allow for the…

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Railway Matters. Wingham-walcha Line

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 July 1924 · page 2

A meeting of members of the Wingham Railway League was held at the School of Arts, Wingham, on Wednesday night of last week, the…

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Wangat Road Again! Another Motor Fatality. Lad Killed

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 2

A steam motor tractor capsized on Wangat road at 12.30 yesterday and a lad named James Sweeney was crushed to death…

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Federal Politics. Main Roads Development

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 6

The Milking Shorthorn cow, Melba XV., of the Darbalara stud, Gundagai, has established a new world's butter record. In a 365 days' official test…

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Business Motor Vehicles When to Invest in Motor Transport

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 3

The term "business motor-vehicle" is here applied to include not merely vehicles used for the carriage of goods, but all those employed as a means of…

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Railway Matters

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 4

Mr. S. R. Paine, secretary of the Kempsey Chamber of Commerce, has received a letter from the Railway Commissioners relative to the…

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Wangat Road Again. Another Motor Fatality

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 4

A steam motor tractor capsized on Wangat Road at 12.30 on Thursday and a lad named James Sweeney was crushed to death…

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Another Federal Road Grant

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 July 1924 · page 2

Last week it was announced that the Federal Government had made available half-a-million of money to be spent in the upkeep of main and…

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Telegrams. the Railway Commission. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 July 1924 · page 3

The Railway Commission will take evidence in about a fortnight's time…

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Railway Passengers Robbed

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 July 1924 · page 2

Two young women who arrived at West Maitland railway station on Sunday week by the North Coast mail were robbed of their handbags. They…

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Money for Roads. Allocation of Grant

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 July 1924 · page 2

Full details of the allocation of the Commonwealth-cum-State roads grant to shire councils in N.S.W. were made available by the Minister…

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Motor Fuel. Automotive Science

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 July 1924 · page 5

We are prone, to accept to-day the modern automobile as' a matter of course, and seldom stop to reflect the wealth of knowledge and skill which…

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Kempsey Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 4

The decking of Kempsey bridge has been completed, and when it rains heavily there is more water on the flooring than there is in any of the…

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Karuah Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 1

The condition of the road between Karuah and Teas Gardens, the length of which was 14 miles. was referred to by a local deputation, which was…

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A Railway Line to Rust and Rot

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 4

The Railway Department a closing down on one of its non-paying lines-- the Mt. Hope line, which branches off the Condobolin-Broken Hill route at…

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New Motor Car

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 4

Advice has been received from America that in the very near future the motor car will be "improved out of sight." It will be reduced in…

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Railway Inquiry

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 4

The Royal Commission on Railways returned to Sydney on Friday, after having completed a tour of the whole of the main lines in New South Wales…

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Road Expenditure

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 1

The huge sums expended upon road-making in other parts of the world are proof that a good roads policy entails heavy expenditure. It…

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