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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

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Stroud Road to Port Stephens Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

It appears from the statutory report before the Public Works Committee that the Railway Commissioners are opposed to the construction of a…

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Find the Money. Fitzpatrick's Main Roads. Task for Treasurer

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

The Main Roads Bill will be introduced next session. It will provide for money being made available from consolidated revenue, and…

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Decentralisation Are the Railway Commissioners to Dictate ?

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

The Railway Commissioner's move in getting in early to condemn the construction of the Stroud Road-Port Stephens railway is quite in Keeping…

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Railway Schemes New Lines Opposed. Port Stephens Shut Out

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Are the Railway Commissioners doggedly opposed to any schemes which will help to bring about decentralisation in…

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Motor Car Overturned

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 6

Mr. FRANK ("SOLDIER") O'GRADY, a well-known insurance agent and football enthusiast, was driving from Wingham to Taree when the car skidded and…

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Money for Roads. Letter From Department

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 3

Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M.L.A., has received the following from the Department of Local Government:-- Re your letter of 28124,…

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Roads Grant £132,732 ALLOCATED. Gloucester Draws a Blank Up to Date

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

The Federal Government has approved of proposals submitted by the New South Wales Government for the construction of roads which involve…

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Railway League. Walcha Branch

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

The Secretary of the Railway League has received information that the Public Works Committee will visit Walcha for the purpose of taking…

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Main Roads Grant. Local Allocations

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., has been informed that the following allocations from the Commonwealth and State Main and Developmental…

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Roads Loan Vote. Conditions of Loan

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 1

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., forwards the following correspondence which he has received from the Under Secretary for Local Government:—…

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The Fruit Train. a Popular Service

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 4

A special fruit train from the Tweed to Sydney arrived at Grafton from Murwillumbah at 6 p.m. on Wednesday last with about 1800…

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Aeroplane to Rescue

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

While driving a team of camels near Carnarvon, in the North-west, Stanley Illes, a West Australian teamster, was severely injured in the head…

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Classifying Roads

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 4

A PROPOSAL was before last meeting of the Dundas Council that roads within part of the area should be classified under the three different…

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Main Road Loan Vote

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 4

THE following correspondence in reference to the above has been received by Mr.Roy S. Vincent, M.L.A.:—Department of Local Government,…

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The Clarence Valley. Proposed New Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 5

THE case for the Clarence Valley line was stated by witnesses who gave evidence before the Public Works Committee at Grafton on Friday and…

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The Railways. Earnings Increase Less Expenditure

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 6

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended December 31 last was presented to the Minister for Railways (Mr. Ball)…

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Crescent Head Road

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

Kempsey, and Macleay folk generally, will hear with satisfaction that a start is about to be made with the putting in order of the Crescent Head…

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Telegrams. Commonwealth Road Grant. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Local Government, says that half of the Commonwealth road grant has been allocated by the Federal authorities up…

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Crescent Head Road

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 4

At Monday's Shire meeting Mr Les. Wallace promised that a cheque for £404 from the Crescent Head Road Improvement Fund would be handed…

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Grafton Railway Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have supplied the Grafton Council with a plan of the proposed combined railway and traffic bridge that is to span the…

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