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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

524 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 27

Bull Attacks, Motor Car

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 4

One night, last week while a Macksville business man was proceeding to Kempsey with his wife and child, all sitting in the front…

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Daring Motor Climb to Summit of Morgan's Lookout. Wangaretta

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 4

On Sunday, Mr. K. Green, a visitor from Sydney, drove a single-seater Dodge motor-car to the top of Morgan's Lookout al Glenrowan. This is…

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Road Hog Catches it

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 4

VISCOUNT CURZON, M.P., charged with driving a motor car at 32 miles an hour road England, was fined £20, and his…

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Two Great English Roads. One to Cost £15,000,000. for Motor Traffic

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 4

Work is to be begun as soon as possible (says the London " Sunday Express "), on two great roads, which are to be used solely for motor traffic…

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Special Fruit Train. £1000 Worth Sold

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 4

The report of the special salesman ac companying the Griffith Producers' experimental consignment of 3000 cases of grapes and peaches to North…

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Rush For Fruit. Special Train Sales, £1000

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 1

A message from Griffith says.—The report of the special salesman accompanying the Griffith. Producers' experimental consignment of…

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Control of a Motor Car

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 4

IT IS most amazing that by a twist of the wrist, one is able to alter the course of a powerful motor car (says an exchange). This is due to the fact that the system of…

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Another Fruit Train

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

Another fruit train with about 20 tons of black and white grapes is due to arrive in Kempsey on Thursday morning. The Kempsey quota will be…

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Crescent Head Road

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

During the week-end Mr. T. Egan (Shire Engineer) took a couple of members of the Road Improvement Committee to view the work which had…

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For Slower Landings Iiinged Aeroplane Wing. London

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

A new de Haviland aeroplane which will permit of slower landings is being tested. The rear portion of each wing is hinged and mounted. with…

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Current to Ics Fruit Train

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

The Griffith Producers Co-operative Co. Ltd. are running a fruit train again to-morrow, Wednesday, which will arrive at Craven at 7 a.m., and…

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Uniform Gauge Northern Border Railway No Agreement

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 2

Mr. Ball (Minister for Railways) has stated that Mr. Gillies (Acting premier of Queensland) had complained of delay on the part of the…

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Daring Motor Climb to Summit of Morgan's Look-out

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 2

Wangaratta, Monday.— On Sunday Mr. K. Green, a visitor from Sydney, drove a single-seater Dodge motor car to the…

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Murder Mystery. English Motor Bandits

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 4

Lloyd's Bank has offered £500 reward for the capture of the murderers of Mr. Hall manager of the bank's branch at Borden…

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Fire Motor for Kempsey

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 4

Sunday last, Messrs. Harkness, Baker, Cullen, and Beswick, members of the Fire Brigade's Board, with Chief Officer Jackson, were in…

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The Fruit Train

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 4

A large number of Kempsey people were disappointed on Thursday when it was found that there was no Griffith fruit available at the railway station…

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Forster-bungwahl Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Forster Progress Asociation held last Tuesday night, Mr. T. McBride, senr., reported that since last meeting a…

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Mail Train Mishap. Runs Into Bullock Team

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 2

Quite a chapter of accidents befel the North Coast mail train from Sydney on Friday last. Misfortune first crossed its path at Bonville, where the…

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Motor Traffic Act

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 7

Edward Lukins was charged with having left a motor car unattended in the street, in such a position as to obstruct traffic…

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Monday, April [?]. Railway Case

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 7

Thomas Fleming was charged with having travelled on the railway without a ticket and was fined 10s and 8s costs, with £2 witness's expenses…

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