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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

524 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 27

Excursion Train on

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 5

ATTENTION is drawn to the fact that fares by the train leaving Wauchope on Monday next, 14th inst., at 7.11 a.m., will be at excursion rates, viz., single fare for the…

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Mail Train Mishap. Runs Into Bullock Team

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 3

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

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Kyogle-brisbane Railway. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 3

The Federal and State conference on the Kyogle-Brisbane railway was held yesterday, but no statement was issued. The conference on migration and…

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Motor Taxation. Government Condemned

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 1

Spunking at the Nationalist Club luncheon Mr. J. C. Watson, President of the National Roads Association, condemned the…

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Toorooka Bridge

Macleay Argus · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

For quite a long time the people around Toorooka have been agitating for the re-building of the bridge which was washed away by the flood. The…

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Thief in a Trunk an Ingenious System Robberies on Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 1

German police have captured a particularly never scoundrel, who has been responsible for thefts on the railways during the past year or two…

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Twins Suffer Awful Death Together Heads Shattered in Strange Railway Accident Both Leaned From Window

The Gloucester Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 2

Tragedy came to a home in water view Street, Ryde, on Tuesday night. It was the result of one of the most remarkable railway accident in…

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For Motor Owners

Macleay Argus · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

Recently motor owners have learned that a new section added to the Motor Traffic Act makes it compulsory for all motor vehicles to carry an approved…

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

Macleay Argus · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 7

WANGARATTA, Monday--On Sunday Mr. K. Green, a visitor from Sydney, drove a single-seater Dodge motor-car to the ton of Morgan's Look…

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Poker on Cushions. Train Gamblers Dealt With

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 6

Two young men pleaded at the Parramatta Police Court to a charge of gambling in a train from Merrylands to Sydney. They were…

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Road to Bucca Wauka. Discussed by Shire Councillors

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 1

At Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council the proposed new road from Baker's Creek to Bucca Wauka was the…

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The Road Grants. Position of Shire Councils

Macleay Argus · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 6

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick) characterised as grossly inaccurate the statements that have been made in the…

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Motoring. Enlightenment on Important Points. Why is it a Good Plan to Add Distilled Water to the Storage Battery Every Week?

Macleay Argus · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 2

You will appreciate information on this point if your battery takes but little water under ordinary circumstances. Nine times out of ten you can…

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Out to Pieces by Train

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 2

A fatal train accident occurred on the northern line late on Tuesday afternoon. According to a police report, Cecil Mansfield, aged 42, of…

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Road to Bucca Wauka. Discussed by Manning Shire Councillors

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Manning Shire Council the proposed new road from Baker's Creek to Ducca Wauka was the subject of a…

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Cheaper Railway Fares

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 2

A schedule of reduced railway fores for the metropolitan and Newcastle suburban areas has been recommended for adoption to the Executive…

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Mail Train Delayed

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 2

An accident which fortunately was not serious occurred at Wallarobba station this morning when the tender of the mail train was derailed, making…

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Bucca Wauka Road (To the Editor.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 2

Sir,—At a meeting of Manning Shire I see where Councilors Latham and Andrews objected to the Gloucester Shire applying for a grant of £[?]000 to…

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£16,000 Road Newcastle to Port Stephens. Barrington Contractor

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 2

Port Stephens Shire Council has let a contract to Mr. R. McRae of Barrington for the construction of a road from Salt Ash to Nelson's Bay,…

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Horse and Motor Car

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 2

While Mr. F. Green, driver of the Casino-Coraki mail car, was travelling slowly along the road on a Saturday night, recently, with a couple of…

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