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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Eungai Railway

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 3

We tender our thanks to the various tradespeople who so willingly and kindly gave us their help and donations for Empire Day picnic. The…

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Roads from Tins

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 4

The benzine tin and various other tins, down to humble jam-tins, after fulfilling their original purpose, are often pressed into service in…

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Aeroplane at Taree. a Forced Landing

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 3

About midday on Saturday an aeroplane passed over Taree and dropped pamphlets. One lot cantankerously fell in the middle of the river, but others…

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Railway Accident. Tuesday Evening

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 4

A message from Brisbane states that the mail train, which left Brisbane last night for Rockhampton, met with disaster at two o'clock this morning when…

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Aeroplane at Taree

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 4

About mid-day on Saturday an aeroplane passed over Taree and Wingham, dropping pamphlets at both places. At Taree one lot…

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Goods Train Derailed

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 4

Two trucks in the centre of a goods train were derailed near Wauchope late on Tuesday afternoon. As a consequence the main line was fouled for…

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Good Roads, or Bad?

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 2

In last issue a correspondent discusses the bad state of the shiral roads and the means that might be adopted for their improvement…

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Goods Train Mishap. Traffic Seriously Delayed Wauchope

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 1

All railway traffic was disorganised on the North Coast line as a result of the derailment of a goods train last night. The Grafton to Sydney…

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Railway Disaster Brisbane

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 4

The mail train which left Brisbane last night for Rockhampton, met with disaster at 2 o'clock this morning, when the engine left the…

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Weekly Motor Notes. Accumulator Intricacies Simplified

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

In spite of the fact that the storage battery is often a defaulting member the motorist should approach it in a spirit of sorrow rather than anger, for…

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Clarissa and the Post Road

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 7

On a certain famed highway, known as the Post Road, there are two well-known points of interest which have much to do with this adventure of…

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Goods Train Mishap. South of Wa[?]chope

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 5

All railway traffic was dis[?]ed on the North Coast line as a result of the dera[?]ment of a goods train last Tuesday night. The…

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Motor Cycle Club. Reliability Trial Results

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the Manning Cycle and Motor Cycle Club was held in Kemp's Care on Thursday night with Mr. J. Sladden in the chair…

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Big Railway Smash. Carriages Drop Into River

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 6

Nine passengers were killed and 46 injured when the engine of the Rockhampton mail train left the rails while crossing the bridge at Woondum, a few…

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Damage to Newly-made Roads

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

The damage done to newly-formed and made roads by heavy timber jinkers had the attention of the Municipal Council last night, when the ganger…

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Railway Smash Victim. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

A Brisbane message says another death is reported as a result of the Gympie railway smash, namely, Henry Clark, of Nundah, Brisbane, who was…

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Council to Buy Motor Truck

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council the Works Committee recommended that the council purchase a Ford motor truck, fitted…

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Motor Train. First Through Here

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 June 1925 · page 2

A motor train which is to be run on the line between Grafton and Lismore, passed north on Monday afternoon. It pulled up at Taree station…

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Wallamba Deputation. a Bridge Wanted

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 June 1925 · page 2

At the Shire Council meeting on Monday afternoon a deputation front the Wallamba was introduced to the meeting, the object of which was to…

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Nab[?]ac Bridge, Deputation to Council Tenders to Be Called

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 June 1925 · page 2

A deputation consisting of Messrs. Mege[?]is, Deer, Fenning and Woodward, waited on the Manning Shire Council on Monday last and urged…

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