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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Railway Wanted. From Macksville to Ebor

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Executive the Raleigh district delegates tabled a motion that an official report should be obtained from the…

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New Railway. Thousands of Unemployed. May Be Absorbed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 3

In the metropolitan area an increase in unemployment for the months of May was caused, says the Department of Labor and Industry,…

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Eungai Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 3

Many years ago I saw, a man Considerably worried over a cheque the was holding and studying. On making inquiries I found, that he was…

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Railway Wanted

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 4

A movement is taking, shape in Glen Innes to co-operate with the Grafton Chamber of Commerce in an agitation for the building of a line…

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Weekly Motor Notes. Home Made Speed Cars. Interesting Hobby for the Lover of Motor Mechanics

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 7

Without discussing the various complexes which give rise to the liking, it is very apparent that to many of us speed and the possession of a car…

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Railway Matters

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 4

We understand there will be a rearrangement of the railway staff at this week-end, which will probably mean an addition to Kempsey staff…

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The Motor Car. Back Pressure and Efficiency

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 2

To secure efficiency in speed we must also consider very carefully the design of the intake and the exhaust manifolds. Generally the exhaust fitted to…

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£43,000 Road Contract

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 8

The tenders for the proposed Murwillumbah-Tweed Heads bituminous macadam road between the town and the seaside, have closed, and two…

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Exhibition Train. to Show Australian Goods

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 4

To introduce to the country towns of New South Wales the products of Australian industries the Australian Made Preference League has a…

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£10,000,000 Map of America. Every House and Road to Be Shown

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 7

Mr. James Harness, president of the American Engineering Council, declares that the signing of the necessary bill by President Coolidge will…

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Doctor, Railwaymen, and Flooded Creek

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 5

The parent of two sick children on the Stoker's Siding side of Dunbible Creek found on Sunday that the creek crossing was so swollen, as a…

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Earliest Motor Cars

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 7

The collection of pioneer motor cars at the Science Museum, South Kensington (reports the "Westminster Gazette") has been enriched by the…

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Motor Garages. Use of Number Plate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 3

A case of interest to owners of motor garages came before the police magistrate at Wagga, when the police charged the owner of a garage with…

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Sporting. B.S.A. Motor Cycles

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 2

The exhibition at the recent New York Motor Cycle Show of a British made machine constitutes an event of no smal importance in the history of the motor…

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Railway Expansion. New Officers for Loco. Branch

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 6

There has been considerable expansion in the activities of the Locomotive branch of the railway department at Taree recently, and the…

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Re-decking Bridge

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 2

At last men are engaged re-decking the Telegraph Point bridge. Much of the old timber is so ant-eaten that one marvels that it ever carried the…

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Australian Made. Tour of Special Train

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 3

A special train to advertise Australian-made goods is to be despatched throughout the country districts. The cost is to be subsidised to the extent…

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Melba's Son Injured. Jumped Over Bridge. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 3

A Melbourne message says George N. Armstrong, 41, son of Dame Nellie Melba, leapt over the parapet of the Prince's Bridge, Melbourne,…

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Current Topics Railway Matters

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 2

At a P.P.U. District Council meeting, held at Kempsey, Mr. Drury, of Taree, moved: "That the Railway Commissioners be approached with a…

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A Trip to Hannan Vale Adventures on Our Roads

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 July 1925 · page 2

Mr. C. W. Ashley, of the Acme Carrying Co., writes as follows. Last week I was asked by a local film to deliver a load of fur[?]…

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