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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Main Roads Allotment 1924-25 Conditions

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 September 1925 · page 4

Engineer Leathley further reported: No. 117—Road Kempsey via Macksville to Grafton: The length of Road between 9 miles 40½ chains and 10…

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Temagog Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., has forwarded a communication from the Department with regard to his representations in relation to a request for a…

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A Record Fruit Train

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 3

A few days ago the largest trainload of canned fruit (400 tons) ever dispatched in Australia passed through Goulburn from the…

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Toorooka Bridge. Council to Build

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 5

As the result of a message from the Hon. J. J. Fitzgerald, following on representations made by the Shire President (Cr. J. J. Webster), it has been…

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Deputation to Main Roads Board. Shire President Active

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 5

At Monday's meeting of the Macleay Shire Council the President (Cr. J. J. Webster) said following on a letter from the Main Roads Board in which…

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£1,250,000 for Road Development

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 9

In continuance of the policy initiated by the Bruce-Page Government upon its taking office three years ago, the Government is making more money…

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Road Making Plant. Shire Council Waking Up

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 5

At Monday's meeting of the Macleay Shire Council the Engineer (Mr. F. Leathley) brought forward a project to purchase an up-to-date…

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Road Grants. £250,000 for States. Federal Proposal

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 3

It is understood that a bill will be introduced into the House of Representatives this week authorising a contribution of £250,000 for road…

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Motor with Propeller

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 1

Mr. Henry Farman, after making his great flight in his aeroplane about Paris decided to try the propeller on a motor car. In the rear of a…

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Eungai Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 1

The official opening of the new Hall at Eungai Rail took place last Friday night. Several small functions had previously been held and had…

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Weekly Motor Notes. Highways Regarded As Investments

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 7

In all matters connected either directly or indirectly with the motor industry, we in Australia can find many an analogy for our present difficulties…

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Nature's Bridge. Linking Two Continents

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 7

These will be a bridge connecting the country with [?]…

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Motor Cycle Club

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 4

A meeting or the Taree. Cycle and .Motor Cycle Club was held at Kemp's Cafe on Tuesday night last. Mr. Bigger moved that under the…

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Railway Tennis Courts. Club Formed. and Work to Go On

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 4

A meeting of those interested in the Railway Park tennis courts was held in Kemp's Cafe on Tuesday night, Mr. J. E. Murray in the…

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Road Improvement

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 3

It is extraordinary how rapidly the public are becoming educated to a higher standard of the road construction than previously existed. Even…

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Local and General. Train Delayed

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 2

Both morning trains from Sydney were late in arriving at Kempsey on Saturday by some five hours. It appears a goods train became derailed…

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Barrington-bowman Road (To the Editor.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 2

Dear Sir,—I see by Friday's Sept. 11th issue of the "Advocate", that the Shire Engineer gave me a hot time at the last meeting of the Shire…

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Goods Train Derailed Passengers Held Up

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 23 September 1925 · page 2

Passengers for North of Taroe had rather an unpleasant experience on Saturday morning last, due to a goods train being derailed near…

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Kendall-Comboyne Road. £600 GRANT

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 September 1925 · page 1

Word has been received from Hon. J.J. Fitzgerald, Assistant Minister for Health and Local Government, that it had been decided to make a…

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Goods Train Off Line. Derailment at Moorland

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 September 1925 · page 5

North Coast railway traffic was considerably dislocated through the derailment of a goods train about a mile north of Moorland station on…

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