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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Public Works Committee. Proposed Mt. George-Wollun Railway. Evidence at Mt. George

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 5

The members of the Public Works Committee visited Mt. George on Tuesday last, to take the evidence on the proposed Mt. George-Wollun…

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Sutherland's Road. Letter From Mr. Vincent, M.l.a

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 3

The Under-Secretary for Local Government has advised Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M.L.A., as follows: "Re your representations of 271224, on behalf…

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Public Works Committee Proposed Mount George —Wollun Railway Evidence Taken At Mt. George on January 27th

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 1

The members of the Public Works Committee visited Mt. George on Tuesday last, to take the evidence on the proposed Mt. George-Wollun…

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Public Works Committee (Continued from Front Page.) Proposed Mount George-wollun Railway Evidence Taken at Mt. George

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 2

I would suggest, if the Committee desire to go into the alterntaive routes, they might cause surveys to be made up the various rivers along…

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Kimbriki Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

The settlers of this and surrounding centres are elated at the prospect of an early commencement by the Manning Shire Council of the…

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Kinchela Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

The newly-constructed Kinchela bridge was on Saturday morning last opened for traffic…

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Clarence River Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

The secretary of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce has received a letter from the Public Works Department with regard to the Clarence River…

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Road Values

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

The annual report of the Queensland Roads Board for the year ended June last contains some interesting figures of road haulage. It is stated…

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Shiral Tour Councillors View Roads in Parts of Manning Shire

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 3

On Monday morning last, the Shire Councillors (with the exception of Crs. Latham and Wells) started out on a tour of inspection of the…

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Railway Fatality at Wallarobba

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

A sad railway fatality occurred at Wallarobba station at 1.20 a.m. on Wednesday morning when Mrs Johnson (nee Mary Hicks) of Wyong, lost…

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Transaction of Motor Ness by Post

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

The attention of motorists is drawn to the arrangements by which motor traffic business con be transacted by post with the Traffic Office In Sydney…

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Eungai Railway

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

The season has been alternately hot and raining. The conditions are not such as are conducive to gardening operations to a successful…

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Serious Motor Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

A Dubbo message states another serious motor car accident took place last night when two cars collided on the Wellington road, near Maryvale…

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Fatal Accident. Head Severed by Kempsey Train

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 8

While going to Dungog to attend toe funeral of her brother, Mr. Thomas Hicks, who was killed on Monday afternoon, Mrs. Leslie…

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Motor Endurance Driving

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

FOR an amateur to drive continuously for a full 24 hours in no mean feat. Such, however, was recently done by Mr. Jack Rodger, of Hibbard. Leaving Port…

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Railway Fatality. at Wallarobba

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

A sad railway fatality occurred at Wallarobba at 1.20 a.m. on Wednesday morning when Mrs. Johnson (nee Mary Hicks) of Wyong, lost…

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Motor-Cycle Sports

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

The newly formed Manning Cycle and Motor Cycle Club will hold speed and cycle races on the Taree Show Ground track on Saturday…

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Kinchela Bridge

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

In a recent issue it was stated that the residents of the immediate surroundings desired to commemorate the rebuilding of the bridge, which took…

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Bridge Wanted

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M.L.A., has been informed by the Under-Secretary for Local Government that he cannot make a special grant to Macleay Shire…

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