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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Tourists' Paradise. Beauties of the North. Making Them Known to Motorists

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 4

The wonderful scenic attractions of the North Coast districts at last are being suitably brought before the notice of motor tourists,…

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621 Violent Deaths. Toll of the Motor

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

The toll on life in Sydney through violent deaths last year was a record. The City Coroner's return for 1925 discloses that 621 persons came to…

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The Motor Taxes

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

At the Macleay Shire council meeting yesterday (Monday), Cr. O'Meara reminded the council that although the heavy motor taxes had been collected…

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Automatic Motor Car

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 3

A mysterious surprise was sprung upon Parisians who found themselves on the route between the Rue Reaumur and Billancourt, where the Renault…

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Road Making Plant. Shire Makes Purchase

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

At Monday's Shire meeting the question of purchasing an up-to-date road making plant was fully discussed and, thanks to Engineer Leathley, the…

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Motor Cycle Sports Some Good Racing

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 3

The [?] motor cycle [?] to be hold on the reconditioned Taree show ground track took place on saturday last. There was a good…

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Motor Cycle Races. Some Good Performances

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 1

The Taree Motor Cycle Club held a very successful meeting on the show ground on Saturday afternoon. There was a big attendance and some…

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Motor Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 2

Pilot Brady, of Harrington, and his wife and family, were involved in a motor accident on Monday night, in which they had narrow escapes from…

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Country Roads. Board's Policy

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

Messrs. Garlick (Chairman) and Newell, of the Main Roads Board, met deputations representing the Tintenbar and Gundarimba Shires and the…

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The £20,000,000 Road Development Policy

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 9

The Minister for Works and Railways has been actively engaged in preparing a plan to carry into effect the Bruce-Page Government's. £20,000,000…

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Upper Hunter Shire. Extension of Upper Hunter Dry Road to Barrington Tops. President's Minute

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

The following minute from the President was read at last meeting of Upper Hunter Council:—I consider the time opportune for making…

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Brisbane-kyogle Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 1

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, referred last week to the letter from Mr. Lang, the Premier of New South Wales, asking that the Commonwealth…

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Goods at Stations. Railway Arrangements

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 4

In connection with the introduction of the 44-hour week, the Railway Department announced that commencing from Monday…

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Tourist's Paradise. Beauties of the North. Making Them Known to Motorists

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 8

The wonderful scenic attractions of the North f Coast districts at last are being suitably brought before the notice…

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Weekly Motor Notes. the Motor Show in N.s W.

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 7

Following the excellent lead set by Victoria last year, when the general value of motor exhibitions was not only demonstrated but their usefulness…

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New Railway Urged. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 5

In the Federal House yesterday Mr. Manning urged the building of a railway from Bourke, N.S.W. to Cloncurry and Barkley Tablelands, Queensland…

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Aerodrome at Sea

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 7

By special permission of the Washington conference on disarmament, the United States has converted the Saratoga, which was built for a…

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Road-Making Plant

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

THE Macleay Shire Council has decided to purchase a complete road-making plant at a cost of [?]3000, Ten years will be allowed for payment, and it was thought that a…

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Motor Driving

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

THERE is a growing tendency on the part of nearly all drivers-not only motor drivers-to neglect that portion of the Traffic Act which provides that a vehicle,…

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Motor Traffic

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

AT Monday's meeting of the Port Macquarie Municipal Council the question of motor car speed was brought up by Ald. P. Hayward, and…

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