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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

883 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 45

Motor Car Overturns. Narrow Escapes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

A motor car met with a sensational accident at Cundle on Saturday, the occupants having narrow escapes from death or serious injury…

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Aeroplane's Crash

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

A De Haviland aeroplane, belonging to the Defence Department, crashed at Canberra yesterday morning, and the pilot, Flying-Officer Pitt, was killed…

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Money for Roads

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

It is proposed by the Federal Government, in accordance with the Prime Minister's election policy, to set aside a sum of £20,000,000 over…

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Proposed Road

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

The proposal to construct a road to connect the Nambucca with the Tableland is generating interest over the Range…

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Letter to the Editor. Better Roads Mean Progress

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 5

Sir, -- Now that the sum of £6000 is to be expended on the Nulla Nulla and Five Day Creeks, this should greatly assist the residents of those…

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Coff's Harbor. Boosting the Railway and Harbor

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

The Annual Meeting of the Coif's Harbor Chamber of Commerce took place at the School of Arts on Friday, night, 29th…

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Weekly Motor Notes. Gripping Attachment for Pliers

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 7

In a few minutes the handy man can manufacture an attachment which can be fitted to an ordinary pair of gaspliers and by which means piping,…

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Plan for National Road Construction

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 5

The Conference between the Commonwealth and all the States called by the Minister for Works and Railways, Mr. Hill, to work out the…

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S.M. To Motorist

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 5

"THE motor traffic regulations are drawn up by the best brains of the country. You people come and break them, and make a lot of orphans and…

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Toorooka Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 4

The recent fine weather has given Engineer Leathley and his staff an opportunity of pushing on rapidly with the re-construction of Toorooka bridge…

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Cricket. Taree I v Railway I

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 2

Taree firsts put up a great fight after a very bad start against Railway on Saturday. Railway had made 166 in the first innings (Clune 76,…

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Noisy Motor Bike

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 2

William H. Walls was charged with not having an efficient silencer on his motor cycle. Constable Meskell stated that defendant…

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Local and General. Kempsey Traffic Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 4

A gang of men are at present at work scraping and cleaning the woodwork of Kempsey traffic bridge to make same ready for the painters who will…

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Bridges on Cedar Party Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 6

At Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council, Cr. Bird introduced a deputation in reference to the construction of two bridges on…

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Proposed Road. Letter from Councillor Johnson

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 4

Sir,--Now, while the air is full of agitation and more or less mild excitement regarding the opening of a road from the 'Coast to the…

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Correspondence a Road Matter To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 7

Sir,—In the "Gloucester Advocate" of Tuesday last appeared an article dealing with a road question at Faramore, that is of great importance…

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Spoon Feeding City Great White Train. Traders Complain Lismore

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 2

"Spoon-feeding for a coterie of Sydney manufacturers," was' the description given the Great White Train by Mr. J. F. O'Flynn, one of the oldest…

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Noisy Motor Bike

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 8

William H. Watts was charged with not having an efficient silencer on his motor cycle. Constable Meskell stated that defendant…

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To Motor Men

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 8

I desire to notify the Public that on the 14th January, 1926, I purchased from Mr. S. S. Woolf the Business of the Nambucca Motor…

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Weekly Motor Notes Improper Valve Timing

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 7

Let it be understood clearly from the very start that we are not now speaking of correct tappet adjustment, a subject which has already been dealt with…

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