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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Motors and Motorists. Instalment Blues

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 6

Of all sad words A man to jar, "Another note Due on your car."…

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Road Closed

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 4

The attention of the public generally is called to a notice in this issue regarding the closure of Gordon Street to traffic within the area on which work is progressing…

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The Main Roads Board. Where Money Is Wasted

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 1

Taxpayer " writes to the " Evening News":- When the Main Roads Board came into existence it was the intention of…

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Correspondence. Eundook Road Deviation. (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 4

Sir.— would like to reply to remarks made in the Gloucester Shire Council at their last meeting on the 12th inst. re Bundook road. I am not…

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Motor Column Studebaker's Record Breaking

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 8

In the selection of a car for general use, it is necessary to consider two main requirements.—speed, and the capacity to travel all classes of…

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Motor Notes. Jack for Extra Light

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 6

The usual method for connecting up a trouble light is to plug it into the dash light socket in place of the dash light bulb, but with so many of the…

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The Open Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 1

Away from the smoke and the dust of the city, The toll and the strife and the struggles of men…

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The Budget and Road Finance

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

"One of the most satisfactory features of the State Budget," said Mr. J. C. Watson, President of the National Roads and Motorists' Association, "is…

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Suggested Port Stephens Tamworth Road Deputation to Shire Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 6

On Council resuming its sitting after lunch on Thursday last Messrs W. W. Hawdon and C. J. Beaton attended from the Chamber of…

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Developmental Roads. Main Roads Board's Policy

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 6

Mr. L. O. Martin, M.L.A., forwarded to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council, on Monday, the following letter which had been received…

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Road Decay

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 4

At recent meeting of Kempsey Municipal Council Aid. Stewart spoke of the decay eating into the affairs of Che town for lack of machinery and…

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Manning Bridge Shire Supports Tinonee Site

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 2

The following telegram from Mr. J. E. Chapman was at Monday's [?] of the Manning Shire council "Everything favourable, Please…

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Killed by Train. on Wedding Day

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 2

Robert L. Hollingworth, of Sutherland, who was to have been married on Saturday afternoon, was kilted in the underground railway tunnel near…

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Developmental Road Bullahdelah to Upper Myall

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 2

Hon. W. Bennett, M. L. A., has been informed as follows:—With reference to your letter as above, I have to advise that the…

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Proposed Bridge. Rejected by Council. Cr. McKINNON'S SCHEME

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 3

Mr. J. E. Chapman, president of the Tinonee Bridge League, telegraphed to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday stating that…

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Suggested Port Steph[?] Tamworth Road. Deputation to Shire Council

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 5

On Council resuming his sitting after lunch on Thursday last Messrs[?] Hawdon and C. J. Beaion at[?] from the Chamber of…

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Railway News

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 5

Mr. Jack McDonald, brother of Mrs. T. J. McDonongh, is spending a holiday in Taree. Mr. McDonald is employed in the Tramway Department, Sydney…

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Money for Roads

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 7

The significance of the restoration of the original provisions of the Main Roads Act, says the N.R.M.A., is. revealed in the fact that during the…

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The Budget and Road Finance

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 2

"One of the most satisfactory features of the State Budget," said Mr. J. C. Watson, President of the National Roads and Motorists' Association,…

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Developmental Road. Bullahdelah to Upper Myall

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 3

Hon. W. Bennett M.L.A., has been formed as follows:— With reference to your letter as above, I have to advise that the Board…

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