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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Proposed Bridge at Tinonee. Shire Council Supports Movement

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 5

Mr. J. E. Chapman forwarded to the meeting Of the Manning Shire Council on Monday a lengthy letter asking, for support for the Tinonee…

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Bungwahl-forster Road. Exchange for Forster Suggested

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 1

The Manning Shire Council at its meeting on Monday received the following letter from the clerk to the Stroud Shire. Council:--…

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PROPOSED Developmental Road. Toorooka to tablelands of Willi Willi, Fitzroy, Carrai, and Mooraback

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 6

I have to report that I have made inspections of this country in the company of Mr. Mackenzie, Senior Staff Surveyor of the Lands Department,…

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Road Making Machinery

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

More than a quarter of a century has gone by since the printer of papers made a big stride ta changing ever from the hand to the Power…

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Getting on with Better Roads

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. states that road-users in New South Wales are justified in being greatly heartened by the intimation of the Minister for Local…

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Tablelands Road. Main Roads Board of New South Wales. 301 Castlereagh-st., Sydney, February 20, 1928

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

Dear Sir, In your issue of 3rd February, 1928, there appears under the heading "What, Again!" a series of…

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Bungwahl-Forster Road Exchange for Forster Suggested

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 6

The Manning Shire Council at his meeting on Monday received the following letter from the clerk to the Stroud Shire Council:—…

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Bungwahl Forster Road. Exchange for Forster Suggested

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 3

The Manning Shire Council at its meeting on Monday received the following letter from the clerk to the Stroud Shire Council:—…

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Proposed Bridge at Tinonee. Manning Shire Council Supports Movement

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

Mr. J. E. Chapman forwarded to the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday a lengthy letter asking for support for the Tinonee…

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Wingham Municipal Council What They Mayor and Aldermen Have Done Since Last Ordinary Meeting. Main Roads Inspection

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

On Wednesday, 15th. February, the following members of the Council met, and made a lour of the Main Roads: The Mayor (Ald. T. W. Gollan), Ald…

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Motor Notes Dodge Brothers' Senior Touring Car

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 3

Dodge Brothers' Senior Six Touring Car is the latest addition to the Senior line. This new car has proved itself to be no less an aristocrat than its…

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Motors and Motorists. Meticulous Exactness in Checking Records

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 12

How elaborate are the precautions taken by the American Automobile Association in the checking of attempts on records, is proved by the…

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Motors and Motorists. Misuse of the Starter

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 11

The fact that there is considerable misuse of the starter will be obvious to those who are observant as regards novice-owned cars. It is not unusual…

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Motors Not All to Blame. Traffic Accidents in 1927

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

A remarkable feature about the official traffic accident returns just issued, says the N.R.M.A., is that while motor vehicles in New South Wales…

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A Wonderful Road

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 8

Search where you will you will find to high[?]ay in the whole world so oma[?]tie the Grand Trunk Hoad of India. A. stately avenue of three…

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Dumaresque Island Roads Deputation to Shire Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 5

Cr. Lac introduced a deputation comprising Messrs. M. Mooney, J. R. Andrew A. Mathers, and W. J. Adams of Dumaresque Island, to…

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Correspondence. the Tinonee Bridge. (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 4

[?] Will [?] M[?] my [?]…

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Forster-Bungwahl Road Stroud Shire Will Accept Forster

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 5

The following letter from the Stroud Shire Council was read at Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council:—…

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Tinonee Bridge. (To the Editor of the M. R. Times")

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 11

Dear Sir,-- With regard to Counciilor McKinnon's strictures, I will briefly explain I was deputed to put the case for the bridge to local…

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Railway Sleepers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 4

Replying to complaints by the secretary of the Timber Workers' Union (Mr. Culbert, M.L.C.), that the Railway Commissioners had discontinued…

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