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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

1,218 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 11 of 61

Motor Notes Spark Plugs Often Cause of Missing

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 6

When your engine misses determine first of all whether the miss is steady or irregular. An irregular miss had best be left for an expert to find and…

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Motor Notes Tyre Changing Hint

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 6

When changing a tyro care should be taken to put the rim back on the wheel properly. it is not advisable to tighten each lug to Its full extent…

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Dyer's Crossing. Proposed High Level Bridge

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 5

The Upper Wallamba Co-op. Dairy Co. in a letter (dated February 20) to the Manning Shire Council, at its meeting on Monday, wrote as…

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Tablelands Road

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 4

When the survey takes place over the twenty-mile road route that would connect Macksville and the Nambucca District with the railway…

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Another Bridge Strike Threatened. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

Ironworkers and boilermakers employed on Sydney Harbor Bridge threaten to go on strike unless a compulsory conference is immediately…

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Gloucester Shire Council (Continued from Last Issue.) Bowman Farm Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 1

Wm. Taylor wrote requesting that before any further expenditure is made on Bowman Farm road the Engineer make an inspection and repair…

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Motors and Motorists. the All-round Car

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 11

An experienced member of the motor trade in Australia, at a recent gathering, summarised the "all-round car" as one that "adds ruggedness and…

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Chevrolet Gains First Place at Motor Show

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 11

In competition with 45 American manufacturers exhibiting, Chevrolet was again awarded first place at the New York Automobile Show which…

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Intrepid Lady Motorists

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 10

Interesting visitors are two lady motorists; the Misses Mclntyre and Sherlock, who, after driving their Dodge car from Townsville to…

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Motors and Motorists. Cut Out Cutting In

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 12

It is pleasing to note that the agitation of the polite and the motoring organisations has resulted in a better undestanding of the law in regard to…

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Motor Camp at Barrington Tops

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 11

The proposed Easter motor camp at Barrington Tops, organised under the auspices of the N.R.M.A., promises to be popular. The programme provides…

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Manning Bridge. (To the Editor "M.R. Times.")

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 3

Sir,--I have read in your issue of 9th inst. the Tinonee League president's reply to my recent letter. He is conspicuously consistent in the use…

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North Coast Highway and the Bridge. To the Editor "M.R. Times."

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 3

Sir,--The advocacy of any cause by [?]ane and senseless meanderings, bordering at times on the verge of imbecility, is calculated rather to…

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Motor Notes a Handy Adjunct to the Tool Kit

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 6

It is not generally realised how useful a purpose may be served by including in one's tool kit an ordinary horseshoe magnet which may be…

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Intrepid Lady Motorists

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 6

Interesting visitors are two lady motorists, the Misses McIntyre and Sherlock, who, after driving their "Dodge" car from Townsville to…

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Train Passengers' Experience

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 2

The Kempsey mail train, which arrived in Sydney on Sunday morning, passed through a heavy thunderstorm near Taree on Saturday night. The…

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Dyer's Crossing Proposed High Level Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 4

The Upper Wallamba Co-op. Dairy Co. in a letter (dated February 20) to the Manning Shire Council, at its meeting on Monday, wrote as…

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Correspondence Plight of Upper Manning Residents Bridge Wanted at Bundook. (To the Editor.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 3

Dear Sir,—Through the medium of your paper, I would like to draw attention to the unenviable position in which the residents of the Upper…

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Hailstones. Train Windows Smashed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 5

A terrific hailstorm passed over Braunstone on Saturday afternoon. According to Mrs. M. Frizell, schoolteacher at that centre, the storm…

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New Road to Newcastle

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 7

The Under-Secretary for Lands (Mr. W. J. Roper) has intimated to the N.R.M.A. the sympathy of his Department with the effort to set up a…

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