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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

1,147 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 58

Taree Chamber of Commerce the Black List Saturday Night Train and Park Improvements

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 7

A meeting of the committee of the above chamber was held in the Butter[?]ly on Tuesday night, with the president (Mr. W. J. Cheesoman) in the…

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Motor Notes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 8

Providing for the compulsory insurance of all cars and other motor vehicles, whether used for public service or privately, an important Bill…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 8

Country motorists who are N.R.M.A. members are remained that they will be piloted in and out of the conge[?]d Sydney traffic, and be given full…

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Motor Notes. [?]

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 6

[?] the N.R.M.A. recently [?] that inquent[?] by the red flag in [?] at the [?] of lands on [?] could not be…

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Motorists and Public Reserves

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. rears that motorists are being gradually shut out from public reserves and similar areas which they are entitled to enter by reason…

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The Motor Camping Habit

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. Touring Department has completed its figures relatives to the number of motor camping parties that made application for information over…

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Defeating Motor Frauds

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 6

The passage of legislation to discourage fraudulent dealings in motor vehicles is being pressed for by the N.R.M.A., which in renewing its…

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Australian Motor Cars. Hints to the Government

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

It was mentioned by the Acting Minister for Customs (Mr. Forde), that a fair proportion of the correspondence received by the…

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Motor Notes the Touch of the Expert

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

The simplicity with which the man in the street can attain a sufficient degree of proficiency to be granted his driver's license leads many…

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Developmental Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 6

At the meeting of the Manning Shire on Monday the engineer (Mr. Montgomery) reported as follows:--Mount George-Nowendoc Proposed…

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Upper Manning Roads the Rocks Deviation Tirl Crossing Bridge. Cableways for Bad Crossing

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

At Monday's meeting of the Manning shire council, the engineer reported as follows: Mount George Nowendor. Proposed…

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Crowdy Head-moorland Road

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 2

The Engineer reported:—An inspection was also made of that portion of above road which passes over the moor. It is for the most part a fairly sound road…

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Car Somersaults on Old Bar Road

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 2

Five members of the Old Bar Surf Club who went to the beach on Saturday afternoon to make preparations for the carnival on the following day,…

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Harrington-crowdy Road Difficulty Over Route

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council the [?] reported as follows concerting the Ha[?]ington Crow[?]ly Head roads…

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1000 to Go. Railway Works

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 5

More than 1000 men employed on railway construction work will lose their jobs within the next week or so unless the Government secures…

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Railway Workers. Faced with Serious Loss

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 5

Work connected with the construction of railway embankments through Grafton has been suspended owing to a shortage of money. It is understood…

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Spit Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. Council decided at its last meeting, at the instance of Ald. W. Fyfe Henderson, Deputy Mayor of Mosman, to press further for the…

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Auction Bridge. No. 6

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 9

Lesson No. 5 dealt with the probable trick values of Blank Suits, Singletons, Doubletons and the cards of partner's suit for raising a suit bid. To value…

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Permanent Road Construction to Be Extended

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 4

On Friday last Mr. Crouch, Chief Engineer of the Main Roads Board, and Mr. McCreadie, Divisional Engineer, Tamworth, visited Kempsey and…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. is beginning the free display in country towns of high-class moving pictures dealing with travel, the motor industry, and many…

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