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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

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No. 2 Bridge Lottery

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 4

The No 1 Harbour Bridge Lottery has been fully subscribed. The Director of State Lotteries remarked that it was pleasing to know there were…

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Shire of Hastings. Road Estimates

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

The following estimates for road work in the three ridings were adopted for 1932:-…

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School Message. Harbor Bridge Opening. Tullamore Chosen

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 5

Because it is the nearest to the centre of New South Wales, Tullamore Public School has been selected as the one from which the message…

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Country Boys To See Harbor Bridge Pageant and Royal Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

Applications are being received from boys in all parts of the State to witness the historic opening of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The Young…

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Young Australia League. Country Boys to See Harbour Bridge Pageant and Royal Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 5

Applications are being received from boys in all parts of the State to witness" the historic opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Young…

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North Coast Derailment. Portion of Fruit Train Leaves Rails. Butter and Meat Cars Off Line

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 5

There was considerable dislocation of the railway service on Thursday morning, owing to the derailment of two bogey refrigerating vans…

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Motor Notes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

The President of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. J. C. Watson), referring to the drop in registration of motor. vehicles from 249,312 in March, 1930…

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

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

A novel car has been built for the Maharajah of Jodhpur and his guests— to be used when they go hunting. It has space for 30 passengers and is equipped…

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Railway Cases

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 2

Inspector Butler v Ann Chapman Maddalena, who was charged with having, on 27th November last allowed a cow to stray on the railway line at Wingham…

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Increase in Revenue From Rail and Tram

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 4

The Transport Board claims that from October there has been a substantial increase in the railway and tramway revenue…

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

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. supports the movement for the reduction of the weekend and holiday toll on George's River bridge, and suggests that the…

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City Railway. Opening February 28

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 5

The western section of the city railway between the Central Railway Station and Wynyard Square will be opened for traffic on February 28…

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

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 4

The law governing the shooting of wild ducks in N.S.W. says that the number of birds that may be taken in one day shall not exceed…

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£4,421,620. Railway Losses

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

A deficit of £4,421,620 is disclosed by the Railway Commissioners in their report for the year ended 30th June, 1931…

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Bullahdelah-Bungwahl No Main Road

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 3

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has been informed as follows:-- Dear Sir,--I am directed to inform you that the Stroud Shire Council…

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Men Sweep It Up. Road of Gold. Law Steps In

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 1

They do not dig holes looking for gold in Bendigo now. They just sweep up the dust from the roads and wash it at a dam!…

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Crescent Head Road. Enthusiastic Meeting. Find a Fly in the Ointment

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 6

Even the most sanguine of the folk interested in the public meeting convened to discuss Crescent Head road matters were astonished at the size…

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Tram Conductor Robbed. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 2

A train conductor named Walter Loftus was the victim of a brutal assault last night ny two men, who, after rendering him unconscious made off with…

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Brutal Assault on Tram Conductor. Robbed and Almost Stranled Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 2

A tram conductor (Walter Lottus) was the victim of a brutal assault last, night by two men who, After rendering him unconscious, made off…

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Motor Traffic Cases

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 4

Margaret' M. Dunn, who was represented by Mr. J. Bourke, pleaded guilty to having failed to surrender a driver's license within three days…

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