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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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Crescent Head Road. Improvement League Active

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 8

That the Crescent Head Road Improvement League is again active this year was evidenced by a deputation which waited on the Macleay Shire…

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Two Killed in Railway Accident. SYDNEY

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 4

A shocking level-crossing accident occurred near Richmond, N.S.W., last night, when a fast moving good train rashed into a motor car. Two persons…

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Motors and Motorists. News and Notes From the N.r.m.r

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 8

It is estimated that 10,000 cars from all parts of Czecho-Slovakia took part in a huge traffic block an Prague as a protest against new taxes on motor…

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"Purr-pull" Motor Spirit

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 4

The attention of motorists and the general public is particularly drawn to an advertisement on the front page of this issue, wherein Messrs. Ball Bros.,…

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Road-mending Up-to-date. When the road is rotten Mend it with cotton

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 7

That may soon be the slogan of the highways engineer if we are to believe Dr. R. H. Pickard, president of the Society of Chemical Industry. The…

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The Road to Success. Advice that is Entertaining if not Helpful

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 7

Do you want to be the Big Thing, the Loud Noise, the Last Word? Do yon want your bank manager to go down on all fours and polish your boots…

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Motor Notes. From the N.R.M.A.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 1

The use of pneumatic tyres on horse-drawn vehicles is now engaging the attention of users of this form of transport. An English firm has…

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Railway Commissioner Visit to Taree

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 4

On Friday morning the Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) accompanied by his principal officers, made his annual visit of inspection…

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Railway Commissioner's Visit

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 8

Mr. J. T. Hartigan, Chief Commissioner for Railways, and staff visited Taree yesterday (Friday) officially. They were met by the Mayor and…

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Sydney Harbor, Looking East From the Bridge

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 4

(Block kindly loaned by F. T. Wimble and Co.)…

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The Crescent Head Road. Ald. Dodds Talks Straight

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council, Messrs. J. S. May, H. Harvey, and Dr. Rankine, representing the Crescent Head Road…

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Mr. James Bridge

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 2

The death of Mr. James Bridge, Tinonee, occurred in a private hospital in Taree on Friday night. Deceased, who was 83 years of age…

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Crescent Head Road

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 2

Messrs. J. S. May, H. Harvey and Dr. Rankine were a deputation from the Crescent Head Road Improvement League…

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The Courage of Love. By Madame Albanesi. Author of "Love's Harvest," The Road to Love," "The Way to Win," etc

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 3

At the same time whilst Townley tried to get hold of her, she managed to elude him and before the man realized what she had in her mind she…

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Taree Friday, March 17. (Before . A. B. Collins, J.p.). Trespass on Railway

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 2

Peter James Selby, Charles Arthur Biair John Tointon, James Sullivan, Joseph Daley and John Whyte, each pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Railway Matters. Chief Commissioners Visit

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 3

Official visits of the Railway Commissioners to Taree in'the past have been of little result to the members of deputations Who placed Taree's…

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Railway Commissioner Visit to Taree

The Northern Champion · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 4

As briefly mentioned in our last issue the Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hatigan) paid his annual visit of inspection to Taree On Friday…

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Mr. James Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 2

The death of Mr. James Bridge, Tinonee, occurred in a private hospital in Taree on Friday night. Deceased, who was 83 years of age…

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Road Wanted

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 2

Messrs, Goodall, Hoffman, Slee, Hulbert, Fowler, and Miss Hulbert attended the meeting relative to the securing of a road of access to…

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Lucky Escape on Bulga Road. Lorry Over Cutting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 4

Mr. Oscar Hile met with a sensational accident while driving a lorry loaded with timber down the Bulga mountain towards Wingham on Tuesday last. In…

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