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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

972 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 11 of 49

Building and Construction Roads and Their Beginnings. Australian Native Intertribal Tracks

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 2

Who was it in the history of mankind that first conceived the idea of making a road ? From the humble beginnings of a road down through the…

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Easter Railway Excursions a Double Series

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 2

As will be seen by an intimation from the Railway Department in this issue, country residents are to have ample facilities for travel at reduced…

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First Motor Cars

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 3

Dr. T. J. Henry, of Manly, writes in the Grafton "Daily Examiner":— I notice in the Daily Examiner that a correspondent states that a resident…

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Easter Railway Excursions. a Double Series

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 2

As will be seen by an intimation from the Railway Department in this issue country residents are to have ample facilities for travel at reduced…

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"That Pernicious Log" Railwaymen in Protest

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 7

The Oddfellows' Hall, West Kempsey, was the scene of an interested and enthusiastic gathering of railwaymen and citizens on Thursday night…

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Railway Log A.r.u. Objections Meeting at Taree

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 1

On Friday last Messrs. J. V. Holt, secretary of the Eveleigh branch of the A.R.U., and a State councillor, and Mr. J. M. Boyd, Councillor of the Union,…

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Easter Railway Excursions. a Double Series

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 1

As will be seen by an intimation from the Railway Department in this issue, country residents are to have ample facilities for travel at reduced…

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Easter Railway Excursions

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 8

The Railway Department is providing ample facilities for travel at reduced fares before and during the Easter holidays. The special…

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Motor Repairs

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 4

Mr. Eric James, lately returned from Canada after four years of intense study of motor engineering, has taken charge of the motor repair…

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Railwaymen Protest. Against Commissioners' Log. Thursday Night's Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 2

About forty railway workers and about a dozen other citizens, including a few ladies, attended a public meeting in the G.U.O.O.F. Hall on…

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Railway Hours Proposal to Increase Dismissed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 2

The Industrial Commission, in a reserved judgment on Tuesday, unanimously refused the application made by the Commissioner for…

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

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 5

"Crusade" Cars for Country. The N.R.M.A. will run three "crusade" cars thousands of miles in the country districts during…

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

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 8

At Hillas Creek bridge, on Hume Highway 30 miles south of Gundagai, there are sharp turns on to the bridge both on the northern and southern…

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Trespass on Railway Property

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 6

Stanley Senior, William Thomas, Frederick Edwards, John Tye, Robert Silver Allan Jay, each charged with trespassing on railway property, were…

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Expired Motor License

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 6

Robert J. Jamieson, who failed to deliver up an expired motor license, pleaded guilty and explained that the license was due a few days before the…

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Minister Annoyed. Dorrigo Shire Council Matter of Forest Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 3

A letter from Mr. R. S. Vincent, Minister for Mines and Forests, read at the Dorrigo Shire Council meeting recently, indicated resentment on…

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Motor Notes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 6

Two sound-proof rooms have been erected in an English car manufacturing works, eacH containing a car, complete except for engine and gear…

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Easter Railway Excursions a Double Series

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 4

As will be seen by an intimations from the Railway Department in this issue, country residents are to have ample facilities for travel at reduced fares before…

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Railwaymen's Smoko to a Splendid Picnic

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 2

As a sequel to the annual railway picnic, held at Taree recently, the committee entertained a number of workers and supporters at a smoko, which…

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Gloucester Police Court Monday 12th MARCH—Before Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M. Motor Traffic Breach

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 2

For breach of the Motor Traffic Act, in failing to draw a motor lorry close and parallel with the left hand footpath when stopping…

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