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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

1,029 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 10 of 52

Taree Small Debts Court. Monday, February 18. (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.m.). Motor Collision

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 7

Henry Machin claimed from John J. Wilson the sum of £30 for damages to a motor car arising out of an accident on the Wiugham-Bulga road…

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Three Motor Traffic Charges

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 2

Athol Roy Ling was charged with driving in a negligent manner at Clybucca on January 23rd, further, with driving a motor lorry with an…

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Expired Motor Certificate

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 2

Joseph Murphy, for failure to return an expired motor registration certificate, pleaded guilty. Defendant explained that he was…

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Motor Traffic Breaches

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 2

Arthur Jamieson was charged with an offence under the Motor Traffic Act, Mr. Murray on his behalf pleading guilty…

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Australia's Greatest Motor Cycle Trial. B.s.a. Reliability

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 8

The motor cycle reliability trial that commenced in Sydney on January 26th was the greatest motor cycle trial ever held in Australia. It…

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

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 8

Silent zone regulations went by the board in the West End of London on New Year's night. On the stroke of the hour Piccadilly was a solid block…

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All About a Motor Engine

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 6

E. H. Mackay proceeded against E. Mitchell for the sum of £10, alleged to be due on a motor engine and accessories. Mr. Hardiman…

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Tuncurry. Fish by Aeroplane

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 10

Last week I promised to put to the fishermen of Wallis Lake a proposal for the transport of fish in a couple of hours. With sufficient support and…

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Tuncurry News Fish by Aeroplane

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 2

Last week I promised to put to the fishermen of Wallis Lake a proposal for the transport of fish in a couple of hours. With sufficient support and the…

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Responsibility for Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 9

Ma[?]ay Shire Council received from tho Minister for Lands (Mr. Buttenshaw), a reply to its request that the department construct roads of access…

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Aeroplane Crash. Passengers Coming to Manning. Remarkable Escapes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 6

Forced down in a swamp near Warnervale at 8 a.m. on Thursday, an aeroplane piloted by Goya Henry, was almost completely wrecked. The…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a. Proposed Road Across Asia

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 2

The Swedish explorer, Dr. Sven Hedin, has surveyed the country for a projected motor road form the Yellow so to Chinese Turkestan. Part of it [?]is…

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Motor Notes. From the N.R.M.A. Missing Link Disappears

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 3

The Palen Creek section of the New England Highway formerly known as the "missing link" on account of the bad state of the surface,…

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North Coast Road Near Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 4

Mr. A. S. Henry, M.L.A., for Clarence, has received the following letter from the Main Roads Board: "In reply to your communication directing…

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Official Correspondence. Road — Oxley Highway to Elands

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 5

Mr. E. C. Cooper, "Myola," Glenwarrin, via Wingham, has received the following letter from Mr. L. O. Martin (Minister of Justice):…

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Headless Pig. Wherrol Flat Wonder. Road Proposition the Cause?

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 2

Mr. Mick Bell, of Wherrol Flat, informed us the other day that a sow belonging to him just recently gave birth to a litter of pigs. Amongst them…

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Railway Chief Eulogised. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 5

The Minister for transport, Mr. Bruxner, paid a high tribute to Railway Commissioner, Mr. Hartigan, who is shortly leaving for England…

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Oil Driven Train. Speed of 90 Miles an Hour

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 3

The London, Midland, end Scottish Railway Company, Ltd., is testing a new oil-driven railway coach which it hopes to use to increase the speed of…

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Department of Road Transport. Sydney, 18th Feb, 1935.C.E.Ben[?]. Esq. M. L. A. Parliament House, Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 6

Sir,--Willi reference to your representations to she Minister for Trans- port (the Hon. M. F. Bruxner, D.S.O., M.L.A.), on behalf of the Coolongolook…

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Motor Transport for Coolongolook District

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Bennett. M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Commissioner of Road Transport. With reference to your…

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