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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1936

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Coomba Road Question of Punt

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 4

Several letters regarding the Coomba Minimbah road were read at Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council. Stroud Shire Council wrote, asking if…

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Wingham Road to Be Permanently Reconstructed Lengthly Shiral Discussion

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 1

A lengthy discussion took place at Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council regarding tho permanent reconstruction of the Taree-Wingham road…

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Taree-Wingham Road. Engineer's Report. Steps to Be Taken Be Borrowing

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 4

The shire engineer (Mr. R. J. Montgomery), in a report to the meeting of the Manning Shire council on Monday said:…

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TAREE, 9th JANUARY. Before Messrs) F. J. Anton and E. J. Saxby, J's.P. Railway Trespassers

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 2

John Edward Burnasconi, Jack Lay, Norman Bottomley, John Nyles, Maurice Martin Gatton, Wm. Albert McWilliams and Thos. Johnston were each…

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Proposed Cattai Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 6

Cr. Hammond asked at the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday how far they had got in the way of preparing an estimate for a bridge…

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Man Struck by Train

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 3

Mr. William Wennand, a sleeper chopper, of Sawtell, has cause to remember Christmas, 1935, which he most miraculously was able to see…

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Lansdowne Road. From Cundle to Comboyne Boundary. Application For Main Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 3

Cr. Hammond moved at the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday that the Main Roads Board be asked to have the Lansdowne road…

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Wingham-Taree Road. Engineer's Report. Steps To Be Taken Re Borrowing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 3

The shire engineer (Mr. R. J. Montgomery), in a report to the meeting of the Manning Shire council on Monday said:…

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Rocks Crossing Road. Matter Finalised at Last. Shire President Interviews Department

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

The President of the Manning Shire Council (Councillor H. E. Milligan) has visited Sydney and interviewed the Department with regard to Rocks…

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Visit of Railway Commissioner

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

On February 2nd the Commissioner for Railways and his staff will leave Sydney on their annual tour of the North Coast. The party is due to…

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

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 8

When riding in a motor car as a passenger one must not engage the driver in conversation, is a rule just issued by the Berlin police…

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Bridge Barricaded. Railway Commissioner's Action

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 10

The Railway Commissioners and the Kyogle Council are at war, and the first casualties were persons who wished on Tuesday to use the…

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Road Music

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 3

At a remarkable concert held recently in the town of Nauen, Germany, under the auspices of the Prussian Transport Ministry, the instruments used were…

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America's Super Road

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 3

After 22 years of work, an all-weather, hard-surfaced road now stretches for 3,300 miles across the Continent of America. The last section, 34 miles of…

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Road Work in North

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 3

Motorists using the Pacific Highway are advised by tho N.R.M.A. touring department to exercise care at several places where major road work is in…

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Deaths on the Road

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 6

Writing in "The American Magazine," Harold G. Hoffman, of New Jersey, who was for five years Motor Vehicle Commissioner of his…

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Wingham Municipal Council. (Continued from last issue). Work on Main Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 3

From Department of Main Roads, forwarding amended Roads Maintenance Programme for the year 1935. Received, on the motion of Ald…

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Farmers' Motor Vehicles. Reduced Registration Fees

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 7

Cases of farmers who have failed to take advantage of the reduced registration fees granted by Parliament for vehicles used solely for the purposes…

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

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 1

The international character of the great annual motor show which was held at Olympia, London, recently, was shown in the fact that there…

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Edith on the Make. a Motor Car Venture

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 7

"Mrs. Brown dropped in to tea to-day," said Edith as we sat in the garden in the cool of the evening, "and she was telling me what a lot of…

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