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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

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Roads That Call

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 6

Oh, the roads that call on a summer's day— New roads, old roads and far away— Roads that sweep o'er the distant hill…

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86 and Never Saw Train

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

A Wolumla (South Coast) resident who had never been more than 50 miles from his birthplace died there on Tuesday. He was John James…

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Motoring Smash at Gladstone Five Persons in Hospital One Succumbs to Injury

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 5

One man was fatally injured, and four others admitted to the Macleay District Hospital last Saturday as a result of one of the…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 1

Mr. William Patrick Shaw, 43, of Belmore River, died a few hours after admission to the Macleay District Hospital, from injuries…

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Serious Motor Accident Youth's Thigh Fractured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 5

In a collision on December 22nd, Alfred Christenson (18), of Cundle, received serious injuries. Christenson was riding a motor…

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Left Behind Crowded Train to Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 1

When the Kempsey Mail left Taree, bound toward Sydney, on Friday night, it was unable to lake all the passengers available…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

Mr. William Patrick Shaw, 43, of Belmore River, died a few hours after admission to the Macleay District Hospital, from injuries…

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Our Rattling Bridge and Main Roads Policy

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

In a circular letter to Kempsey Municipal Council meeting last night, the Department of Main Roads stated the department was now entering…

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Train Services. (To the Editor)

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Sir,—The Stratford Progress Association desire to express through your paper their extreme dissatisfaction of the present train services…

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Shire Engineer's Report £245 for Upper Avon Road. Improvements on Waukivory Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

In his report to the Gloucester Shire Council at its meeting on Friday, the. Engineer, Mr. E. H. Harris, recommended the spending…

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Shire Roads Holidays Devoted to Inspection by New President

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Cr. L Conn, who at last meeting of Macleay Shire Council was elected to the presidency of the shire, signalised his…

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Crescent Head Lookout Road to Big Nobby Sought

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3

Mr. M. H. Hodgson, hon. sec. Crescent Head recreation reserve, wrote yesterday's meeting of Macleay Shire Council requesting council to…

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Council's Works Programme Not to Be Limited to Any Amount. Engineer's £44,000 Estimate. Timber v. Ratepayers' Roads

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4

A comprehensive programme of works was submitted by the Shire Engineer, Mr. E. H. Harris, to Council at its January meeting on…

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Train Services Restored

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

Mr. B. W. Watson, Stationmaster at Wingham, has supplied us with the following information: The following time-table will operate…

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Current Topics New Train Time Table

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

Except for the day train from Sydney, which commences to-morrow (Saturday), the new time table for the Kempsey Mall will come into…

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Gloucester Police Court Travelling on Railway Without Paying Fake

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

Two men were fined £2 with court costs 8/-, witnesses' expenses 19/1, in default 7 days hard labour, before the P.M., M.r. J. P. Byrne, in the…

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Soldier Killed in Tram Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

Signaller G. M. Thomas, of the AIF. whose home is in Victoria, was fatally injured in a troop train travelling North on Tuesday night. He put his…

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Trams Collide on Harbour Bridge 24 Injured

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 4

Twenty-four people were injured, two seriously, when a Crow's Nest-hound tram crashed into the rear of a Lane Cove tram on Sydney…

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Train Services Improved Day Trains Restored

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 2

The restrictions imposed on the North Coast railway service during the recent strike are being lifted. The new timetables are:…

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Soldier Killed In Fall From Train

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 4

A soldier was killed when he tell out of a train passing over the Manning Bridge, Baker's Creek, at about 6 o'clock on Tuesday night. He was…

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