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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1947

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Chocks on Roads Dangerous Driving Practice

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 October 1947 · page 7

Advice has been received by the Cundletown branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. from the State Secretary that complaints have been received…

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Claim for Damages Sequel to Collision on Kendall-comboyne Road

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 October 1947 · page 2

Before his Honour, Judge Storkey, V.C. in the Taree District Court on Wednesday last, Robert James Kerr proceeded against Valen Duck, claiming…

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"Railways at Work"

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 October 1947 · page 9

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, announced recently, the publication of a 48-page booklet illustrating and describing…

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District Aerodrome Nabiac or Cundletown?

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 3

The Minister for Air, Mr. Drakeford, wrote to last week's meeting of Taree Municipal Council regarding the Council's request to be supplied…

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Railway Excursions

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 2

The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. B. Nicholas, announced to-day that arrangements had been made for the issue of excursion tickets (at…

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Constable Killed in Motor Collision

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 4

A young Grafton special traffic patrol police constable, Lawrence Ernest McNeil, was killed instantly late on Saturday night when…

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Local and General Railway Staffing

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 4

The Secretary for Railways has informed the Kempsey Chamber of Commerce that the Chamber's suggestion of more staff at each…

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Two Airliner Disasters Latest Cables and Telegrams The "Macleay Argus" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. 52 Killed in America 36 Lives Lost in Greece Train Smashes in England New Yord

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 October 1947 · page 5

A Douglas airliner which crashed in flames yesterday, killing 52 persons, exploded like an atom bomb, eyewitnesses said to-day,…

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Chocks on Road Dangerous Driving Practice

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 3

Advice has been received by the Cundletown branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. from the State Secretary that complaints have…

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Bridge, Water Supply and Weir Wanted

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 2

Many months ago the need for a bridge over the river at Wingham, a river water suppy, and a weir, was brought before the Wingham…

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District Aerodrome Proposal Advantages of Cundletown Site

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 November 1947 · page 1

Referring to the district aerodrome proposal at the meeting of the Taree Chamber of Commerce on Friday night, the president (Mr. E…

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Road Courtesy Praised by Chamber of Commerce

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 5 November 1947 · page 4

Writing ,to the Taree Chamber of Commerce meeting on Friday night Mr. H. A. Hardes said : — "I am taking this opportunity of…

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Comboyne Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 4

"I refer to your letter of 18th September, submitting a copy of a letter from the Comboyne Roads Committee respecting improvement work on Main…

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Comboyne Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 4

"With reference to your personal representations on behalf of the Comboyne Roads Committee (Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. H Duffy, Barham,…

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New Shire Plant Ready for the Roads

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 4

Within the next week or so, new or re-conditioned, roadmaking equipment to the value of approximately £7,000…

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Road from Kitty Kitty to Barnes's Crossing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 4

"With reference to your personal representations on behalf of Mr. S. T. Burke, of Cundle Flat, via Mount George, regarding the proposed…

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Railway Trucks for Timber—Wauchope. Question in Parliament

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 2

Mr. L. C. Jordan, MLA for Oxley: Will the Minister for Conservation and Forests say whether he has been informed of the serious position that…

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Railway Hold-up at Belgrave Street

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 4

The hold-up of traffic at the Belgrave Street railway crossing reached a new peak this week when buses to…

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Shire Roads

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 November 1947 · page 3

Mr. L. C. Jordan, M.L.A., has received the following letters from the Department of Main Roads:— With reference to your personal…

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Petrol Tax Money for Country Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 November 1947 · page 1

All of the £286,000 allocated to New South Wales by the Federal Government from the petrol tax for country road maintenance would go…

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