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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

440 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 22

Court of Petty Sessions Taree, Monday, 17th MAY. Before Mr. E. J. Gibson. S.M. Alleged Stealing From Railway

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 1

Bornard John McCudden was charged with stealing 12½lbs. tea, the property of the Railway Commissioners.—Mr. R. S. Butterworth appeared for…

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All Weather Roads

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 3

The State Governor spoke feelingly on this most urgent need when recently opening tho Shell Company's new Bitumen Refinery at Clyde. Apparently His…

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Better Train Service Sought by Kempsey Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 3

The Kempsey Municipal Council last Monday night decided to make immediate representations to the Department of Railways for an improved…

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Better Train Service Sought Between Kempsey And Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 1

The Kempsey Municipal Council on Monday night decided to make immediate representations to the Department of Railways for an…

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Better Train Service Sought

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 1

The Kempsey Municipal Council on Monday week decided to make immediate representations to the Department of Railways for an…

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Desperate Need for More All Weather Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 7

The State Governor spoke feelingly on this most urgent need when recently opening the Shell Company's new Bitumen Refinery at…

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Roads Deterioration C.p. Leader Alarmed

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 4

During recent extensive travelling in the country districts, he was appalled to find the alarming deterioration that was taking place…

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Deterioration in Roads. C'.p. Leader Alarmed

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

During recent extensive travelling in the country districts, he was apalled to find the alarming deterioration that was taking place over the…

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Desperate Need for More AD Weather Roads

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

The State Governor spoke feelingly on this most urgent need when recently opening the Shell Company's new bitumen refinery at Clyde…

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Better Train Service Sought by Kempsey Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

The Kempsey Municipal Council has decided to make immediate representations to the Department of Railways for an improved service…

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Tablelands to Coast Road via Nowendoc

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 1

Mr. Alex Watson, Hon. Secretary, Nowendoc Development League, writes as follows to the "Walcha News":—…

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Bowman Farm Road (To the Editor)

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 1

Sir,—This letter is prompted by the inexcusable and neglected state of the track, for it no longer can be called a road, which leads from a…

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Agitation for Direct Road to Coast Move by Apsley Shire Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Apsley Shire Council Cr. Madden brought under notice of councillors the need for a road to the coast and that…

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Growth of Motor Industry

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 5

The remarkable progress that automotive transport has made in Australia during the last three decades, despite two world wars…

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Unique Remote-control Railway Signal Installation

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 6

Finishing touches are now being put by London Transport engineers to a unique remote-control signal installation on a section of the Metropolitan line at Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex. A master cabin in a tower above the station contains a row of 40…

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Trams Collide Thirty-seven Persons Injured Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 5

Thirty-seven persons on their way to work were injured when two crowded trams collided almost head on in Anzac Parade, near the…

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Road Safety for Taree

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 3
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

Residents of Taree are to be asked to do something to protect themselves from road accidents which have again begun to show serious increases…

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Road to Coast Move by Apsley Shire Council

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Apsley Shire Council Cr. Madden brought under notice of councillors the need for a road to the coast and that something…

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Tram Accident Thirty-seven Persons Injured SYDNEY

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 2

Thirty-seven persons on their way to work were injured when two crowded trams collided almost head on in Anzac Parade, near the…

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