Manning District Motor Sports Club
On Saturday afternoon a meeting was held on the club's grass track which was in a very greasy condition, due to recent rains. In spite of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
568 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 11 of 29
Gladstone Road £4281 Expenditure
There is good news for motorists using the Kempsey-South West Rocks roads on the Gladstone side--the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shire Engineer Appointed— Former Main Roads Department Man
The Gloucester Shire Council at a special meeting on Tuesday appointed Mr. L. D. F. Geer, of Kempsey, Shire Engineer to the Council. Mr. Mr. Geer, a married man with three children, is a returned soldier of the last war. While in Kempsey he was President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Fatality. Mr. Terence McGrath Struck By Train And Killed Near Karaak Flat
Mr. Terence McGrath, one of the best knows and most popular railway gangers in the district, was killed on Thursday afternoon near Karaak…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Irresponsible Motor Cyclists Need Curbing
"Cessnock Eagle": In an effort to check the number of deaths and accidents caused by motor cycles, the Acting Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Goods Line at Kempsey Railway
Work is progressing in the establishment of the new loop line to alleviate congestion in the Kempsey railway goods yards…
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At the quarterly meeting of the Manning. River District Council of the PPU, held at Taree on Thursday, the secretary, Mr W. H. Keech, reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Ganger Killed Accident Near Karaak Flat
Mr Terence McGrath, aged 51, a railway ganger living at Karaak Flat, was killed on Thursday at about 1 p.m. when the tricycle he was riding was struck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News And Notes From The N.R.M.A. Petrol Rationing
Arguments by the NRMA. supported by other interested parties, for the abolition of petrol rationing, are expected to produce important…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fatal Accident on Railway Line
Terence McGrath a railway ganger, of Karaak Flat, was killed when a tricycle he was riding was struck by a goods train travelling south…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cyclist Thrown to Road After Collision
The "Lithgow Mercury," Friday, May 27, 1949, states; Hurled into the air when the motor cycle he was riding came into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kempsey-gladstone Road
The Main Roads Department has notified Macleay Shire that approval has been given for the reconstruction and bitumen surfacing of…
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On Wednesday evening in the council chambers, the mayor, Aid. C. A. i Ryan, introduced Mr. Mclntyre, of the Civil Aviation Department, to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football. Special Train To Wauchope
A special train will leave Wingham next Sunday at 9.45 a.m. for the football match at Wauchope, Manning v. Hastings for O'Neill Cup…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Timer Trucks Armidale Road Traffic
Mr R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Department of Road and Transport:--…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Roads Aid P.m. Claims Petrol Tax As Revenue Tax
Sir Earle Page is in receipt of the following letter from the Prime Minister, Mr Chifley:-- "I am in receipt of your letter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycle Club News
The Grass track meeting held on Saturday afternoon, 28th May, was well attended by riders from all parts of the Shire and Port Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Current Topics Six Dairy Motors Stolen
Six electric motors were stolen on Monday night or early Tuesday morning from dairymen at Woodville, Seaham, Glen Oak and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Taree: Monday, May 16. (Before Mr. F. G. Pocock, S.m.) Alleged Stealing From Railway
Robert Henry Thompson was charged with stealing 7 cartons of lager, 9 shirts, 2 pairs of pyjamas and four hand-saws, valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New British Light Weight Motor Sickle
A new British light weight motor sickle was demonstrated recently at the Royal Horticultural Society's gardens at Wisley, Surrey, England. The sickle is designed primarily for the use of market gardeners, fruit growers, poultry farmers,…
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