Motor Train Coffs Harbour to Kempsey
A rail motor service between Coffs Harbour and Kempsey was suggested at the last meeting of Bellingen Shire Council and it…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
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Boy Falls Under Train Arm Amputated
A boy's left arm was amputated at Newcastle hospital on Wednesday after he had fallen beneath a coal train near his…
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When speaking in the Legislative Assembly during the last session, Mr. R. S. Vincent (C.P., Raleigh) suggested that the whole of the State…
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Twenty-one-year-old Bede Patrick Mackson was killed in a shunting accident at Armidale goods yard on Tuesday night…
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At the Land Board Court at Port Macquarie this week, Port Macquarie Municipal Council's application for a special lease…
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Although the Federal election is not to be held until towards the end of the year, there are already straws in the wind that…
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A new move to increase motor taxation is feared by the N.R.M.A. Mr. H. E. Richards, general secretary, said Road Transport…
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When speaking in the Legislative Assembly during the last session, Mr R. S. Vincent. (C.P., Raleigh) suggested that the whole of the State forests of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Finance for Local Government Wauchope Conference Wants Petrol Tax Returned to Roads Timber Tax Suggested to Supplement Council's Finances
Bad roads and lack of amenities were pinpointed as the reasons for a serious drift to the city and consequent decrease in rural population figures, according…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Finance For Local Government Wauchope Conference of Shire and Municipal Councils Wants Petrol Tax Returned to Roads Timber Tax Suggested to Supplement
Bad roads and lack of amenities were pinpointed as the reasons for a serious drift to the city and consequent decrease in rural Population figures, according to the consensus of opinion at Thursday (19th) conference of Shire and Municipal Councils. Held at…
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At the last monthly meeting of the Bellingen Shire Council, a rail motor service between Coff's Harbour and Kempsey was suggested…
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Some idea of the extensive use made of an aerodrome can be gauged by the following facts relating to Coff's Harbour 'drome: "The…
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Mr. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A., has been informed by the Main Roads Department, as follows:— Shires of Apsley and Manning;…
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When speaking in the Legislative Asembly during the last session, Mr R. S. Vincent (C.P., Raleigh) former Minister for…
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There were several vehicle collisions in the district during the week; fortunately, however, there were few casualties. On…
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Sir Malcolm Campbell, 62, whose death was reported from London recently, was world-famed as one of Great Britain's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Developmental Road — Cooplacurripa To Nowendoc
Mr. D. H. Drummond, MLA, has been informed by the Main Roads Board that Manning and Apsley Shires are being informed that it is…
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Mr. D. H. Drummond, MLA, has been informed by the Main Roads Department, as follows:—Shires of Apsley and Manning; Road…
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This is the sign oil the two-horse drawn furniture van, once owned by the Mutual Store, Melbourne, now being used by Mr. and Mrs. Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Stealing From Railway
William Graham Martin Maiden was charged with that, at Taree on [?] about 23rd December, he stole 6 dozen bottles of beer, 6 motor tyres, 5 band says. 9…
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