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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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Cobark Road. Deputation to Council

The Gloucester Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 4

A deputation headed by Mr. Carroll waited on the Gloucester Shire Council at its meeting on Friday last with a request for attention to the…

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Road Improvement Works Manning Shire Council's Big Programme

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 4

At the meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday, the engineer (Mr. J. H. F. Lipscombe) reported on the councl's proposed road…

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The Motor World News And Notes From The N.R.M.A. Easter Traffic Dangers

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 8

Heavy traffic and "that holiday feeling" will make roads at Easter more dangerous than ever before, in the opinion of the NRMA and…

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Only One Easter Road Accident. Woman Breaks Both Legs. Quiet Time for Local Police

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 3

With only one road accident, this Easter was the most accident-free Easter here for many years. On Good Friday a woman had both…

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Railway Excursions

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 3

The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announced to-day that arrangements have been made for the issue of excursion tickets in May. On…

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Forster Bridge Cleared for Action

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 5
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

At the last meeting of the Manning Shire Council, correspondence from Government Departments concerned revealed that matters in…

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Sunday Train Service From Taree

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 9

Mr. W. A. Baker, hon, secretary of the Taree branch of the A.L.P., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Transport,…

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Forster Bridge Cleared for Action

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Manning Shire Council, correspondence from Government Departments concerned revealed that matters in…

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Railway Grossing in Belgrave Street Second Set of Rails

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4

The Kempsey Municipal Council will lodge a strong protest against the proposal of the Department of Railways to lay a…

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Man Arrested on Train at Gloucester. Charged with Intent to Commit Rape

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 2

Keen observation by a police constable led to the arrest on a train at Gloucester on Wednesday of a man who was later charged in Newcastle…

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Sunday Train Service. Further Representations Being Made by Affiliated Chambers of Commerce. Report to Local Chamber

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 1

Representations for a Sunday night train service from Kempsey to Sydney will be made to the Railway Department by the affiliated…

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Driving Motor Vehicle While Under Influence

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 2

Roy victor Worth was charged with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor, on March 20, 1949. This case was called at the…

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Road Deviation on Upper Manning

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads writes as follows to Mr L. C. Jordan, MLA:— Subject: Shires of Manning and Gloucester, Developmental Road No. 1150…

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Fishing From the Bridge To the Editor "M.R. Times."

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 10

Sir,—As the Department of Main Roads Board is calling for a caretaker for the Martin Bridge at Taree, could not the Department…

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Rodeo Horses Killed in Road Smash. Star Buckjumpers Escape

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 2

The two star buckjumpers of the Tex Morton and Lance Skuthorpe Circus and Rodeo, at present showing in Gloucester had miraclous escapes…

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Loftus Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

At Monday's Macleay Shire meeting Engineer Wilson reported that £819 worth of timber would be required for reconstruction of Loftus bridge,…

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Gap Creek Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

Owing to the collapse of Gap Creek bridge, the Shire bridge gang has been transferred from Dungay Creek bridge to Gap Creek, where…

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Official Correspondence Main Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 6

Mr. L. G. Jordan, Member for Oxley, is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. F. Fleming, on behalf of the secretary, Department of…

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Tuncurry-forster Ferry Council To Press For Bridge

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

At Monday's meeting of the Manning Shire Council a letter was received from the Road Safety Council stating that at a recent meeting of…

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