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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

982 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 50

Motor World Cars In the Rain

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 7

Recent heavy rain in N.S.W. temporarily held up thousands of motor vehicles, and much work was required by servicemen to dry…

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Owners at Variance on Access Road at Old Bar

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 4

A dispute between two Old Bar property owners concerning a road of access to a subdivision, has been…

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Proposed Road to Saltwater Council Will Construct at Cost of Subdividers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 3

During Tuesday morning members of the Manning Shire Council visited Old Bur to discuss with the parties interested a proposal to construct a new…

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Member for Oxley Pulls Off His Coat Assists in Removing Rubbish From Near Bridge

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 4

Says the "Wingham Chronicle": Quite recently the Member for Oxley in the N.S.W. State Parliament, Mr L. C. Jordan, visited various centres on the…

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Two Charges Against Motorist

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

Frederick G. Miller was charged with driving a motor vehicle in a dangerous manner, and also with driving whilst under the influence of intoxicatng…

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Bond for Man Riding Motor Cycle Under Influence

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 1

Before Mr. F. G. Pocock, S.M., at Taree Court of Petty Sessions, on Monday, Donald Gregory Tiedeman was charged with riding…

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Two Charges Against Motorist Adjourned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 1

Two charges were preferred I against a motorist at Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday, when Mr. F. G. Pocock, SM, presided…

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Railway Fatality

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest held at Port Macquarie on Monday, before Mr. T. Maloney, J.P., into the circumstances…

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The Motor World Dangerous Rail Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. charges the Railway Department with indifference to the safety of motorists who use a railway-built road…

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That Laurleton Road

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

Everyone who drives the Laurieton Road wonders whose responsibility it is that an important road should be allowed to get into such a mess. Those…

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Knight of Road Seeks Retirement—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

In C.T.A. (Commercial Travellers' Association) parlance, their members are known as "Knights of the Road," and Wally Thompson is one of them…

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Aerodrome or Rifle Range? for Port Macquarie Unfavourable Letter From Australian Rifle Clubs

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

At Monday night's meeting of the Port Macquarie Municipal Council the matter of the aerodrome site and the rifle range was referred to in a letter from the Australian Rifle Clubs. The letter suggested that the possibilities of further development of the…

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The "Bristol" Power for Road and Air

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

Here the massive "Bristol" Hercules power units in the Handles Page Hermes 4 airliner form a background for the "Bristol" 2-litre Type 400 car, which made its debut in March, 1946. This high-powered model has since proved itself to be one of the finest cars in the world…

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Inquest on Death of Boy on Wauchope Road

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 6

At fort Macquarie Court House on Tuesday, the Coroner, Mr. T. Maloney, J.P., found that Donald Eric Kennewell met his death…

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Proposed Road to Saltwater Council Will Construct at Cost of Subdividers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

During Tuesday morning members of the Manning Shire Council visited Old Bar to discuss with the parties interested a proposal to construct a new…

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Cr. Attacks Cursory Attitude of Railway Commissioner—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 6

When the report on the visit to Wauchope of the Railway Commissioner, Mr. Garside, was before Hastings Shire…

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INQUEST. Motor Cycle Tragedy. Death Of Lionel Vincent Carter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

At Wingham Court House on Saturday, 4th March, 1950, the Coroner, Mr. Paul Cooney, J.P., .conducted an inquest into the circumstances…

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Railway Report-- Year's Activities

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

The Commissioner for Railways Mr. F. C. Garside, has presented to the Minister for Transport his report on the operations of the…

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Shire Engineer Deals with Road Standards

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 9

At the meeting of Stroud Shire Council, the engineer commented on subdivision road standards with particular reference to roads in…

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Ross Glen Train Fatality Mr. Bulley's Death Was Accidental Coroner's Finding

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

The Port Macquarie Coroner, Mr T. Maloney, J.P., found that the late Mr George Bulley, of Ross Glen, had died from a fracture of the skull, the result…

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