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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Show Committee to Confer with Council on Bridge Problem

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

A deputation from Manning River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will confer with Taree Municipal Council on the matter of a…

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Railway Station Traffic Recommendations

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

New traffic arrangements at Taree Railway Station were recommended by Taree Municipal Council at its meeting on Wednesday night…

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Railway Picnic

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

A fleet of buses arrived at Old Bar Beach on Monday laden with a crowd to join in the Central North Coast railway employees' annual…

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Railwayman Fined

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 4

Found guilty of having had in his possession seven tent flies reasonably suspected of being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained,…

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Road To Happiness

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 5

Great fires spring from little sparks; great strife from little words. "The tongue setteth on fire the course of nature." James :3.6…

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£33,700 Allocated For Shire Main Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 7

The Department of Main Roads has prepared a fairly large programme of main and trunk road works for this year…

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CORRESPONDENCE Aerodrome Controversy

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 5

Sir, I, as a Shire Ratepayer, say Mr. Martin did not mislead anyone with his small and (in my opinion) well worded advertisement regarding…

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Roads Still Bad

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

The Shire Council has yet to spend a large proportion of the money from petrol tax it allotted to the Oxley Island roads…

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Road Drainage Problem More Graders, Culverts and Co-operation Answer, Says Shire Engineer

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 4

More graders, more culverts and the co-operation of landowners in permitting Council employees to enter property to open up and clean drains and owners not permitting them to become silted or blocked was the answer…

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Sale of Burma Railway

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 3

In reply to a resolution moved by the R.S.L. at the Ninth Biennial Conference of the British Empire Service League, that moneys…

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Railway Officer Farewelled

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

On Saturday night last, approximately 40 of their friends attended a farewell function in the Protestant Hall, Wingham, to say goodbye to…

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Railwayman Fined

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

Found guilty of having had in his possession seven tent flies reasonably suspected of being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained,…

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County Council Now Has Ah Land Necessary for Cundle Aerodrome

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 1

Reporting lo the meeting of the Manning River County Council on Wednesday night, the County Clerk, Mr. F. Hassan, said that all land necessary for the erection of a 80 degree landing strip at Cundle town had now been acquired…

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Shire President Plans To Spend £42,000 On Road Plant

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 1

A proposal designed to solve the Manning Shire Councils huge road repair problem was placed before the meeting on Monday by the Shire President, Cr. L. C. Jordan, M.L.A…

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Motoring News and Notes. Improving Street Lighting Necessary

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 6

Answering a plea by the N.R.M.A. for action to Improve street lighting, the Premier (Mr. McGlrr) says that amendment of the Local…

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A Motoring Man's Diary

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 6

A National or international race for gas turbine cars is to be held in Britain within the next two years. A prize of £1000 has been offered by…

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District Motorists

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 6

When fitting oil seals be sure to install with the sharp edge of the leather towards the source of lubrication…

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Cundletown Aerodrome

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

President of Manning Shire, Cr. Jordan M.L.A. Raid that he would object strongly to the Federal Government's attitude towards the con…

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Train Alterations Through Floods

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

BECAUSE of the necessity to tranship passengers over the flooded area near Maitland an alteration has been made in the times of running of trains on the North Coast and Northern lines. The Secretary for Railways, Mr…

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No Extra Grant for Forster Road

The Northern Champion · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 4

The State Government will not make any extra grant available for the improvement of the main road from Forster towards Newcastle…

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