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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

815 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 41

Motor Cyclist's Leg Broken

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 1

Kevin Avery, of Kemp Street, Kempsey, suffered a compound fracture of his right leg and severe haemorrhage in a motor…

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Motor World Teaching Motor Driving

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 4

Declaring that the average motorist "merely stumbled" upon the knowledge of how to drive, the N.R.M.A. general secretary, Mr. H…

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Bad Roads

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

Reports about bad roads are scarcely news nowadays, with flood-damaged roads presenting a terrific problem throughout New South Wales…

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Sherwood Bridge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

Following representations made by Cr. F. Houlihan, Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., wrote recently to say that he had been informed by the Public…

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Lyne Member Tells Of Huge Road Construction Costs

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 1

Instancing the steep rise in the cost of road construction, the Member for Lyne, Mr. E. J. Eggins, M.H.R., stated recently that the cost of construction of concrete roads is estimated at £20,000 a mile and the maintenance of such…

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Hints for District Motorists

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

Should it become necessary to renew your spring shackle silent blocs, fit all parts loosely and don't do any final tightening of the spring…

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A Motoring Man's Diary Beer In Battery

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

A car battery was topped up with water kept in a beer bottle. Content of beer was not very high, but next morning the battery was flat. It was…

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Motoring News and Notes N.R.M.A. Expansion: More District Depots

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. is showing extraordinary expansion. Membership is leaping ahead creating new records each month. New enrolments in…

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Motor Cycle Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

At about 10.45 on Saturday morning Mr. Reginald Baker, of Middleton-st., was riding a motor cycle in the vicinity of Carrai-street, South Kempsey,…

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Road Construction Costs

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 4

Instancing the steep rise in the cost of road construction, the Member for Lyne. Mr. E. J. Eggins. MHR, stated recently that the cost of construction…

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New York Train Disaster

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

More than 80 were killed and 500 injured when a New York train jjumped the rails and fell from a bridge…

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Saving Life on the ROAD

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

"The days of propaganda, posters and platitudes are past," said Mr. H. E. Richards, N.R.M.A. general secretary, discussing the road safety…

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Restoring Roads In Lyne Electorate — Mr. Eggins' Plea for Assistance

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

Speaking in the Federal Parliament, prior to the Christmas recess, in the debate on the Commonwealth Aid Roads Bill…

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"A Mere Tramfare."

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

Calwell, bocoming more politically cockeyed than ever, declares that Sir Earle Page's hospital scheme—it has the merit of…

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N.r.w.a. Hints for Motorists

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

Here are some hints for motorists from the N.R.M.A. engineers:-Continuous trouble with distributor points may frequently be traced to…

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Big Loss on State Railways

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

Despite increased lares and freight charges, NSW railways showed an overall loss of £2,494,503 during 1349-50. This was disclosed in a Railway…

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Road To Happiness

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 5

Kin gives fleeting pleasures, righteousness brings everlasting joy. "By faith Moses.. .choosing rather to suffer affliction with the…

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Tlegrams Goods Train Derailed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--The main southern line was blacked out and telephone and teleprinter services thrown into chaos when a goods…

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£2,000 Grant For Taree Road Works

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 1

Taree Municipal Council has agreed to accept the offer of the Minister for Public Works and . Local Government to make a…

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Nowendoc Cooplacurripa Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Lands advised the annual meeting of the Walcha ALP that the Nowendoc-Cooplacurripa road would be proclaimed a…

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