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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

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Municipality of Kempsey Photographs - Railway Carriages

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 2

THE Council has been invited to submit to Railways Department for display in railway carriages a number of…

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Upper Macleay Timber Road

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 3

The Macleay Shire Council Engineer (Mr. R. E. Baker) gave the Council in a report the result of an inspection made…

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Temagog Bridge New Work £3,000

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 3

The estimated cost of a scour free bridge and approach at Temagog would cost £3,000, the Engineer (Mr…

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CRICKET Burrell Creek v Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

An excellent fourth wicket partnership of 93 runs by Reg Andrews and Norm Hatchwell put Burrell Crk…

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£9,050 Sought For Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 1

The Manning Shire Council decided on Monday to make application for £9,050 from Federal…

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Racecourse Headland Application for Road

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 4

Engineer R. Baker has prepared the following report for consideration at the Macleay Shire meeting on Tuesday next, February 19:—…

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Island Bridge Sites Inspected

The Northern Champion · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 1

The Chief Engineer (Mr. Haghue), of the Public Works Department, with Councillors and officers of Manning Shire…

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Railwayman Hurt

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 5

Arthur Edward Ensbey, 20, a porter on the railway, suffered injuries to the left wrist on Wednesday when he was caught…

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Motoring News and Aviation Notes Drivers Urged To Respect School Patrols

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 4

Motorists who ignored school safety patrols were risking prosecution, said the general secretary of the…

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Hints for the MOTORIST

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 4

Never interfere unnecessarily with any adjustments around your car unless you have a good knowledge of the…

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Aerodrome Road Big Expenditure

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

The Department of Works and Housing has advised that the Macleay Shire Council's proposal for the cost of…

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Nowendoc Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

Mr. W. A. Chaffey, MLA for Tamworth, has received the following letter from the Minister for Transport (Hon. W…

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Work On Approaches Of Gloucester Bridge River Being Diverted

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 2

The approaches to the Gloucester River Bridge and diversion of the river are in course of construction by Council staff,…

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Land West of Barrington "Most Deserving Case for Development Seen" Opinion of Department of Main Roads Officers, Reported by Shire Engineer

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

Department of Main Roads officer's told the Gloucester Shire Engineer (Mr. L. D. Geer) that they had not inspected a more deserving cases for development than the land west of the Barrington, which was "so close to Gloucester."…

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State Railways Position Reviewed by Col. Bruxner

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 4

Commenting on the serious financial position of the N.S.W. Railways, the leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col…

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Inquiry Into Death of Motor Cyclist

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 3

In the Kempsey Courthouse on Saturday morning, the District Coroner, Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., held an inquiry into the death of Rex Powell Batchelor, 20, of Eungai Rail, who died from injuries…

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Access Road to Kempsey Aerodrome

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 2

From Department of Works and Housing, advising that the Council's proposal for the cost of re-construction of the Greenhill-Sherwood Road…

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New Railways Chief

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 5

"The Bulletin" pays a tribute to Mf. Keith Fraser, N.S.W. Commission for Railways, as follows:— Most platitudes are apt—and the tag…

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Aerodrome Road

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 7

The President (Cr. S. H. Flanagan) said at the meeting of the Macleay Shire Council on Tuesday that the Council…

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Temagog Bridge

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 6

The estimate of £3,000 for constructing a scour-free bridge and approach at Temagog submitted by the Engineer (Mr…

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