Opening of Kempsey Bridge
No question has aroused more contention of opinion than the inquiry as to who opened the Kempsey…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1953
924 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 47
Fell From Train Slightly Injured
BATHURIST, Sun. -- An elderly man had a remarkable escape from serious injury when he fell from a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Did Mrs. Dangar Open the Bridge?
An alert lady, about 70 years young, writes to "The Macleay Argus," from South West Rocks, as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety Meeting
Taree Branch of the Road Safety Council will hold its first meeting of the year tonight…
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"Shire councils everywhere are vigorously protesting against the reduced State vote for trunk and main roads. The cuts for 1953 are in the…
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Not since the opening ceremony in 1940, has there been as much drama associated with the Martin Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Beer Stealing at Kendall Railway; Case Adjourned Part-Heard
A part-heard case in which a 20 years-old railway employee is charged an two counts of alleged stealing six bottles of beer, the property of the Commissioner for Railways, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Permitting Unlicensed Driver To Drive Motor Vehicle
Lance Betts appeared on a charge of permitting an unlicensed driver (Herbert Henry Worth) to drive a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Bridge and Question of Ferry
On Monday night, the Town Clerk (Mr. Pittendrigh) told the Mayor (Ald. Long) that no information had been received as to when a start will be made on the construction of a new traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Chief in Tenancy Case
The District Superintendent of Railways, Henry Duncan Fraser, was defendant intenancy ejectment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Slant on Motor-cycling?
Notice engraved on a brass plate attached to the rear mudguard of a racing motor cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cundle Aerodrome
The tender of Mr. L. J. Gleeson, of Wingham, has been accepted for the construction of the first strip of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No New Kempsey Railway Bridge
There is no intention of erecting a new railway bridge at Kempsey, according to information given to Mr. R. S…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads Rented in Municipality
At Kempsey Council meeting on Monday night it was decided to renew the lease of various unused and dead-end…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Who Opened Bridge? More Suggestions
Additional letters have been received containing suggestions as to who opened Kempsey bridge and upon what date. The letters include the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Missing Fireman Went by Train
A ship's fireman who was reported missing last Thursday, and for whom there has been a wide search, is safe…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Delay in Information on Kempsey Bridge and the Ferry
The people of Kempsey are becoming more than a little concerned because of the Departmental silence on the question of the availability of Hexham ferry to handle road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road's' Important Part. Big Boost to Town Tapping of Myall Milk
Whether the Gloucester Co-operative Dairy Company will be able to keep 20 new suppliers it gained this week from Upper Mvall will depend largely on a quick improvement to the Waukivory…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seperate Motor Entrance Proposed for Taree Show
Manning River A. and H. Association committee en Monday night appointed a sub-committee to investigate the practicability of a proposal to provide a vehicular entrance to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome Will Mean Much to Taree
AN official announcement at the week-end that a start is to be made immediately on the construction of a 'drome at Taree is news that will be Welcomed in this part of the Manning district…
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