Wants Gloucester River Bridge Removed
The Gloucester Shire Council decided on Wednesday to pull out the abutment in the river near the washed out Gloucester river bridge…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1954
1,083 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 13 of 55
Road Accident at Wingham
Knocked down by a motor vehicle in Isabella St., Wingham, last night, Harry Horan, of Bobin, received a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petition For Bridge At Beatties Island
A petition from 21 residents of the Beatties Island area asked the Gloucester Shire Council on Wednesday to investigate a proposal for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Progress on New Pola Ck. Bridge
Construction of the new bridge at Pola Creek was again referred to by Macleay Shire Engineer (Mr. R. E…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Film News Strangers on a Train
The casual meeting of two strangers aboard a passenger train, an everyday occurrence, draws deep shades of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One Day Train Tour on May 2
The Railways Department advised the Gloucester Shire Council on Wednesday that a one day train tour would be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Well Known Railway Man Killed at Yambunga
A well known local railway worker was killed instantly at Yambunga yesterday morning when the tricycle he was riding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Rumblings
Lcco-ite, Fred Osborne, entered the semifinas of the Railway Institute snooker tournament this week…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Cars Collide
When two cars came into collision near Kempsey railway station, yesterday evening, Mrs. Ivy Davey 27,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Division Vote On Harrington Road
Dramatically crossing to opposite sides of the hall to record their votes, a majority of Harrington ratepayers on Saturday night resolved to pay two-thirds of the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Cattle Mob Cross Over Kempsey Traffic Bridge
Mr. Denis Clarke, of McCoy's Creek, Upper Macleay, recently brought the largest mob of cattle ever known to cross…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motorist's Prayer
Mr. F. Oswald Barnett, well-known Australian sociologist, recently composed the "Motorist's Prayer" as his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring & Aviation notes Car Parking Is Big Problem
Inventing the automobile and turning it out by the million is relatively simple. The hard part, as every motorist knows is finding a place to park it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hints for the MOTORIST
Folding hoods fitted to convertibles and roadsters should not be left folded under their covers for extended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Flood Road Damage
Flood damage to Manning Shire roads is estimated by the Engineer (Mr. L. D. F. Geer) at £23,150. Mr. Geer stated at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High-Level Bridge For Dingo Creek Crossing
Manning Shire Council decided at its monthly meeting yesterday to construct a high-level bridge over Dingo Creek on Big Run Road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conference on Glo'sier Scone Road Surveys
A suggestion that the shire engineers of Gloucester and Upper Hunter confer on surveys of the proposed Gloucester-Scone…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ratepayer Agree Accept Costs of Harrington Road
At a meeting on Saturday night, Harrington ratepayers agreed to accept responsibility for the repayment of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Fettler Hit by Train
A well-known local railway worker was killed instantly at Yambunga on Thursday morning when the tricycle he was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Work
Manning Shire Council, on the recommendation of the Engineer, is to spend £50 on the road off Higgin's Road,…
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