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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

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Road Safety Rules Were Observed Here The observance of road safety rules by motorists during the Christmas and New Year holiday periods wsa commendable, the secretary of the Taree Branch of the Road Safety Council, Mr. P. Caines, said

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

The public seemed to have responded very well to the Road Safety Council's appeal for safe…

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Queen's First N.z. Train Trip

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Jan. 7: Queen Elizabeth, with her husband, to-day made the first journey by train since…

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Grant Made for Road Deviation

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

The Manning shire Council has been allocated a grant from the Department of Main Roads for the construction…

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Foreman Reports on Condition of Showground Bridge

The Northern Champion · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

Claiming River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will seek assistance from Taree Municipal Council in…

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£10,000 Grant Made for Tuncurry Road

The Northern Champion · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

The President of the Manning Shire Council, Mr. L. C. Jordan, M.L.A., conferred with the…

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Railway Rumblings

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 8

Received word from Mr. Fred McCauley that last year's euchre parties will re-commence on Wednesday…

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Motor Cyclist Fined For Carrying Pillion Passenger

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

At Kempsey Petty Sessions, on Wednesday, John Croad, of Smithtown, was fined £18-, with 12- costs of Court, for…

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'Fire' Patrol by Aeroplane

Macleay Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Jan. 10. -- Next month an aerial patrol will be maintained over French's Forest (Sydney) to spot any…

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Motor Cyclist Hit Bridge Side

Macleay Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

ARMIDALE, Jan. 10: A young Tamworth motor cyclist, Mervyn Jack Bridges, was killed almost instantly…

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West Street Bridge Repairs

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 6

The chairman (Mr. H. Guy), reported to the latest meeting of Forster Urban Committee that repairs had been effected…

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Train Derailment at Kempsey Causes Holdup

Macleay Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

A goods train, known as No. 149, was derailed at a point about three-quarters of a mile north of Kempsey railway station at 2.42 on Saturday afternoon…

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Road Accidents Kill Five Hundred Australians in 1953

Macleay Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 5

CANBERRA. -- There were 20,131 road accidents in Australia in the three months to the end of September…

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Motoring & Aviation notes Ford Scientists Probing Atom Power for Cars

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

Ford research workers are investigating the possible future use of atomic energy to power motor cars. This is one of the aspects of the automotive engineering…

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Hints for the MOTORIST

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

Crank case ventillation is of such importance for satisfactory service and long life from the engine that units…

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Motor Cyclist Injured In Fall

Macleay Argus · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

William Wilson, 19, of South West Rocks, fell from a motor cycle on Saturday and sustained a severe…

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[?]er Manning Roads

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

[?]ney was also being pro[?]ed for the roads of a de[?]mental nature on the Upper Manning. Money was…

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[?]anning River Bridge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

On this subject, Mr. Jordan said that two bridges had been approved—one on the Lower Manning and one at…

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Tuncurry Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

He had been successful in securing money for this road. Which, with the Manning [?]ire's contribution, would…

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Wingham-taree Road

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

Speaking in Wingham on Friday night last, 8th January, 1954, at the opening meeting of his annual four of the Oxley…

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Train Hold-up on

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

Trains were delayed on the North Coast line on Saturday afternoon as the result of a derailment of a goods…

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