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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

1,083 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 55

Roads in Riding

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

At the meeting of the Macleay Shire Council on Monday the Engineer (Mr. Baker) said the approximate length of…

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Main Road Work

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 4

Macleay Shire Council on Monday agreed to hire their Britstand grader to the Department of Main Roads for…

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Timber Removal on Shire Roads

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 7

On Monday, the Macleay Shire Council accepted the tender of Mr. T. A. Miles, of East Kempsey, for the…

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Pola Ck. Bridge Work Delayed

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 6

The Engineer (Mr. Baker) reported to the Macleay Shire Council, on Monday, that no work has been carried out on…

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Roads Sealing Plan To Cost [?]46,000

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

On the casting vote of the President (Cr. L C. Jorden), Manning Shire Council on Monday decided to seal the Harrington Road and 12 miles of the Hannam Vale-Moorland…

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Tenders to Be Called for Kempsey Bridge

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 1

The Mayor of Kempsey, Ald. N. C. Long, reporting to Kempsey Council meeting on Monday night, reported that tenders would be called this month for reconstruction of Kempsey traffic bridge…

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Road Gravelling Offer Recalled by Council

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 7

Mr. Frank Range, of South West Rocks, will be asked by the Macleay Shire Council to undertake the gravelling of Shire roads at 24- per yard, although the Engineer (Mr. R. E. Baker) says…

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Sealing Of Wingham-Burrell Creek Road

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 3

Manning Shire Enginer, Mr. Geer, is to estimate the cost of tar sealing the main road from Wingham…

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Steps For Start On Tuncurry Road

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 3

The Shire was taking all possible steps to have a start made on the sealing of the Taree-Tuncurry Road. Manning Shire, at Monday's…

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Railway Deficit Some Of The Reasons

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 7

Despite the fact that the N.S.W. railway earnings for the last financial year reached a record total of…

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Preference for Stroud Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 9

The Engineer (Mr. Marks) has been asked by Stroud Shire Council to give attention to roads in this order:--…

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Harrington Road Closure

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1

Harrington Urban Committee will be asked to state its reasons for objecting to Mr. A. J. J. Glacken's road closure…

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£9000 to Repair Shire Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 3

A sum of almost £9,000 has been allocated by the Manning Shire Council for repairs to Shire roads…

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Application To Have Crescent Head Road Declared Main Road

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

Crescent Head Progress Association is pressing the appropriate authorities to have the Kempsey-Crescent…

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Road Grading And Culverts

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

Referring to two requests from Kinchela P.P.U., the Engineer (Mr. Baker) told Macleay Shire Council on…

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Taree-wingham Road Sealing

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

The Department of Main Roads has advised Manning Shire it has approved the spending of £26,612 on…

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Shire 20 Miles Road Surfacing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 3

On the casting vote of the President (Councillor L. C. Jordan) the Manning Shire Council decided on…

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Possibility of One Day. Train Tour Discussed

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 3

If bus transport can be arranged from Gloucester Station the Railways Deportment would consider favourably the running of…

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£46,000 Programme for Road Sealing

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 6

On the casting vote of the President (Cr. L. C. Jordan), Manning Shire Council on Monday decided to seal the…

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Revived Interest in Scone-Gloucester Road

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1

The trip by Landrover over Mt. Mooney and Thunderbolt's Tops on February 8 has highlighted the revived interest in the long agitation for a road from Gloucester to the Upper Hunter at Scone…

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