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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

490 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 25

North Coast Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

Mr. Carruthers stated at Lismore on Saturday night that he was strongly in favor of the North Coast railway…

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Possibility of Motor Carriage

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

GRAFTON during the week was a suddenly changed city, and all because of the…

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Ministerial Tour. Rough Roads

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 3

Mr. P. Ryan, who recently piloted the Ministerial party to the Dorrigo Scrub, returned to Armidale on Sunday afternoon. In a conversation…

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Oil in Road-making a Success

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 3

THE problem of making excellent macadamized roads at a small cost has at last been solved by the road commissioners in Southern California, U.S.A.. if one may be…

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The Premier at Lismore. The North Coast Railway

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 2

DURING the State Premier's visit to Lismore last week, en route to Grafton, an informal conversation took place (says the NORTHERN STAR) at the Freemason's…

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Bad Roads

The Uralla News · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

Owing to the late rains the road from the 14 mile peg on the Uralla side of Mr. John Grattan's to Bell's Swamp if in a deplerable condition, and it is almost impossible to…

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District News. Port Stephen's Road

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 2

The Port Stephens road has suffered very much from the recent rains, and has begun to assume its wintry aspect. The chaff cutter has done useful…

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Wool & Produce. John Bridge & Co., Limited. Fur Skins

The Uralla News · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

We held a very successful sale on the 26th inst., topping the market for grey and red kangaroo skins, for which 60½d and 60d respectively…

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Train Jewel Robbery. Cleverly-planned Scheme. Lady Holland's Loss

The Inverell Times · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

I am indebted (writes a correspondent of the London "Daily News" on Thursday, February 23rd) to Sir William Holland, M.P., for the particulars of a…

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War of the Ways. Motor Cars for Tramway Lines. Action by the London County Council

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 5

The stirring of the municipal conscience on the subject of extravagant tram way systems in view of the advent of the more approved and less costly…

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Railway Communication

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 2

A few years back, a strong effort was made to induce the Government to construct a line of railway to connect…

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North Coast Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 4
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[?] again to the proposed railway from Maitland to [?], Mr. [?] said that the lino would [?] a prodigious [?] and when…

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Railway Meeting. North Coast Line Condemned. The Premier's Utterances Refuted

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 2

PURSUANT to advertisement, a public meeting was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday evening last for the purpose of considering the railway policy of the…

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North Coast Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 4

In view of the Premier's declaration that the Government intend to proceed with the North Coast railway, which, if constructed, will destroy all…

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Walcha Road

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 2

Sports will be held here on Empire Day, 24th May, in aid of the School of Arts. A large programme has been drawn up. I wish the…

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Train Jewel Robbery. Cleverly-planned Scheme. Lady Holland's Loss

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 5

I am indebted (writes a correspondent of the London "Dally News" on Thursday, February 23rd) to Sir William Holland, M.P., for the particulars of a…

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A Doctor and His Motor

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 2

This story is told by an exchange to hand by the Moana on Saturday morning of a doctor in a New Zealand town who owns a motor, but is not…

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Cycling and Motoring

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 7

C. S. Orr, a well-known New South Wales road rider, last week established a very meritorous performance by cycling from Bathurst to Sydney, a…

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