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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

635 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 32

The Missing Link Inverell-glen Innes Railway

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 5

The "Voice of the North," a journal published in Newcastle, is a staunch advocate for the construction of the proposed railway line from Inverell to…

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Coastal-Tableland Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Inverell Chamber of Commerce, The President remarked that Glen Innes proposed to appoint delegates…

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Glen Innes-inverell Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 7

The Glen Innes Railway League has revived the agitation for railway communication with Inverell. It was stated that there had been a big…

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John Bridge's Report

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 6

John Bridge & Co, Ltd, report under date February 8:--Wool--Owing to the influenza epidemie, the Brisbane wool…

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No Overhead Bridge

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

Despite the consistent agitation and representations by the Municipal Council the Railway Department has again notified the municipal body that they…

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"The Dancer Passed." Lang Strret Railways Bridge. From Bad to Worse

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

Some [?]…

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Railway Meeting

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

Cr. L. P. Dutton (President of Guyra Shire) presided at a public meeting held on Saturday afternoon at the Shire Chambers…

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Railway Fatality. Woman Out to Pieoes a Gruesome Find

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

The town was shocked on Tuesday morning on learning that a fatality had occurred on the railway lint close [?] Glen Innes on the previous…

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Procuring Masks. No "Spoon-feeding." Depot at Railway Station

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 3

It is not at all pleasant to go to the railway station to meet trains and have admittance the platform donted on see[?]nt of having no mask. this…

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Coastal-tableland Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Inverell Chamber of Commete, the president remarked but Glen Innes [?]posed to [?]…

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Buying Good Roads

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

In the past it has been the habit of the Government to hand the Shire and Municipal Councils a road grant without stipulation. This year the…

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Curtailing the Train Services

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 7

Railway Inspector Quinton, of Annidale, arrived in Tenterfield for the purpose of considering the alteration…

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Railway Communication

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon a large representative gathering of citizens attended the Public School, in answer to the…

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Railway Agitation. Any L[?] Better Than to Railway

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 7

Mr. R.J. Doolin, Inverell, writes as under:—Referring to the big conference called by the Chamber of Commerce…

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Inverell-tableland Railway

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

Considerable interest is being manifested in the renewed agitation for the extension of the railway system from Inverell to the Great Northern line,…

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Majority Rule. Council and the Railway. Mayor to Preside

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

The question of municipal representation at the conference on the 26th lost, for the purpose of urging upon the Government the necessity to…

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Ashford Motor Mail

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

Messrs. Rumble and Kilminster Ltd. announce in our advertising columns to-day that, commencing from Monday next, 17th inst., the motor fares…

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A Railway Tragedy. Woman's Body Multidated

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 8

Mrs. Henry George Priest, wife of an old age pensioner, was found horribly mutilated on the railway line, half a mile from the Glen Innes station. The…

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North Coast Railway Progress, Month of May Should See Sixth Section in Use

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

The sixth section of the North Coast railway, that from Kempsey to Macksville, is set down officially for completion by the beginning of April. It is…

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Inspection of Roads

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 3

The proposed tour of inspection of roads by the Councillors of Gostwyck Shire, fixed to commence this week, had to be postponed on account of…

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