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Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Coastal Railway Connection. Minister's Statement

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

Under date of 26th February, Mr. G. W. R. McDonald, M.L.A., has received the following memo from Mr. T. B. Cooper, Under…

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The Railway Conference

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

The Glen Innes "Guardian" has the following to say relative to the action of the dissenting delegates to the recent conference:…

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Railway Ballast

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

Quite a lot of "after the ball interest" is being shown in the recent railway conference, and a number of contributions have…

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The Birth of a Railway Inverell Chamber of Commerce in Labor. Brings Forth Ike Proverbial Mouse

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

Aesop tells how "a mountain was once greatly agitated. Loud groans and noises were heard, and crowds of people came from…

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Missing Motors. Alleged Thefts at Texas and Lismore

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

At the Police Court this, morning- before Mr. H. H. MacDougall, P.M.—John Henry Roberto, alias Ashley, alias Bert Ross, aged 27, on remand, was…

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Motor Car Overturns

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

A motor car containing live men, fell over a bank into the Macquarie River, near warren, into 12 feet of water. All escaped. The car was…

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Why not an Electric Railway?

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 4

The discussion concerning the Goastal-Tableland railway has reached a stage in which is introduced a possibility that the "Chronicle" saw long…

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Tableland-Coastal Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 8

"Nationalist's" ideas are much the same as the "Chronicle." He writes: Your rejoinder in Tuesday's "Chronle[?]" to the Glen Innes "Examiner" is…

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Attempted Train-Wrecking at Guyra. Dastardly Affair

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

On Tuesday night, says the Guyra 'Argus,' the goods train had an experience that might have resulted in the most serious consequences: Shortly…

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Railway Extension

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

Invitations are being issued by the Chamber of Commerce to the following representatives of recognised public bodies to comprise the deputation…

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Another Railway Conference

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

Thus the Tingha "Advocate":—Humor hath it that a gigantic conference is to be arranged embracing the whole of the northern portion of the…

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Motoring Fatality Three Persons Killed

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

A fatal motoring accident occurred early on Friday morning about, a mile and a half from Alstonville, on the Wardell road. Irwin Appelby, a…

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Terrible Motor Tragedy. Cas Skids Over Embankment. Three Occupants Killed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 8

A shocking motor accident occurred about a mile from Alston villie early on Friday morning. A party left Lismore for a trip to Ballina…

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Important Decision. SCOTTON v. John Bridge & Co., Ltd

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 6

A decision hearing on the effect of the "pro forma delive" clause in livc stork sale contracts, and of importance to all concerned in dealings…

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Red Range Road. Councillors a Little Mixed. Motor Drivers and Whisky

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 3

At Tuesday's meeting of the Council Ald, Whyte introduced the question of the dangerous poet on the Re[?] Range Road. He instanced an incident…

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Here and There. Railway This Month. A. A. Brawn, Commissioner

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 6

"City Wag" lent the following to the "Inverell Times" 28/2/'l9:— "Ting, ting, ting! Hallo, is that you, Bill? How did the railway…

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Coastal-inverell Railway. "Counting the Chicks." Literary Outbursts

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 2

The opinions of the two papers quoted below should be found both interesting and amusing by our renders. Very often the [?]us have been…

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Wonderful Flight Aeroplane with Dead Crew

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2

A strange incident, in which a British aeroplane flew for 50 miles with the pilot and observer dead in their seats, is recalled in connection with…

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Tingha Railway League

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the executive of the above league was held on Wednesday night when a number of important matters were…

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Bad Roads

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

Some of the Shire Council's correspondents dearly love to invite the councillors to come out to their particular road and experience the full…

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