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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

1,121 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 57

Guyra to Dorrigo. Magnificent Country, Millions of Pounds Worth of Timber. Great Possibilities Ahead. If Government Will Realise Its Responsibility. and Construct Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 8

On Saturday last, Messrs. V. E. Belfield, W. J. Hawke, P. A. Wright, and A. Purkiss, representing the Armidale Branch of the Fuyra-Dorrigo…

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Railway Man Killed

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 8

Richard Jacques, a railway laborer, and a returned soldier, was knocked down and killed by a train near Bathurst on Saturday night…

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Our Vile Roads. Proposed Legislation

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 3

It is rather disparaging for this State that, while three times the size of Victoria, its annual expenditure on main roads is only about one-third that of…

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Good Roads for the Money. Shire Councillors' Tour

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 6

"Considering the money available, I consider the Shire roads In distinctly good order. They're much better than they were this time…

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"Closing a Road." Contested Land Board Case

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 3

At the Armidale Land Board on Tuesday last, the case came on in which, the Council of the N.E. Girls' School sought to close and purchase a certain…

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Correspondence. the Wongwibinda Road. Cr. Glass Challenged. (To the Editor.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 3

Dear Sir,—I was much surprised to read some of the remarks made at the last meeting of the Dumaresq Shire Council, as reported in your issue of…

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Railway Charges

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

Cabinet sub-committees have been appointed to go into the question of railway freights and fares and report to next Tuesday's cabinet meeting…

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New Railway

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

The first sod of the new railway from The Rock to Pullstop, in the Riverina, was turned yesterday by Mr. Ball, Minister for Public Works, who…

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Why Armidale Objects. Railway Crossings Controversy. "Not the Original Scheme."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

The Railway commissioners say they are at a loss to understand why the Armidale Municipal Council is now so strongly objecting to…

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Motors for Mill. Electric Supply Co's Big Contract

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 6

On Wednesday last the Armidale Electric Supply Co. Installed the last of a series of electric motors in G. F. Nott's local timber and…

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Closing a Road. Residents Object. But Board Grants Application

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 1

A case which attracted a fair amount of interest was heard by the Local Land Board at its sitting this week, when the Council of the New England…

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Tram and Motor Collide Driver Severely Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 4

At tram car crashed into a motor car at Moore Part kon Friday morning. The car was smashed to pieces and the tram severely damaged. Samuel…

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Railway Fares and Freight Sub-committee to Investigate. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 4

A Cabinet sub-committee is to go into the question of railway fares and freights…

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Ihquiry to be Held Yarrawonga-corowa Railway. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 4

The Victorian Public Works Committee intends to hold an inquiry into the building of the YarrawongaCorowa (New South Wales) railway…

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The Coastal Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 4

If the Government would grant a line of railway to the sea, What a happy lot of people we New Englanders would be,…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes Something About Propulsion and Brakes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 2

There is little doubt that A. Goullet, the one-time Australian cyclist, is the greatest six-days' rider the world has produced; This style of racing on and…

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The Railway Gates, Reply From Public Works Department

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 10

The Town Clerk has received the following letter from the Public Works Department in regard to resolutions carried at a public meeting held…

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Railway Facilities Truck Shortage Ended Freights to Be Reconsidered Goods Superintendent's Visit

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 4

A strong protest entered by the Mayor (Ald W. A. Cramzie) the local truck shortage, together with the publicity given the freights scandal as affecting the mill, is apparently bearing early fruit. One immediate effect was the visit…

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Bad Roads of N.S.W. "The Bad Boy of the Family."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 3

At a luncheon given by the Business Men's Efficiency League and National Bonds Association of N.S. Wales, Mr. J. A. Murdoch said that N.s.W. was…

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City Railway "Pap" for City Readers

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 4

Mr. J. F. O'Connor writes to the Editor:—In Friday's issue of the "Daily Telegraph" appears a sub-leader on…

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