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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1868

10 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Great Western Railway. Opening of the Extension to Mount Victoria. (From the Heradl.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1868 · page 2

THE "Iron Horse." who has been "stepping out" to the westward with most praiseworthy [?]crity, took on Friday another stride of fifteen miles.He has come to a temporary haltl at the foot of Mount…

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Great Western Railway. Opening of the Extension to Mount Victoria. (From the Herald.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1868 · page 2

THE" Iron Horse." who has been "stepping out " to the westward with most praiseworthy alacrity, took on Friday another stride of fifteen miles. He has come to a temporary halt at the foot of Mount…

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Serious Railway Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1868 · page 2

A passenger train ran into a goods train at Chippendale on Friday morning last, and literally cut it in two. The locomotive of the passenger train was a complete wreck. Two horse boxes containing Judge…

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Serious Railways-collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1868 · page 2

A passenger train ran into a goods train at Chippendale on Friday morning last, and literally cut it in two. The loeomotive of the passenger train was a complete wreck. Two horse boxes containing Judge…

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Extensive Burglary in Bridge-street, Sydney. (From the Empire.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 September 1868 · page 4

A very serious burglary, or rather a series of burglaries, took place in Sydney between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning, the offices of the Australian Paper Company, of the American Consul, and…

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Sticking-up on the Cape River Road. Chinamanrobber of £360

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 September 1868 · page 2

ON Saturday last, we received information from the Cape River Diggings, that a Chinese storenkeep, on his way to this port, had been stuck-up and robbed of a sum of about £360, in gold and notes, besides two…

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Arrival of the English Mail. [By Electric Telegraph.] [From Our Own Correspondent.] Visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to Sudney. Great Fire at Southwark, and Northumberland House. Women Placed on Electoral Roll. Rev. Mr. Macrons Consecrated Bishop of Natal. Theatre at Turin Burnt Down. Custom House, Lisbon, Destroyed by Fire—loss £100,000. War Imminent. Railway Accident Holyhead—thirty. Three Persons Killed. Wool Declined 2D. to 3D. Sydney, Monday 5.20 p.m

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1868 · page 3

THE Branch Mail Steamer, with the South Australian portion of the English Mail from King George's Sound, arrived at Adelaide, at two o'clock this (Monday) morning…

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Arrival of the English Mail. [By Electric Telegraph.] [From Our Own Correspondent.] Visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to Sydney. Great Fire at South Wark, and Northumberland House. Women Placed on Electoral Roll. Rev. Mr. Macrone Consecrated Bishop of Natal. Theatre at Turin Burnt Down. Custom House, Lisbon, Destroyed by Fire—loss £100,000. War Imminent. Railway Accidentally Holy Head—thirty Three Persons Killed. Wool Declined 2D. to 3D. Sydney, Monday 5.30 p.m

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1868 · page 3

THE Branch Mail Steamer, with the South Australian portion of the English Mail from King George's Sound, arrived at Adelaide, at two o'clock this (Monday) morning…

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Collision on Great Western Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1868 · page 2

ON Tuesday, the goods train which left Penrith at 5.25 p.m. ran into that which left at 5.10 p.m., about a qunrter of a mile beyond Bull's Camp. Three or four trucks were thrown off the line, and driver…

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Collision on Great Western Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1868 · page 2

ON Tuesday, the goods train which left Penrith at 5.25 p.m. ran into that which left at 5.10 p.m., about a quarter of a mile beyond Bull's Camp. Three or four trucks were thrown off the line, and driver…

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