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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1872

14 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Road Along the River Bank, at Ulmarra

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1872 · page 2

A PUBLIC MEETING, convened by the MAYOR, on a requisition, was held at the Council Chamber, Ulmarra, on Thursday evening last. On the motion of Mr. J. DRUMMOND, seconded by Alderman D…

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Railway to Inverell. (From the Armidale Express.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1872 · page 4

IT seems that our Inverell [?] the railway extended to that place as soon as possible —not by a branch from the Northern line at Glen Innes, as it has hitherto been understood the latter…

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Minor Roads in the Northern District. (From the Armidale Express.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1872 · page 3

OUR readers will find in another column a list of the sums voted, or proposed to be distributed by the Government, towards the improvement of certain minor roads in the Northern district. The total…

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Bridge Over Palmer's Channel

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1872 · page 6

WE have been requested to publish the following petition and correspondence, with reference to the erection of a bridge over Palmer's Channel:- TO THE HON. THE MINISTER FOR WORKS…

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Railway Extension. (From the Herald.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1872 · page 3

THERE are several great questions before us at the present time but undoubtedly the greatest is railway extension. Let us soar for a while above the contention as to which lines shall be…

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Railway From Echuca to Deniliquin, Deputation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1872 · page 3

ON Tuesday, a deputation consisting of Mr. Thomas Robertson, mayor of Deniliquin, Mr. D. G. Jones, Pastoral Times, and Dr. Wren, waited on Mr. Parkes, the Colonial Secretary,…

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Clarence and New England Railway League

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1872 · page 4

AN influential meeting of the leading citizens of Grafton, convened by cir[?]ular, was held at the Council Chamber, Grafton, on Thursday afternoon last…

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The Railway to the Clarence. (From the Herald)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1872 · page 2

IN the brief exposition Mr. PARKES gave in his Budget speech of the scheme for a narrow guage railway from the Clarence to the Queensland border, he laid great stress on…

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Railway From the Clarence to New England. Public Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1872 · page 4

ONE of the largest and most enthusiastic meeting in Grafton, for years past, took place at the School of Arts, Grafton, on Thursday evening last, the object being to adopt a petition, which had been drawn up…

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The Proposed Railway From the Clarence to New England. (From the Armidale Chronicle.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1872 · page 6

THAT the CZAR, the Autocrat of all the Russians, should have caused a medal to be struck and presentid to Mr. FAIRLIE speaks volumes in favour of the narrow gauge railway, and is on additional…

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The Narrow Gauge Railway. a Trial Trip on the Port Chalmers and Dunedin Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1872 · page 3

WE have heard and read a great deal of late as to the narrow gauge railway, not being adapted to this, as it is often described, mountainous country; but the following article, from the Otago Daily Times, proves…

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Railway From the Clarence to New England. (From the Armidale Express.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1872 · page 3

THE Grafton people have lately made a greater effort than they are wont to do, in favour of having a railway constructed from that riverine port to New England. This was to be expected. The Government…

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The Narrow Gauge Railway. a Trial Trip on the Port Chalmers and Dunedin Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1872 · page 6

WE have heard and read a great deal of late as to the narrow gauge railway, not being adapted to this, as it is often described, mountainous country; but the following article, from the Otaga Daily Times, proves…

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Railway From the Clarence to New England. (From the Armidale Express.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1872 · page 6

THE Grifton people have lately made a greater effort than they are went to do, in favour of having railway constructed from that riverine port to New England. The was to be expected. The Government…

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