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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1878

37 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 2

Railway Meeting at Inverell. (Abridged from the Times, June 15.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1878 · page 2

A LARGE and influential meeting was held, in Mather's Hotel, on Tuesday evening last Most of the representative men from the tin-fields, squatters, agriculturists, and business people being strongly represented…

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The Clarence-new England Railway. (Abridged from the Guardian, July 13)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1878 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting was held on Wednesday evening last, at the Council Chambers, to consider the important question of railway communication between Central New England and the Clarence. The Mayor…

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The Grafton and Inverell Railway. (From the Herald, July 2[?].)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1878 · page 5

BY the courtesy of Mr. C. Devlin, who was in town yesterday, we aro enabled to give our readers some particulars of the third survey of the line between Grafton and Glen Innes, which line, Mr. Devlin has…

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The Railway Meeting at Casino. (Abridged from the Express, July 20)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1878 · page 5

ON Saturday evening last a very large and influential meeting was held in the Casino Court-house, for the purpose of taking into consideration invitations from Tenterfield and Tabulam to co-operate with them in…

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Inverell Railway League. (To the Editor of the Inverell Times.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1878 · page 5

SIR,—The people of Tenterfield and Lawrence having asserted that Tenterfield is the proper position on the tableland for connection by railway via Tabulam with the coast, in contra-distinction to Glen [?]anes via…

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The Railway Agitation. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1878 · page 4

SIR, — As feeling some interest in the prosperity of New South Wales,and especially 'in that portion of it comprised within the district of the Clarance and New England,I have been much' gratified of late…

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Train Up a Child

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 3

REFERING to the young Lord Russell, a writer in the Weekly Despatch says:—"The late Earl Russell's grandson, and successor to the title is likely, unless orthodox training greatly alters…

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Archibald Forbes As a Railway Man

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1878 · page 6

FORBES (Says a correspondent of the Railway Age) was rusticated for disrespect to the professors at King's College, Aberdeen, and would have been expelled but for the influence of his…

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John Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1878 · page 4

FAT CATTLE were easire on thursday,and good [?] soid at 23 to 25s market well supplied FAT SHEEP were again in good demand, and good 56lb wethers sold at 14s to 15s 6d…

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Sydney Wekkly Circulars. October 12. John Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1878 · page 3

FAT CATTLE. — Market well supplied with good quality. One lot of bullocks for Thursday's sale, were the best seen in Sydney for years. Prices ranged from 22s to 25s, the tendency was downwards in sympathy…

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Tamworth Railway Demonstration

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1878 · page 6

TAMWORTH, Monday.—Mr. Whitton pauses the railway extension to Tamworth to-day. On the entry of the City of Brisbane into Newcastle harbour yesterday, at half-past 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the…

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J. Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1878 · page 3

Fat Cattle.—This market continues depressed. Best beef, 21s to 23s per 100lbs. Fat Sheep are also low in price; best 56lb wethers 13s 6d, in wool, and 9s to 10s shorn…

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Commercial. Sydney Weekly Circulars. November 2. J. Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 3

IN station properties there is not much to report, the money market no doubt deterring many, and not much more can be said for store stock,although the season is so favourable…

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The Government Railway Police

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1878 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly, on Thursday, the Minister for Works (Hon. John Sutherland) gave notice of his intention to move, on Thursday, the 12th December, that this House will, on Thursday next…

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John Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1878 · page 3

Fat Cattle were a trifle easier this week and sheep rather dearer. Pigs were in better favour, and sold at 19's to 40s each, say, 3½d to 4¾d or 4¾d for best weights…

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How to Make Railways Pay

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1878 · page 3

THE proposed constitution of a railway in Otago, out of funds to be raised in a manner that may well strike Austialians as remarkable. The WaipahiTapanui Railway, it was called, and was estimated to…

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The Queenslander on the Railway Scheme

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1878 · page 2

ON what is now the Northorn Railway of New South Wales only one extension is proposed—from Gunnedah to Narribri, about sixty miles. This appears to be part of a lino which will eventually run down the…

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