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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1879

53 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 3

A New Steam Tram-car

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1879 · page 4

THERE is onexhibition by the Universal Steam Tram-Car Construction Co., at their works, West Ham, Essex, a steam-car, a view of which willrepay a visit by those interested in public…

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Railway Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1879 · page 5

A PUBLICK meeting was held in the School of Arts, on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of appointing members of deputation to go to Sydney. The attendance numbered about 120…

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The Railway to Riverina

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1879 · page 4

THE question of railways for Riverina was brought to the surface again by the deputation which waited on Mr. Lackey on Tuesday to arge the claims of the line from Narandera to…

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Betsey Jane on the Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 November 1879 · page 2

MY old man would go to that railway meeting, as if that had anything to do with him. As I told him when he came home, he'd a better stayed at home and minded has own business…

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Mr. Dillon on Railways

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1879 · page 2

IN moving the adoption of the Address in reply to His Excellency's speech in opening Parliament on Tuesday last, Mr. Dillon M. P., for Tonterfielf said:—"There was one other…

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Sportsman's Creer Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1879 · page 2

The following letter has been handed to us by Mr.T. Bawden, M.P., for publication: "Office of Commissioner and Engineer for Roads,- Sydney, 4th November, 1870…

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Railways of New South Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1879 · page 3

The Report of the Commissioner for Railways, for the year 1878, was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last week. It is a long and exhaustive document, containing full information as to the work…

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Clarence and New England Railway. [Specially Reported for This Journal.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1879 · page 2

A DEPUTATION, consisting of the Hon. J. B. Watt, M. L. C., Messers. J. Sutherlans, M. L. A., J. See, Gottlief, Marcolini, Davison, Montefiore, Jamieson, mauriee, Kinnear, and page, waited on the Minister…

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The Clarence-new England Railway (From the Clen Innes Guardian, November 14.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 3

ANOTHER railway deputation visits Sydney from the Clarence, and interviews the Minister for Works an the subject of the Clarence-New England Railway. It is not quite clear which…

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The Clarence England Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 November 1879 · page 2

Another railway deputation visits Sydney from the Clarence, and interviews the Minister for Works on the subject of the Clarence-New England Railway. It is not quite clear which of the routes, if their, the deputation purpose…

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The Minister for Works and the Railway Deputation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 December 1879 · page 2

WHEN the deputation from the Clarence waited upon the Minister for Works to advocate the claims of the Clarence-New England railway on the consideration of the present Government, their arguments were…

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Road Between Chambigne and Bridge. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1879 · page 2

SIR,—Being a subscriber to your paper, would you kindly allow one a small space to make a few remarks in reference to the above road, and which, I trust, will have the effect of remedying its present disgraceful…

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Serious Railway Accident at Parramatta

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1879 · page 5

THE first serious case of "telescoping" in connection with the railway system of the colony took place at Parramatta yesterday afternoon, and it is almost miraculous that it was not attended with fatal…

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