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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1880

64 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 4

City Rail-and Tram Members

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 5

THE epithet of "road-and-bridge" member is so frequently Applied by the Sydney Press to country members of Parliament when asking for any necessary, work for their constituents, that it may not be amiss…

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The Parramatta Bridge. (From the Daily Telegraph.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 November 1880 · page 4

AMONGST the many blunders which have disgraced the history of public works in this colony there has not been one as complete in all the elements of failure as that of the Parramatta…

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A Trip on the Highland Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1880 · page 4

IN these days of sight-seeing and picnicking, I would recommend a trip up the Highland Railway. Lot the lovers of the picturosqnu take a railway ticket at Staidcy to Aberfeldy. The scenery up to Birnam is…

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Railway Committee

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1880 · page 2

A MEETING of the Clarence New England Hallway Committee was held on Monday last, when there present--Messrs. W. Kianear (in the chair), H. Dean, H. Ma[?]ce, D. Munro, G. Foott, P Marcoline, T. G. Hewitt, F. Norrie, E Cox,…

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