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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
48 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 3
A serious collision occured on the Sandgate line this morning. The Sandgate train, instead of waiting at the proper siding, to allow the Hamilton train to pass, proceeded towards Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THEY parted on the Little Bridge Which spans the running water, The bright-eyed youth with fluent tongue, And she—the yoeman's daughter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An important meeting was held here last night, to urge on the North Grafton and Tenterfield line. The meeting was well attended, and a resolution urging the adoption of a route from North Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THERE is some reason for believing that the proposed coast line of railway will be an accomplished fact long before the line from the Clarence to New England is commenced. The interests of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Inverell people are determined to wait no longer for their railway; at least, they are going to agitate in real earnest. Huberto they have pelted Parliament with sods; now they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A shocking accident happened on the railway near Longwood station, on Wednesday night. The afternoon train from Melbourne approached within half a mile of Longwood, when the engine-driver felt a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"HAWKEYE," the writer in the Echo, of an article called "Over the Clock," says,—The determination to make "one act of it "with the Tramway Ball was well carried out in the Lower House, where hon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I fancy the gentlemen who worked so patriotically and earnestly in the interest of the proposed line of railway. North Grafton to Tenterfield, some time since, must imagine that their labours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A LARGE number of people from both colonies witnessed the ceremony, which passed off very successfully. At the banquet there were exhibited two wheelbarrows and a spade with which the first sod…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Herald of Saturday says:—A correspondent writes to suggest that the shortest line of railway from New England to the Pacific is the right line, if there is to be one at all. In all such cases, distance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR PROCTOR, M.L.A., introduced a deputation from Armidale, who requested that a trial survey might be made of a line from Armidale to Inverell, branching off from Mother of Ducks (28 miles from Armidale),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I see by the papers and placards which are posted about the town, that the Grafton people are at last arising from their torpor in railway matters. The inactivity that has recently, existed in this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public meeting callad by the Mayor, on a numerously signed requisition, was held in the Theatre Royal, on Wednesday evening. About 350 people were present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following letter for Sir Henry Parkes has been kindly handed to us (Star) for publication by his Worship the Mayor:— Fa[?]loonbridge, July 9th, 1883…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large and influential deputation, consisting of[?] Messrs See. Purves, Ferguson, Cameron Clarke, Levien, Wi[?]hers, Fletcher, Poole, M'Kinnon, Holtermann, and the delegates from Inverell and Glen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday night, and was well attended, about 200 being present, including many residents of Wands-worth, Tingha, and Stannifer. The object of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A DEPUTATION consisting of the following gentlemen, was introduced to the Minister for Works last week by Mr Murray. M.P., for the purpose of urging on the Government the necessity of a railway being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Part of road from Armidale to Grafton. viz.:— From a point on a reserved road with S. Buchan's (now S. D. Buchan's) 320 acres, c.p., portion No. 3, to the south boundary of that portion, parish of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A monster deputation waited on the Minister for Works this morning, to advocate the construction of a line of railway from Grafton to Tenterfield. Sir John Robertson introduced Messrs. Garvan,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A BILL brought forward by M. A[?]hard in the French Chamber, the object of which is to obtain powers to make soundings preparatory to the construction of a railway bridge over the English Channel from Cape…
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