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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
42 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 3
SIR,—I notice that a correspondent in your contemporary of this morning's issue has suggested that there should be some demonstration to celebrate the passing of the proposed Grafton-Glen Innes railway scheme in Parliament. As I shall not have an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE movement to have some recognition of the action of the Government, in regard to submitting the Clarence lines with their other railway policy, has just this to be said about it; it is rather premature…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following astounding story appears in a recent number of the German serial, Deutsche Roman-Bibliothek, under the title of "The Road to the Altar":—"A younger son of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LAST Wednesday evening was looked forward to with no ordinary interest, when it became definitely known that the railway policy of the Government would be positively announced that evening, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE STUART GOVERNMENT has distinguished itself by introducing the most comprehensive railway policy that has ever been laid before the Parliament of New South Wales, and every colonist must feel a sensation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MEETING, convened by requisition to the Mayor, was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday Last, at 11 o'clock, for the purpose of expressing satisfaction with the Government, in including the Grafton-Glen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The railway policy of the Government as now made public has been received with much favour here by all classes, as it is considered that, if carried out, it will be the means of placing a large extent of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public indignation meeting, [?] the railway policy, was held at Tenterfield on Thursday, when seven resolutions were carried, and telegraphed to the Sydney papers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE proposals of the Government are bold. Authority to borrow nearly £15,000,000 is to be asked for; and £13,000,000 of this are intended for railways. A bold policy is sometimes more easily carried than a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PURSUANT to advertisement a public meeting was held at Olive's Assembly Room, for the purpose of taking into consideration the railway proposal relative to a railway from the Clarence to New England. The Rev. R. W. Holden was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Legislative Assembly, to-night, Mr. DI[?]S moved the House go into committee, to consider the railway estimates. A discussion then commenced re the advisability…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Sir Henry Park[?]' [?]t in Parliament on Thursday, to have the Engineer-in-Chief for railways heard at the bar of the House, Mr. See delivered the following speech, as reported in HAN[?]ARD:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE report of the Victorial Railway Commissioners for the quarter ending the 30th June, 1884, shows that the revenue from all sources was £530,362; expenditure, £348,627; per…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →IN the Assembly, yesterday, the House resolved itself into a Committee of Supply. The first item proposed was the City extension, £150,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE idea of better means of communication between the Cl[?] and the Tableland dates a long way back, and first took place in a proposal made by the late Clark I[?]ving, then member for the Clarence, that a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE great demonstration held on Thursday to celebrate the passing of the Clarence, Richmond and Tweed and Glen Innes lines, was a great success in every respect, and the citizens went into the affair so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IF the heartiness of Grafton's rejoioing may be taken as the mensure of the earnestness of the Grafton belief, the city must be sound indeed upon the railway business. Yesterday the people turned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE speeches and votes of some of the honorable members of the Legislative Council scarcely tally. We find for instance, the Hon. Mr MACINTOSH saying he did not think the Grafton-Glen Innes line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NOT content with having opposed the railway vote in the House, Mr. ABIGAIL, one of the members for West Sydney, is carrying on his opposition by attempting now to write the thing down in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE coat of tramways in New South Wales has already considerably excceded half a million, and the expenditure for these works will soon have reached a million. Last year their working entailed a loss of…
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