State of Roads in the Clarener District
THE following report from the Assistant Engineer of Roads, haring special reference to condition of roads mentioned by us some time ago, has been sent to us for publication:—…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
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The Examiner. Published on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at Grafton Tuesday, March 29Th, 1887. District Roads and the Assistant Engineer
WE cannot commend the spirit or tone of Mr. STATAM'S report on the roads of this district, which we publish in this issue. As to any remarks which have been made by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Canadian Pacific Railway
IN an article on the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Quarterly Review for March, attention is called to its importance as a strategic line; for, with a naval station…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to the Editor. the Southgate Road
SIR.—I saw by a recent issue that a meeting was held at Southgate, a short time ago, to got the Government to improve the road from Grafton to Lawrence by naking it a macadamised road. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arguments in Support of the Clarence System of Authorised Railways, Compiled by the Committee appointed at a public meeting held on February 23rd, 1887
1st.—SOME FACTS upon which the people of the electorates of Grafton, The Clarence, the Richmond, [?]field, Glen Innes, and Inverell base their claims for the construction of the authorised lines of railway from GRAFTON to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Free Railway Passes
Mr. D. O'CosKon ("West Sydney) introduced a motion for free railway passes to all children travelling to and from school. Mr. R. M. VAUGHN (Grenfell) moved as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Roads. Road From Coff's Harbour to South Grafton. Via Bucca Creek
A RESIDENT of Bucca Creek writes us—I think there can be very little doubt that after the inceassant rains we have had lately, the roads everywhere are in anything but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unexpended Road Votes and Sums available for Expenditure
IN our issue of the 29th ultimo, we published a copy of report from the Assistant-Engineer of Roads to the Engmeer-in-Chief, respecting the state of the roads in this district. It will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Grafton-Tweed Railway
HAVING completed the lock-splitting of the railway line between Casino and Lismore, we are sorry to learn that the survey party has received orders to disband, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Selection of Routes for New Railway Lines
THE Board appointed to report into the working of the "Works Department, thus refers to the railway branch:—"It appears to us that there is a want of necessary examination by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Letters to the Editor. the Lawrence-casino Road
SIR.—The Richmond River Express, in its issue of the 16th instant, remarking upon the mail service between Casino and Lawrence, says: "How the drivers at times have managed to bring the coaches…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Government Railway Policy
ON Friday last in reply to a deputation which waited on the Colonial Secretary, in referenco to the continuation of the railway from Gundagai to Adelong and Tumut, which have pasaed the Assembly last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Grafton-Tweed Railway Inverel-Glen Innes Line. Deputation to Minister for Works. by Telegram. Sydney
THIS morning the much-postponed deputation in reference to the railway from Grafton to the Tweed, and from Glen Innes to Inverell, waited on the Minister for Works…
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A PETITION is in course of circulation to have £1000 placed on tho estimates for the improvement of the portion of this road between Grafton and the Flying Horse (24 miles). It will be remembered…
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ON resuming, the debate on Mr. D. O'Connor's motion to grant free passes to children to and from any school, as now issued to those attending a Public school, on which Mr. Vaughn had moved an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Grafton-Tweed Railway Inverell-Glen Innes Line. Deputation to Minister for Works. (By Our Special Reporter.)
ON Friday last, an important deputation in reference to the railway from Grafton to the Tweed, and from Glen Innes to Inverell, waited upon the Minister for Works…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Government Railway Proposals
THE Daily Telegraph states:—"Hon. members representing country constituencies which were promised railways by late Governments have become particularly active…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Railways
SIR.—Having read as many others donbtless have, the matter contained iu your issue re the deputation to the Minister for Works, as regards our railways, I have felt a certain amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grafton-tweed Railway. [From Our Correspondent.]
BALLINA, WEDNESDAY.—At a general meeting of the Byron Bay Association held on Saturday, which was numerously attended, the following resolutions were carried…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Examiner. Published on Tuesday and Saturday, at Grafton Saturday, May 7Th, 1887. Railway Prospects
AFTER all there is a likelihood that the Government will this session submit several of the authorised lines of railway, and the Sydney Daily Telegraph has gone so far as…
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