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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
106 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 6
SIR.—On rending your remarks about the working classes taking an interest in the meeting on Thursday, set me thinking, and caused me to come to the conclusion that we perhaps are to blame in some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LISMORE, MONDAY.—Alarge and enthusiastic meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Saturday, the Mayor presiding. Mr. J. BARRIE proposed, and Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR.—I hope the working men will roll up well on Thursday night at the Railway meeting, as suggested in your journal. One would think when such an interest is at stake that no reminder would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR.—This seems an opportune time for every argument that can be adduced in favour of our authorised Railways being constructed at once, and recognising such fact, herewith I send a few, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A CHANGE has lately been made by the Government in relation to the administration of a portion of the roads in the colony. The business in connection with the roads dealt with under the Public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, THURSDAY.—A collision occurred on the Brighton railway, near Melbourne, by an express train running into an ordinary engine. The driver, fireman, and three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Thursday evening a large meeting of the zens assembled in the Theatre Royal, to receive the report of the Committee appointed some time since in reference to the Clarence-Tweed railway. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WHATEVER may be the result of the recent renewed agitation for railway construction the meeting of Thursday and the action being taken, will show that lapse of time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE running of an express train, full of passengers, and almost at full speed, into a standing train, also laden with passengers, is an accident or blunder of the most dreadful character; and heavy as is the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LISMORE, TUESDAY.—At a public meeting held at Byron Bay on Saturday, the following resolutions were carried unanimously:- That this meeting desires to again urge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Committee appointed to obtain signatures for the petition adopted at the public meeting on Thursday week met lost Tuesday evening, and 1601 signatures having been sent in, it was decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WE notice that specification are on view at the Court-house, and tenders called, for the following works:—Culvert near Bollamy's, on the Waterview road; formation and metallings at the Southgate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR.—Kindly, afford me space to contradict the accuracy of statement contained in a letter signed "T. Bawden," in your issue of the 14th instant, viz.:" That Messrs Ewing and Crouch are striving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A CONSIDERABLE number of the people resident at Woolgoolga and the Moonie were present at a meeting held at Mr. David MacIntosh's residence, on Saturday, to support the movement at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A CHEAP SYSTEM of railways is, and will be, needed in our colony to answer as feeders to main trunk lines. This work must be under-main trunk lines. This work must be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN the Legislative Council, last evening, The Hon. E. BARTON presented a petition, signed by 1600 residents, praying for the construction of a railway from Grafton to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING of the residents was held here on Saturday, in support of the movement to push on the commencement of this line of railway. Some discussion took place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A large number of influential gentlemen assembled at the Town Hall last week to hear Mr. Norman Seife, M.I.C.E., explain his proposal for a circular railway for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The verdict in the railway inquest is universally accepted as the proper one. The Age referring to the disorganisation in the department, says that an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir Henry Parkes in moving the second reading of the Railway Bill, in the Legislative Assembly, in a speech of considerable length and importance, said the present…
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