Enclosing Public Roads
SIR.—The road referred to in my last letter, and sought to be purchased by Mr. S. Bathgate, is situated just outside the town boundary of Lawrence, and runs between some blooks of land…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
147 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 8
Our Roads.—Inquiry Wanted
SIR.—Your leading article on this subject was to the point, and it is hoped that it came under the notice of the Members, and will induce them to take immediate action. What would lead to a remedy…
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THE Commissionership management of the Victorian Railways has met its first reverse. The lines are not—although conducted upon commercial principles—paying as they should. The estimated…
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THE Committee met at Noonan's hotel on Saturday evening, Mr. James Carlton in the chair. Letters were read from Messrs. J. B. Carlton, W.T. Pullen, Robert Young and Charles Saddler, apologising for…
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SYDNEY, MONDAY.âThe S. M. Herald says:â "Mr. C. A. Lee moves the resolution re the Grafton-Tweed railway standing in his name, at the meeting of the Public Works Committee to-morrow…
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SIR,—There has been some correspondence in the Examiner lately upon the above subject, and it is a matter requiving some attention; and in the interest of the public I desire to say a word or two…
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THERE was an old man who lived up on a hill. And if he's not gone he's living there still; He had a brave son who went for a ride, And took his dear mother and sister beside;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway and Harbour League
THE half-yearly meeting of the Clarence Railway and Harbour League was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening. Mr. S. See (President) occupied the chair, and there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir John Fowler's Report on Electric Trams
SIR JOHN FOWLER'S report on the subject of electric trams has been published. It was furnished in response to a request sent to the author by Mr. BRUCE SMITH through the AGENT-GENERAL…
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GEOFFREY'S journey to town was not altogether a cheerful one. To begin with, Effle wept copiously at parting with her beloved "auntie," as she called Beatrice, and would not be comforted. The…
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SIR—Having been present at the recent meeting of the League, I would like to express my gratification at the outspoken manner in which the meagre support extended to the League was alluded to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to the Editor. the Editor does not hold himself responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents. Roads and Bridges
SIR—In your leader of the 1st instant you draw attention to the futile, attempts of our so-called Engineers to make good roads, and I pretend to point out certain places where money has not been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to the Editor. the Editor does not hold himself responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents. Opening of Roads
SIR.—The letters lately published in the Examiner, referring to the opening of roads at Lawrence, would apply equally well to Lower Southgate. Some of these roads cannot well be used until…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gratton Tweed Railway. The Tweed-Lismore Section to be Recommended
RE the railway from Grafton to the Tweed Mr. COX (in the absence of Mr. Lee) moved "That in the opinion of the Committee it is expedient that the proposed railway from Grafton to the Tweed,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Echoes and Opinions. Gasino and the Railway
A TELEGRAM in Friday's Herald from Casino states, "The news that the Public Works Committee has passed only the Lismore to Tweed section of the proposed Railway, has caused great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →High Level Bridge at Swan Creek
SIR.—It will be remembered shortly after the flood of '87 I addressed a letter to the Examiner, pointing out the necessity of a high level bridge over Swan Creek as a means of escape for farmers…
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A MEETING of the Executive Committee was held on Monday. Present—Messrs. T. Page (in the chair), Lipman, Maurice, Rothschild, C. Page, Rush, Hockey, Waterhouse, Alex. M'Intosh…
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THE regular monthly meeting of the above Association was held on the 29th ultimo. Present—Messrs. W. Cowan, Vice President (in the chair), T. M'Intosh, J. Livermore, J. Hay, C. Ellis, and P…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence and Richmond Examiner. [ESTABLISHED 1859] Saturday Morning, 5Th April, 1890. The Coast and Tableland Railways. The Report of the P. W. Committee
NOTWITHSTANDING the disappointment which some persons possibly feel in consequence of the report adopted by the Public Works Committee on the Grafton-Tweed Railway proposal, we think…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Eminent Engineer and The Glen Innes Railway
SOME time back we referred in this column to Mr. A. S. HAMAND, a Civil Engineer of high standing in the mother country, whose evidence—submitted to the Public Works Committee in respect to a…
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