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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
147 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 8
THE making and mending of country roads is the text of an interesting article in an American journal: interesting for the reason that in some respects circumstances much akin to those which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Wednesday evening a public meeting, convened by the Clarence Railway and Harbour League, was held in the Theatre Royal. There was an attendance of fully 400 persons, numbers of whom were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Public Works Committee it would appear have, in their desire to bolster up their recommendation on the Grafton-Tweed Railway to the full, made a queer hash of the figures representing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—I notice from time to time, both in your columns as well as in those of some of your contemporaries, much justifiable condemnation of the system which leaves our district roads in the very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ALL sections of Britons are justly entitled to be proud of the magnificent feat of engineering represented by the Forth Bridge, which was opened by the Prince of Wales, though a plain person may be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Sydney Echo may be quite right, so far as the policy of that journal is concerned, in having a quiet sneer at the poor country folk located upon the Northern rivers. That journal may also be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, MONDAY.—A terrible railway accident occurred near Bathurst on Friday evening, resulting in the death of three persons. The 5.40 mixed train passed Kelso, and was proceeding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SOME pertinent remarks relative to the administration of the roads department, were made at the reception of deputations on Wednesday at the Council Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A deputation consisting of Messrs. D. Martin, W. Gulliford, F. Norman, 1. Leonard, J, Eggins, W. Ford, G. A. Gray, and Woods was introduced by Mr. Bawden, who represented the impassable state of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above association was held last Saturday. Present—H. M'Kenzie (in the chair), W. Cowan, D. M'Gill, J. Livermore, J. Hayes, J. Hay, T. M'Intosh, J. Walsh, and P. Mulquiney…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE many past months of wet weather and extraordinary floods have put to a severe test the system of road-making in these districts. In ordinarily fine weather the condition of the roads as mediums…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A PUBLIC MEETING was held at Carr's Creek on Monday, evening for the purpose of taking steps to have the high road from Coval to the town boundary of Grafton improved. There was an attendance of about 40. Mr. W. Bultitude,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following just and apropo article on the City Railway is from the Town and Country Journal, and will undoubtedly commond itself to right thinking men. "There should be a unanimous protest by the country…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Herald remarks—Perhaps the most important work which the Committee has dealt with is the proposed railway from Grafton to the Tweed. The line is expected to form part of what eventually…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SPECIFICATIONS are on view at the Court-house for the following road contracts, for which tenders are called:— Road Grebert's to Apple Tree Flat—from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE question of roads and road making is a very vexed one just now, and more than the usual irritation prevails in consequence. Not only in our own district do complaints exist relative to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A SERIOUS railway accident happened at Farley, two miles from West Maitland, at about 12 o'clock on Monday night. The night was dark, and a very dense fog prevailed but it is not clear whether the fog was sufficient to prevent the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE railway question is taking a new departure on the Richmond. Mr. JAMES STOCKS (a long time resident in that district) has been discoursing at Casino on the advantages of amending the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN making their inquiry as to the expediency or otherwise of constructing this railway the Committee have, for several reasons, been more than ordinarily impressed with the importance attaching to the proposal. The line is not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE much vexed question in connection with this road was made the subject of a deputation to the District Surveyor yesterday. Those who intervieved Mr. Donaldson were Messrs. A. Munro, W…
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