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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

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South Grafton-Glen Innes Railway

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 2

ON Friday a deputation, coasisting of Messrs. Wright and McFarlane, Ms.P, nnd Mr. Utz, of Glen lunes, waited upon the Minister for ' Works to request that a trial survey be made of…

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A Great Railway and a Great Railway Man

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 8

The opening on Thursday of the great Central Railway Company's now trunk line from Annesley to London (92 miles) is perhaps the most important railway…

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Coastal—new England Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 8

The Glen Innes Examiner, in urging the residents of that place to advocate the construction of a railway from Glen Innes to Grafton, says: No question is of such…

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Coast-tableland Railways

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 5

The publication of Mr. Surveyor Kennedy's reports on the routes of a Coast-Tableland railway has re-opened the question. Advocates of various lines are freely giving their…

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Grafton-glen Innes Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 4

Against the construction of a railway line from any part of the Tableland to Grafton the Minister for Works has determinedly set his face. This is evident from the reply…

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The Trans-african Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 4

Mr. Rhodes has come to an agreement with the German Emperor, and the Trans-African railway will be built in consequence, as shown in the accompanying map, There…

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The Railway Question

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 3

A DEPUTATION, Consisting Of Messrs. Wright and McFurLane, Ms.P, and Mr. [?], of Glen [?]s, waited upon the Minister for Works on Friday last,…

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Guyra - Coff's Harbor and South Grafton Railway. Mr. Kennedy's Report

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 4

The following is the full text of the report of Mr. K[?]dy's recent exploration of a proposed railway route from Guyra to South Grafton via Coff's…

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Guyra-coff's Harbor-south Grafton Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 2

THE comment oh Mr. Kennedy's report, as given in our last issue, was not Mr.M[?]ghlins, as stated but was minute by Mr. H. Deane, Engineer-in-chief for railway…

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Clarence-New England Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 4

PURSUANT to public notice a meeting of the citizens was held in the Glen Innes Council Chambers on Friday evening to appoint delegates front Glen Innes to…

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Tenders for Road Work

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 3

ON looking over the recent road tenders one cannot fail to be struck with the immense and extraordinary disparity shown between the prices of the various tenders for work in…

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Clarence-new England Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 2

Thus writes the Armidale Chronicle: "Mr. Minister Young evidently took the bit in his teeth while being jockeyed by that ClarenceNew England deputation. He started off at…

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New Zealand Railways

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 8

There are two railway systems in New Zealand— State and private. There is, however, only one line—the Wellington-Manawatu, some 89 miles— in the hands of private individuals. This one is…

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Rack Railways

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

The reference made to the rack railway in Mr. T. C. Kennedy's reports on the GraftonGlen Innes railway proposal, induced us to look up information on the subject. We…

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Road Tenders

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

TENDERS are invited in this issue for three road contracts in the Maclean district, the nature of the work being as follows?:—Contract 47—(Completion of cancelled contract)—135 cubic yards…

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Little Railways. Primary Need for New Countries

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 2

The primary need for a new country, rich in natural wealth, is transport facilities, and it is not at all surprising that in the Cape Colony…

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Grafton—glen Innes Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 5

"Observer" writes in the Glen Innes Examiner: lt is a well-known fact that one of the greatest of the sinister influences at work to block the construction of the…

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Guyra-coff's Harbor-south Grafton Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 2

A VERY representative and enthusiastic public meeting was held in the school of Arts, Bellingen, on last Saturday afternoon, to discuss the proposed railway from Guyra…

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Tall Train Yarns

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 2

A Philadelphia paper calmly announces that the trains in Australia carry first, second, and third class passengers without any distinction of cars. The only difference,…

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Local and General News. Road Tenders

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 2

The following tenders were opened at the local Roads Office yesterday :—47/98-9— Harwood to Woodburn, M. Lynch £180 ; 71/98-9—Yamba Public Wharf road, C. W. Marsh, £10 [?]s 6d ;…

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