New England Coastal Railway
A wire from Armidale, dated Saturday, reads :—The local municipal council has received correspondence from the Grafton Chamber for Commerce recommending…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
335 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 17
The Spanish "Tommy." On the Tramp
There are many things to admire about the Spanish " Tommy." In the seven fortified cities which I visited there were thousands of him. I never saw one drunk or…
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The Public Works Committee arrived in Wingham, and evidence was taken with regard to the proposed construction of a North Coast railway from Maitland to Grafton. Mr. G. S. Hill gave…
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The material for ballasting the railway line at the Grafton end is being punted from the shingle beaches above Mountain View. It is wheeled into the punts, which are towed to Grafton and…
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Residents of Myrtle Creek, Wyan, Busby's flat, and vicinity recently prepared a petition to the Minister for Works asking a stay of the preliminary work in connection…
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The Premier has received the following communication from the Lands Department:—Referring to the letter of 17th November last, presented by you from Mr. Jas. [?] Wilcox, of…
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The Minister for Works took his wife with him, also a large Parliamentary party, to see him turn the first sod of the TemoraWyalong railway. Temora is the gold-field'…
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Mr. W. E. Tunks, representing the Land Value Branch in connection with the Government Works Department, arrived at Grafton by steamer yesterday, from…
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Inverell has got railway communication with Moree, a circuitous route to the metropolis. That this is not the proper confection is [?]eginning to be felt by the…
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In a letter to the Glen Innes "Examiner," Mr. John Wotherspoon, of Glencoe, writes: "If we people of the north would impart a little more decision into our action re the…
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A telegram from St. George, Queensland, reports splendid soaking rains. Reports from Moonee River state that Corbner Station…
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COMPLAINTS are being made of the formation of the main road to Chatsworth being done in alternate irregular patches, thus keeping a large extent of the road in a broken-up state, to the…
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The advancing tide of events is now bringing us to close quarters with this question, and the time is at hand when all the interests involved and affected by it must be on…
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AS "the constant running of water wears away the stone," so may incessant references to railway matters have the effect of wearing away the indifference…
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SIR,—It is with regret that I have heard it rumored that it is the intention of the new Road Superintendent to shift the Roads Office up to his own residence. Surely this step is needless, as the old…
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MR. J. McFARLANE, M.L.A., wired to the Advocate yesterday as follows:— "The plans and specifications for the South Arm bridge are complete…
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THE U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has restrained the Northern Securities Company from acquiring or voting on stock of the Northern Pacific…
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Railway trains that climb mountains are especially interesting, and there are some that do where the gradient is such that, if the wheels and rails were smooth, the feat would…
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Mr. S. See, Mayor of Grafton, addressed a large public meeting here to-night with reference to the projected railway between Grafton and New…
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SIR,—Kindly allow me space in reply to "Contractor," re roads office sits. I might point out that anyone with respect for health's sake would not be so absurd as to uphold the use of the…
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