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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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The Tableland Railway. An [?]nfortunate Step

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 3

Says the Lismore "Chronicle"--What appears to have been a very unfortunate step in connection with the advancement of the Tableland Railway…

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The Railway Inquiry

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 3

One witness before the Railway Royal Commission last week innocently gave voice to much that is always current thought in regard to the management of the departments…

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Lismore Council & North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 4

The Lismore Council at its last meeting took an extraordinary procedure in dealing with a communication from Mr. D. Jarman. The letter was practically dealt with…

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[?]Motoring

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 3

[?]DE in Australia for [?] principal handi[?] principal scratch [?] the Christchurch…

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Important Invention for Motor Vehicles

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 7

A new motor tyre has been invented which seems to promise a solution of the problem of tyre maintenance in the case of motoromnibuses and trade vans (says the…

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Grafton-casino Railway. Official Opening

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 4

A meeting of the demonstration committee, was held on Thursday, the Mayor presiding. Correspondence was read from the Minister for Works and Member for the…

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Opening of the Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 2

The Mayor presided over a meeting of the Grafton-Casino Railway Demonstration Committee at the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon. The principal…

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Lost Property on the Trams

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 4

An interesting collection of articles is annually recorded by the Tramway Department, which have been left by absent-minded travellers during their…

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Pennsylvania Train Makes Record Run

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

The Pennsylvania special train of the Pennsylvania Railroad on November 4th made what may be the record run in the history of eastern railroads. Leaving…

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Novel Motor Cycle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 8

One of the latest types of motor cycles introduced in this State has just been landed by Mr. Forest Finlay, of Sydney, cycle builder. The machine has been specially…

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Holiday Railway Traffic

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 5

The figures for the passenger traffic on Casino-Lismore-Tweed Railway for the ' holiday season at the close of 1903 and the beginning of the present year are…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 2

Mr. T. W. McCrista[?] 115 Regent-street, Campeldown, writes as follows:— Sir, L. notice an account of a meeting in THE SUN of December 1 which was held a Macksville…

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Ballina-lismore Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 10

From the report furnished by Mr. Surveyor Jamieson on the proposed railway from Lismore to Ballina, there seems but little chance of the request being granted. The…

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Grafton: January 13th, 1906. North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

At the next meeting of the Chamber of Commerce consideration will be given, among other matters, to the arrangement of a suitable time-table for trains running…

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A Motor Car T[?]ip. Impressions by the Way

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 3

Dr. T. J. Henry returned on Friday night from his trip in his motor car. Leaving Grafton on Boxing Day, the doctor travelled to Glen Innes, where…

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Murdered in a Train

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—M. Durel, a French architect, while travelling from Geneva, was murdered in the train while passing through a tunnel and robbed of £14,000…

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Oyster Channel Bridge. A Public Meeting Called

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 2

The shealing of Yamba channel to such an extent as to cause one steamer to suspend her regular timetable has impressed the public foroibly with the difficulties that will arise in the…

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Business Announcements. Railways, Aerialways, Etc

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 3

Seven hours with the Esquimaux for 3s 6d. Excursion tickets by the North Pole line may now be secured. Rapid communication with India. The…

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By Motor-Car to the Pole

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 6

M. Henryk Arctowski, the Antarctic explorer, of Brussels. gives an English paper some further details of his during plan to reach the mysterious…

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Oyster Channel Bridge

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

At the public mooting held in the Council Chambers, Maclean, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of urging the early construction of Oyster Channel bridge there was a fairly large and…

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