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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

627 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 32

For Scorching Motorists

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 6

A photographic police trap for scorching motorists is likely to be heard of in the near future, for a Wolverhampton firm has invented an instrument which, when placed…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 2

A MEETING, under the auspices of the above, was held in the School of Arts, Bellingen, on Thursday night last. Mr. J. T. Greer occupied the chair and attendance of the…

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The Railway Commissioners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—No official announcement has yet been forthcoming as to the intentions of the Government respecting the Railway Commissioners, but the idea…

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The Northern Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

Another protest by the "Daily Telegraph" against the construction of the North Coast railway, but it is only a repetition of previous protests—the same assertions…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 10

This line has a warm advocate in Bishop Doyle, who thus writes in the "Brisbane Courier": When you espouse the causes of the Casine-Tenterfield line and condemn…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 9

Applications were made to the head offices of the banks doing business in town to contribute to the fund for paying expenses of the members who are to travel along…

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Latest Telegrams. Killed by a Train. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 3

John Bradshaw, a fireman aboard the steamer Boveric, was run over and killed by a coal train at Newcastle today. Both his legs were severed from…

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Collided with a Tram. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 3

A letter-carrier named Percy stafford, while riding a bicycle yesterday, collided with a tram, sustaining severe concussion of tho brain. His condition is…

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Road-making

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 3

A work involving considerable expense (says R.D. in the "Australasian") in connection with closer settlement will be the making of necessary roads to enable the…

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The Railway Tourists. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 3

The Parliamentary party who intend tearing the route to be traversed, by the proposed North Coast railway, left Sydney by train yesterday. The trip is expected to occupy about eight…

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"THE C. AND R. EXAMINER." Established 1859. GRAFTON: 15th MAY, 1906. the North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 4

The suggestions put forward at a conference of the railway delegates some weeks ago have borne fruit, and as a result of united action throughout the districts…

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The Richmond and the Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 4

On one of the inside pages of this issue we reprint two articles written by "Gossip" to his paper, "The Stock and Station Journal," on his…

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Road Contacts

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 2

THE following were the lowest tenders received for the following road contracts last week:-Contract 91 Coramba to Dorrigo, 6 tenders, £439: 92, Coramba to…

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Upper Coldstream Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 2

A public meeting was held in the Ulmarra Council Chambers on Monday to discuss the best means of getting this bridge crected without delay. The Mayor presided, and…

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The North Coast Railway. Steamer y. TRAIN

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The ''Sydney Morning Herald,'' in the course of a leading article, says when the question of the North Coast railway is discusscd a difficulty is raised…

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Land on the Grafton-casino Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 3

Mr. Editor.—It is a well known fact that the above land has been roundly abused by persons of all callings, and why? Many who had never seen the land placed it on…

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The North Coast Railway. a Merchant's Impressions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 3

Mr. George Gillespie, of the firm of Gillespie Bros. and Co., who leaves by the Kyoglo to-day for Sydney, has just completed a tour of the Northern Rivers…

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The North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 12

In a footnote to a letter sent by Air. T. Temperley, proprietor of the "ballina Times," to the "Northern Star," the Editor makes the following pungent…

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Railway Excursion Fares

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Regarding the agitation for cheap railway fa[?]es at holiday times on the Grafton-Tweed line, the Railway Department points out that there…

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Cycling and Motoring

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 10

The all—day reliability motor test undertaken by the well-known Melbourne motorists, Messrs, C. B. Kellow and H. B. James, was brought to a successful…

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