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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 5 of 32

North Coast Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 4

A meeting was held in the South Grafton School of Arts last Thursday evening for the purpose of considering the advisability of electing a delegate…

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Oyster Channel Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

At the public meeting held at Maclean, on Friday night, a deputation attended from Yamba for the purpose of bringing before the public the need of immediate action…

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South Arm Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

There was a large gathering of the public at the Council Chambers at Maclean on Friday evening. The Mayor presided, and explained that…

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The Show Train Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

Mr. T. T. Bawden, secretary for the C.P. and A. Society, has received a letter from the Railway Department regarding the train arrangements for the show. Cheap…

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Oyster Channel Bridge and Yamba Channel

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

The business of the above meeting having concluded, the Mayor suggested that the meeting might discuss the advisability of further notion regarding Oyster Channel bridge, which seemed…

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McFARLANE BRIDGE. Proposed Opening Celebration. Proposed Deputation re Oyster Channel Bridge and Yamba Channel

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

The public meeting convened by the Mayor of Maclean, in response to a requisition, to take steps to celebrate the opening of South Arm bridge, was held in the Council Chambers on…

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The Tramp Trouble

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 7

The Toowoomba "Chronicle" writes:—If there is one irritating, aggravating thorn in the flesh more annoying to the Darling Downs farmer than other teasing and…

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The Hedjaz Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Moslem subscriptions have enabled the Sultan of Turkey to build the Hedjaz railway as far as Tebuk, and a branch line is being constructed…

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Latest Telegrams. the Railway Squabble. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 5

Mr. C.N. Oliver, the Chief Commissioner stated before the Railway Commission yesterday that his relations with the Premier were strained. Mr…

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Road Contracts

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 4

Following are the particulars of road contracts for which tenders close on Tuesday:—No. 43, Shark Greek bridge to Hinchey's, at existing corduroying: 308 lineal yards…

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Grain Ran Away Thrilling Ride of a Rail-road Crew Down a Colorado Mountain. How the Engineer and Fireman

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

A leap from the cab of an engine going at the rate of fifty miles an hour is a feat that is sometimes accomplished in safety, but to make such a…

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The Railway Inquiry. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 5

Mr. C. N. Oliver, the Chief Commissioner, stated before the Railway Commission that his relations with the Premier were strained. Mr. Carruthers had accused him of dastardly…

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Railway Commission

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Before the Railway Commission yesterday the evidence generally, went to show that inharmonious relations existed for a long p[?]ciod…

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Latest Telegrams. the North Coast Railway. Sydney. Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 3

The Minister for Works (Hon. C. A. Lee), replying to a deputation at Wickham, sad the construction of the North Coast Railway was of national…

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North Coast Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 2

The definite announcement of the Government's intentions concerning the North Coast Railway, made by the Minister for Works, Hon. C.A. Lee, on…

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The Railway Conference

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 2

The arrangements, for the conference on North Coast railway, requirements which is to be held at the Grafton Town Hall on the 12th and 3th inst…

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North Coast Railway Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—I am rather backward for want of information from my co-secretary in the town of Kempsey, as to how things are progressing to the south; but…

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North Coast Railway. to Be Built or the Government Will Go Out

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Lee, Minister for Works, paid an official visit to West Maitland on Friday, where he received a number of deputations. Some of the speakers…

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Examiner's Sydney Budget. the North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 4

The Minister for Works has taken a decided stand with respect to the North Coast railway. He has declared that the Government will build it or go out of office. That…

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Cycling and Motoring

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 8

A very fine acceptance has been received by the promoters of the "Sydney Thousand" Wheel Race to be decided in Sydney next month. All told, 118 riders have…

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