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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1907

603 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 31

North Coast Railway

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 4

Speaking last week, Mr. Lee said the North Coast Railway would necessitate a number of bridges and a great deal of contracting. All the bridges would be made from our…

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Threatened Railway Strike. LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 5

A meeting of 1500 railway men at Hyde Park on Sunday, and meetings of thousands at Glasgow, Leeds, Derby, Birmingham, Swindon in Wales, and in…

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Motor Car and Boats

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 4

For some weeks past Dr. Caldwell has been in Sydney with the view of obtaining a motor car, and also a motor boat. Yesterday Master R. Caldwell, who…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 5

As an electric, tram was descending the hill to the Circular Quay on Tuesday the brake refused to act, and the tram collided with a cart, with the result that…

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Circular Quay Tram Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 4

At the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, Francis Lloyed and Louis Albert Wannack, tramway employees, appeared before Mr. Payten, S.M., as a…

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A Remarkable Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 6

A rail way is now in course of construction from Clarence to Newnes, the now mining township in the Blue Mountains, in connection with the development of the…

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Don't Want a Railway

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

At a railway meeting at Alstonville the other day Mr. W. Elliott said a railway would kill their town which they had spent 20 or 30 years in building up, while…

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Visit of the Premier. Favors Coff's Harbor-dorrigo Railway

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

The State Premier (Mr. J. E. Carruthers) accompanied by Messrs Nobbs (Government Whip), C. Oakes (Paddington), and Frank…

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Dorrigo Railway and Other Matters. Considered at a Public Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

A largely-attended public meeting was held in the School of Arts, Coff's Harbour, on Friday night to consider the position of the Coff's…

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Visit of the Premier. Favors Coff's Harbor-dorrigo Railway

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

The State Premier (Mr. J. E. Carruthers) accompanied by Messrs Nobbs (Government Whip), C. Oakes (Paddington), and Frank…

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Borrigc Railway and Other Matters. Considered at a Public Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

A largely-attended public meeting was held in the School of Arts, Coff's Harbour, on Friday night to consider the position of the Coff's…

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A Daily Train Probable

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 4

Mr. J. M'Farlane, M.L.A., on Tuesday informed us that he had received word from the Premier that the Railway Commissioners and the…

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The Premier's Visit. The Public Meeting the Premier on the N.C. Railway and the Clarence Bridge

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 5

A magnificent public meeting was held in the Theatre Royal on Tuesday night. The building was packed with a very representative audience,…

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Bridge Over the Clarence. Deputation to the Premier

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 8

After the public meeting concluded, Mr. J. McFarlane, M.L.A., introduced a deputation, consisting of Mr. T. T. Bawden (President of the Chamber of…

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The Dorrigo Railway. Improving Coff's Harbor

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 8

A large and very enthusiastic public meeting was held at the Coff's Harbor School of Arts on Friday night. Mr. N. E. Osberg presided…

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Hornets Seize a Bridge

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 1

The Manning Shire Council has met with a difficulty of a novel kind, which apparently was not dreamed of by the industrious framers of ordinances with…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

The inquest was resumed to-day into the circumstances connected with the death of John Foster, the victim of the recent tram collision with a cart, the…

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Bridge Over the Clarence. Premier's Favourable Reply

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 2

At the conclusion of the official recaption the Premier received a deputation, reprosenting the local bodies and citizens, in connection with the construction of a…

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The Premier's Visit to the Clarence. Mr. Carruthers Publicly Thanked for the North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 2

The Premier, Mr, J. H. Carruthers, who, accompanied by Messrs. C. W. Oakes and J. Nobbs, M's.P., and Mr. F, Farnell, arrived in Grafton by motor car on Monday,…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 11

The steps now taken by loading European automobile manufacturers to unsure perfect running machines is well exemplified by two trials recently carried out in France and England. In…

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