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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 14 of 31

North Coast Railway

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 4

Speaking last week, Mr. Lee said the North Coast. Railway would necess[?] a number of bridges and a great deal of contracting. All…

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Tableland to Coast Railway

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 3

Railway conference delegates representing Guy Fawkes, Uralla Guyra, Yarrawyck, Walcha and Armidale, met at Armidale, on…

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Tramways Along the River

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—Amongst all the proposals for the benefiting of the river, I am surprised that it has never been suggested to connect Grafton and other towns on the river by means of a…

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The Railway Commissioners Arrival at Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 4

Mr. Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner, and Mr. Kirkealdie, also Commissioner of the Railway Department. arrived in Grafton yesterday by special train from the…

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When the Train was Held up. The Str[?] of Jim -- Last some unknown-- who hated all combines

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1907 · page 2

Harlan, express messenger on No. 6, impatiently snapped his watch shut, opened the door of his car with a [?]and peered out into the…

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Railway Commissioners' Visit

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1907 · page 4

Chief Commissioner Johnson and his colleague, Commissioner D. Kirkcaldie, visited Grafton on Monday. After their arrival they went to Lawrence…

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North Coast Railway. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1907 · page 5

Mr. Carruthers, speaking at Newcastle, said that since he left Sydney on his northern trip he had been asked to expend some twenty…

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Visit of Railway Commissioners

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 5

Mr. Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner, and Mr. Kirkcaldie, also Commissioner of the Railway Deportment, and Mr. fraser, Engineer of…

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Tableland to Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 4

Railway conference delegates representing Guy Fawkes, Uralla, Guyra, Yarrowyck, Walcha and Armidale. met at Armidale, when the following resolutions were carried:…

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Local and General the Cangai Road

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1907 · page 2

At its meeting on Friday the Dorrigo Shire Council decided to do a lot of work between Jackadgery and Cangai at a cost not to…

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The Labor Party and N. C. Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1907 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Griffith, M.L.A, (secretary of the Labor Party), when speaking at Lismore the other night, said that the Labor party…

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Upper Coldstream Bridge

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 2

Plans and specifications for the construction of the above bridge are on view at the Court House, Maclean. The bridge will be a composite truss span structure of 91ft., and…

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Oyster Channel Bridge. Sydney, Monday Night

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

The Minister for Works to-day informed Mr. Briner that there is no need for anxiety regarding Oyster Channel bridge. He said the…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

The Rev. J. W. Gillett, rector of St. Matthias Church, Paddington, who was on a visit to Melbourne, was run over by a motor car in the latter city…

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New Motor Fire Engines for Glasgow

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

The horse-drawn fire engine is rapidly, becoming out of date, and the motor is being adopted by the principal British brigades. The Glasgow Brigade, commanded…

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Orara and Dorrigo. the Imperative Need of a Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 3

The great activity in the timber industry, coincident as it is with the expansion of settlement enid increased demand for land (writes the "Dally Telegraph's"…

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"THE C. AND R. EXAMINER." Established 1859. Grafton: Tuesday, 11th JUNE, 1907. Grafton-casino Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 4

At an early date the Chamber of Commerce should bring before the Railway Commissioners the necessity for providing some system of ascertaining the whereabouts of…

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Across Two Continents by Motor

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 4

A cable message from London on Monday stated that the motor-car reliability tour from Pekin to Paris had started from the Chinese capital that day. One…

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A Railway Smash. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 5

The Forbes mail train collided with a large train loaded with trucks at Orange yesterday. There was great cons ernation for a time,…

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Goodwood Island Road

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 5

Sir,—Allow me a short space in your widely circulated journal to draw attention to a road which it was my unpleasant duty to travel over during the past week…

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