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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 19 of 31

Woolgoolga Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 2

On several occasions we have made reference to the bad state of the Coff's Harbour Woolgoolga road. It is a net work of deep…

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Road to Cangal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 5

Mr. J. M'Farlane, M.P., recently brought under the notice of the Minister for Works the need for opening a road connecting Cangai with the navigalde waters of the…

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Doreigo Railway League

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 2

At the special meeting of the Dorrigo Railway League, held last week, Messrs. McLean and Kirk represented, the Coff's Harbour…

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Traffic on the Grafton Railway Line

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 4

The traffic on the Grafton soction of the railway continues to increase, and a passenger on Tuesday from Grafton states that it was a struggle to obtain tickets that morning at…

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Killed by a Train. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1907 · page 5

A man named Courtney Ward Hammond was run over by the Northern mail train at Meadowbank (near Ryde) last night and cut to pieces. It…

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The North Coast Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1907 · page 4

In view of the repeated charges, made by the Labor Party and other political opponents, of corruption by the late Sir John See and the…

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Terrible Railway Accident

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 5

LONDON, TUESDDAY.—A terrible railway accident occurred in Central France on Saturday, resulting in many deaths. The train from Angers to…

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Grafton Railway Traffic

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 4

Says the "Northern Star":—The traffic on the Grafton section of the railway continues to increase, and a passenger on Tuesday from Grafton states that it was a struggle to…

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The Recent Railway Meeting [To the Editor of the Raleigh Sun.]

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 6

Sir,—I have read with interest a meeting reported in the Sun of the Bellinger Hirer Railway League. With regard to the laudable intention of the…

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Daily Train Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 4

Thanks to the indefatigable efforts of Mr. John M'Farlane, the daily train service on the Grafton-Casino section of the North Coast railway promises soon to be…

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Kaiser as Motorist

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 7

Before the motoring boom set in, the Kaiser (says "M.A.P.") Kept no fewer than 300 carriages in the Berlin stables. Some of them were superb, the decorative…

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The Advent of the Motor Boat

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 10

"Furore" writes:—At present the constal ureas of N. S. Wales are our most prolific butter producers. The intersection of our coastal districts by numerous navigable…

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Fatal Tram Accident. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1907 · page 3

An old mam named John Harding, aged 60, residing at Ultimo, was blocked down by a tram in Newtown Road last right. He was conveyed…

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Cycling and Motoring

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 August 1907 · page 2

The blue ribbon cycling sprint event of the Continent, the French Grand Prix (£200 first), was won by the French champion, Emile Friol, Rutt, mayer, Ellegaard, European cracks well…

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North Coast Railway. Complete Answer to Opponents

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 August 1907 · page 4

In some parts of the State statements of a rather serious. character. are being made against the bona fides of the Liberal Government's action in pushing along the construction of the…

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Alarmed at North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 August 1907 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Forestry Commission, in Sydney, Mr. James Fraser, engineer-in-chief of the Government Railways said he viewed the construction of…

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Local and General Accident to the Grafton-casino Train

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1907 · page 4

When the passenger and mixed goods train from Grafton was, within two miles of Casino on Saturday morning, the guard noticed a truck…

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North Coast Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1907 · page 6

Speaking at Lismore, Mr. G. T. Lindmarsh, M.L.A., said: when the line was completed it would be a grand day for this end of the…

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The Mono-Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 6

An interesting description of the Brennan mono-railway, and the part which the gyroscope plays in the scheme, was given in Sydney by Major R. C. Simpson,…

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Railway Commissioners' Report

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 3

The official report of the Chief Commissioner for Railways for the year ended 30th June, 1907, is to hand. This report is comprehensive, and the tabulated…

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