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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 4 of 31

Oyster Channel Bridge

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 3

In the "Gazette" of Wednesday last tenders are invited for the construction of a timber beam bridge over Oyster Channel. Tenders close on March 4, and plans will be on view…

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Maintenance of Main Roads

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 4

The Premier has made the following explanation with regard to the maintenance of main roads by municipal Councils:—"The difficulty that is facing some of the councils is that…

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Marriages in Motors

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

In America, where novelty, possibly freakishness, usually tickles the fancy of very many, it is possible that motor-car marriages may become really fashionable,…

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The Adelaide Trams. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 5

The South Australian Government has purchased the Adelaide Company's tramways for £280,000…

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Wanted a Bridge

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

THE growing importance of the North Arm and the manner in which settlement is spreading demands that some better means of communication with…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

SPEAKING at Milthorpe recently the Afterney-General justifed the N. C. Bailway. The Labor Party was found of referring to the works of Mr. O' Sollivan, but it was a…

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Ulmarra-coldstream Road

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 6

Mr. Editor.—Please allow me a little space in your valuable paper to say a word or two about the state of main Ulmarra-Upper Coldstream road, which is in[?] most deplorable…

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The Central Bucca Road

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 5

Mr. Editor.—Kindly allow me to draw, attention to the deplorable state of the Central liucca road, Some time during the late year the Roads Department spent £250 in making…

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Coff's Harbour Railway League

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

A meeting of the Railway League was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday, Mr. C. A. Gilles in the chair. Letters were read from the Premier, Mr. S…

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Examiner's Sydney Budget. the North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 4

In the role of Minister for Works Mr. C. A. Lee has proved himself to be a man of good judgment, sufficiently progressive, and one who is always anxious to profit by…

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Concerning Roads Ano Bates

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 5

In a letter to the Press, Mr. John Regan, Kempsey, states that it is most important to the success of the great movement the Carruthers Government have in hand of helping;…

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North Coast Railway

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2
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WHEN the North Coast Railway matter finally-matured in Parliament, each pro and con being threshed and winnowed by the experts of both Houses it was thought to be a…

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A New Tramway

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

A NOTABLE addition to the facilities for timber transit is now in progress through the enterprise of Messrs. Langley Bros., of Coff's…

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Motor Buses in War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 1

Is it possible that motor-omnibuses could help us to resist the raids of an adventurous enemy? This question is propounded in…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

A MEETING was to have been held in the Grafton Council Chambers on Thursday evening for the purpose of taking stops to expedite the construction of the North…

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Armidale Road Rpogress Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 2

The Orara and Armidale Road Progress Association met at, Coutt's Crossing on Saturday, the principal business being to try and establish telephonic connection…

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Scarcity of Railway Sleepers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 13

The question of the supply of sleepers for the railways is one that is causing the department a good deal of anxiety, owing, to the difficulty of gotting a prompt…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

A meeting of the members of the Railway League and of the public was held in the Town Hall on Thursday evening to consider the question of urging on the…

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The North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

Regarding the suggested deputation to the Premier, and the Minister for Works on the subject of having the work commenced at different sections along the line, further…

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