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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

625 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 32

Woolgoolga. the Road to B[?]ca

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 3

The Cooloon arrived here last Friday, and loaded 40,000ft. o timber for E. W. Pike and Co., to gether with Orders for Langley…

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"Breach of Faith." Harassing Hiatus in the Coff's Harbor-dorrigo Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 2

"When Mr. Ashton proposed to make available a large area of Eastern Do[?]igo," observed Mr. Briner, M.L.A., to an "Australian…

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A Reckless Motorist. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1908 · page 5

Guy Stratton, a wealthy lumberman, of Seattle (California), was fined £100 and imprisoned indefinitely, for killing a child while recklessly motoring…

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Transcontinental Railway. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1908 · page 5

Mine transcontinental railway, (between Kanowna, W.A., and Port Augusta, S.A.) survey has been commenced. Ninety camels which are to be…

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Dorrigo Road

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 2

"When Mr. Ashton proposed to make available a large area of eastern Dorrigo," observed Mr. Briner, M.L.A., in an interview with a press…

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Current News. Warrell Creek Bridge

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 4

A public meeting was held at Macksville on June 13th for the purpose of arranging a suitable function for the opening of the Warrell Creek Bridge. In was decided at…

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Rival Railway Routes. Evidence Before the Works Committee

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 2

The following evidence was taken at Glenreagh on May 2nd, 1902. Joseph Hudson Wilson, Secretary, Progress Association, Glenreagh,…

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Railway Meeting

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 4

A large and representative gathering of farmers and Landowners was held in the School of Arts, on June 15th. Mr. P. Lamph occupied the…

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Cycling and Motoring

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 12

Handicaps allotted for Mr. J. J. Thompson's cycle handicap, 1 mile, to be run on Fisher Park Oval this afternoon—First heat; C. Cameron scr., J. J. Thompson [?]ds., A. Richards 33,…

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Railway Meeting at Bowra

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 11

The meeting convened by the Railway League at Bowrn on Monday resulted in a large and representative gathering, people being in attendance from Macksville and Bellingen. Mr. P…

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Railway Employees on Trial

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 4

The hearing of the charge against William Gilbson and James Bede Dwyer, of negligently omitting to see that the up home signal was at danger on "April 17, on the…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 11

Up to the present £85,000 has been voted by Parliament for expenditure on the North Coast railway work. The first amount was £5000, voted for detail survey purposes, on December…

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Drunk Whilst Driving a Tram

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 7

At Newcastle Police Court, a case of considerable interest to tramway employees and the general public was heard, in which Inspector William Murray, of the Tramway…

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Proposed N.c. Railway Deviations

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 4

A railway league has been formed at Bowraville. It is to be known as the Nambucca Railway League, and its object is to get a deviation of the…

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Another Railway Smash. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 5

A railway accident occurred at Croydon Junction, Queensland, this morning. A goods train was being shunted, in order to allow a circus…

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Rival Railway Routes. Evidence Before the Works Committee

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 2

Continuation of evidence given by John McPherson, farmer, at Glenreagh, on Friday, May 2, 1902 :—Chairman: What is the usual…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 2

Up to the present £85,000 has been voted by Parliament for expenditure on the North Coast railway work. The first amount was £5000,…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 5

In an interview at Lismore Mr. Hindmar[?] to complete the North Coast line at Tare[?] and the start construction work at…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Thomas Hetherton, Railway Station Master at Tamworth, was run over and terribly mutilated by a train last night, and…

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Canadian Railway Policy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.—Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa states that a bill has been introduced in the Canadian House of Commons offering to settlers an area of…

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