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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Mexican Railway Disaster. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 5

A railway collision occurred at Gargantua, Mexico, by which there were killed 28 pilgrims returning from Guadelupe shrine, near the City…

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Killed by a Motor-car. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 5

At the inquest to-day regarding the death of Richard Woulfe, a bell-ringer, who died from injuries received through…

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Rival Railway Routes. Guyra to South Grafton, Via Coff's Harbour

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 2

The Guyra to South Grafton via Coff's Harbour line, 184 miles 17 chains in length, and estimated to cost [?] per mile,…

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A Bishop on American Railways

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 3

"They ea[?]ght me young I've been a Bishop ever since my 37th birthday, and have passed the hest 33 years in Australia," genially remarked Rt. Rev. Dr…

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Braybrook Railway Disaster. Worst in Australian History Graphic Details of the Smash

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 2

In the course of an interview, Mr. G. Simmonds, of Ballarat, who was a passenger on the Bendigo train, gave the following account of the…

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The Melbourne Railway Smash. Total Injured 353. Another Death

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 4

Driver Milburn is still confined to his bed, and his condition is causing uneasiness to his friends. The Bendigo train has been…

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Railway Accidents

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 4

The old proverb that troubles, never come singly has been strikingly confirmed in the events of the past few weeks in the succession of…

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Grafton-casion Train Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4

During the last few months many improvements have been offected in connection with the local train sevice which the people both in Grafton and along the line…

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Bridge over the North Arm, Chatsworth

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 3

In introducing the deputation on the above subject to the Minister for Works, Mr. M'Farlane stated, among other things, that another stroung reason was that it would…

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Rich Englishman's Road to Ruin

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 5

A fashionably dressed Englishman. Mr. Edward C. Brooks, who for months has speculated on a large scale on the American Stock markets, swallowed a dose of…

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Receiving Office at Cress Roads

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4

Mr. John Thomson, M.H.R., has been notified as under:—With reference to your conumnrication of the 24th February last, forwarding a requisition signed by Mr. J…

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Ballina Railway League

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4

The Ballina Railway Leagne has passed resolutions urging the Minister for Woks to redeem his promise to have the route of the proposed branch line to Ballina…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 5

The North Coast Railway—the main line from West Maitland to South Grafton—is now assuming definite shape, inasumch as a tender has been accepted for the…

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Lawrence-Railway Mail Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4

Mr. John Thomson, M.H.R., has been notified as under:—With reference to my letter of March 30th, and prevlous correspondence, respecting an application made through you by the Lawrence…

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North Coast Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 3

In last issue it was briefly reported that the tender of Messrs. Carson and Co., of Sydney, had been accepted for the construction of the first…

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The Railway Muddle. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 5

A serious congestion of shipping with the stoppage of the collieries, resulting in the loss of thousands of pounds to shipping agents and…

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Dorrigo Roads

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.P., and Messrs Murdoch McLean, C. Partridge, and J. T. Bull of Coff's Harbor, recently waited on the Minister for Public…

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Rival Railway Routes Railway Commissioners' Reports on Alternative Lines

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 2

The route direct to South Grafton, it is pointed out, takes in about 27 miles of the North Coast Railway scheme, and the route via Coff's…

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The Dorrigo Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 4

A deputation consulting of Messrs. Briner, M.P. and M. MacLean and Bull of Coff's Harbor recently urged upon the Minister for Works the necessity for carrying out the…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 5

The North Coast Railway—the main line from West Maitland to. South Grafton—is now assuming. definite shape, inasmuch as a tender…

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