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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

721 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 37

Coramba-Dorrigo Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 4

The Public Works Committee on Monday gave farther consideration to the proposal to construct a line of railway from Coramba to-Dorrigo…

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Current News. North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 4

Satisfactory progress continues to be made with the first section of the railway from Maitland to Dungog. The number of hands employed is 1300. The…

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The Dorrigo Railway. Works Committee Investigations. Visit to Tasmania. the Island Railways Described

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 4

Hearing that the Committee propose to inspect the railways of Tasmania, I should like to offer a short sketch of those railways,…

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The Pleasures of Motoring

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 2

During Show week at Kempscy, several motor cars plied for passengers to Bellingen. One car had a trip dashed with exciting diversions. Speeding along the road it…

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A Wind Squall. Motor Launch Caught

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 2

The members of the Coff's Fishing Club were afforded some excitement on Wednesday while out in the motor-launch Ranger. The party left at about 10 in the morning,…

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Motor-car Mystery. Accident on a Welsh Cliff

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 3

Mystery surrounds the story of a motor-car accident in North Wales on Saturday night (said the "Daily Mail" on Wednesday, January 6). when Miss…

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Condemned Railway Sleepers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday. — Regarding railway sleepers sent to South Africa, the Minister for Lands has been informed that a settlement has been arrived at between the…

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The Railways Power

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 6

The "Railway Age-Gazette" of America has been making some mathematical deductions anent railway operations. This is a sample: "In one year, 1907, one man,…

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Railway Dispute Award. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 April 1909 · page 5

Lord Cromer, who has been acting as arbitrator in the dispute between the Midland Railway Company and their employees, has decided that 11…

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A Railway Fatality. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 April 1909 · page 5

John Allingham, shunter 69, residing at St. Peters, was killed at Darling Harbor this morning. He fell between some trucks and several passed…

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Glenreagh-dorrigj Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 2

Mr. Editor.—In your issue of 27th March there is a letter by "Jim Clod" in answer to mine in your issue of 23rd. wherein I am accused of writing with the intention of belittling the…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 4

The Melbourne Steamship Company's Monaro took on board seven horses, 50 drays, and other vehicles and a large quantity of contractors' plant, at…

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Motor Car Accident

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 5

On Sunday evening, as Mr. E. E. Maxted, Mrs. Maxted and Mr. Shortland, of the British Piano Depot, Ltd., were returning from Maclean by motor car a sulky was overtaken and the…

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Railway Construction

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 4

It is of interest to learn that on June 30 last there was one mile of railway in Australia for each 281 inhabitants. That included private…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 3

Having heard a romour in Sydney that work had commenced on the third section of the North Coast Railway, which extends from Taree to Gloucester, writes "Wonga"…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 5

Satisfactory progress continues to be made by Messrs. Carson, Carey, and Simpson with the first section of the North Coast Railway, extending from Maitland to…

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The Hankow Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Details of the differences between British and German financiers in connection with the Hankow railway show that acute tension exists…

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Dorrigo Railway

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 5

Mr. G. S. Briner, State member for Raleigh, has arranged to give evidence before the Works Committee early next month,…

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Aeroplane for Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.—Messrs. J. and N. Tait have acquired the Australian rights of Mr. Wilbur Wright's aeroplane, with which he has made many…

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Henry River Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 2

[?] the last meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council Mr. J. M'Farlane, M.P., wrote in reply to a letter from the Council resgectingi the construction of a bridge…

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