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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 9 of 37

North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 5

Messrs. Thos. Williams and Geo. Waters, representatives of Messrs. Ryhs'Jones, Carter & Co. (says the "Manning River Times"), have…

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A Runaway Train

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The Canadian Pacific Company's Boston Express yesterday met with a serious accident at Montreal. Owing to the boiler plug of the engine…

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Railway Contract Transferred

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.-The successful tenderer for the third section of the railway from Taree to Gloucester was Mr. John Carter, of North Sydney, who for some years was…

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Motor Cars in War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—In order to test the practicability of motor cars in warfare, the Automobile Association conveyed a battalion of Guards at full strength with…

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Motor Collides with Trap

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 10

At the Paddington Police Court, before Mr. Harnett, S.M., Kenneth Gilroy, a motor mechanic, was charged with negligently driving a motor car on Bunnerong-road, Kensington, on…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 7

Messrs. Thos. Williams and Geo. Walters, representatives of Messrs. Rhys Jones, Carter & Co., have arrived in Wingham, and are making arrangements for an early…

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Glenreagh Railway Connection

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 2

Mr. Editor.—I notice in your issue of 9th instunt a paragraph, Glenreagh-Dorrigo Railway. This paragraph is very mislcading, and absolutely incorrect, and must, I…

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Glenreagh Railway Connection

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 2

Mr. Editor.—I notice in your issue of 9th instant a paragraph, Glenreagh-Dorrigo Railway. This paragraph is very misleading, and absolutely incorrect, and must, I…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 7

Messrs. Thos. Williams and Geo. Walters, representatives of Messrs. Rhys Jones, Carter & Co., have arrived in Wingham, and are making arrangements for an early…

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Serious Railway Smash. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 4

Damage to the extent of £5000 was caused at Newcastle by a heavily-laden coal train, the couplings of which had given away, crashing into a dead…

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Tableland to Coast Railway. Proposed Freezing Works at Coff's Harbour

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 5

The evidence given before the Public Works Committee at Guyra a few weeks ago in connection with the Guyra-Coff's Harbour railway, on…

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Railway Contract

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 4

The successful tenderer for the third section of the railway from Taree to Glou-cester was Mr. John Carter, of North Sydney, who was for some years Mayor, of that…

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Dorrigo Railway. Works Commitee's Inquiries

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 2

The Public Works Committee have returned from Victoria and Tasmania, where they had been inquiring into railway systems smitable for…

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Railway Tickets

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 8

The following by-laws regarding the sale and purchase of railway tickets has just been gazetted and the previous, by-laws cancelled:—H. Tickets are the property of…

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Tableland to Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 11

The evidence given before the Public Works Committee at Guyra a few weeks ago in connection with the Guyra-Coff's Harbour railway, on the possibilities of an outlet for the surplus stock…

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Glenreagh Railway Connection

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 6

Mr. Editar.—Under the above heading a letter appeared in your Tuesday's issue over the nom de plume of "Mole," which, has the intention of belittling the business of…

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Serious Tram Collision. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 5

Two outward bound trams crashed together in George-street last night. The [?]eading one stopped at Abercro[?]e-street, but, instead of the…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Satisfactory progress continues to be made with the first section of the railway from Maitland to Dungog…

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Local and General Casino Bridge

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 4

The new Irving Bridge at Casino was officially declared open for traffic on Monday by Mr. C. A. Lee (Minister for Works), in the presence of a large…

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Coramba-dorrigo Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Public Works Committee continued the hearing of evidence in connection with the proposed railway from Coramba to Dorrigo…

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