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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

916 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 46

Dorrigo Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 2

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., bas received the following letter from the Secretary of the Public Works Committee :—" By direction of the…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 2

The Member for Raleigh has been informed, as the result of a personal interview, that the work of constructing the north coast railway will be…

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The Dorrigo Railway. (To the Editor.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 2

Sir—Judging by two epistolary effusions [?] Mr. P. K. Power, which have appeared [?] "Advocate," he has worked himself [?]to "a fine frensy," as Shakespeare says,…

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Convict's Adventures. Escape and Tramp Across Africa

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 8

News has been received in London of the death of Joseph Creswick, who, while fleeing from justice, accomplished one of the most…

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Terrible Railway Disaster. Caused by the Avalanche. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 5

The list of dead and missing from the train disaster caused by the avalanche at Wellington states that the total of the dead may reach 84. A…

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Dorrigo Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 3

Mr. Briner, M.L.A., informs us that the Government having admitted its obligation to construct the road from Dorrigo to Deer Park, the…

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North Coast Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 3

Mr. Briner M. L. A. has been informed, as the result of a personal interview, that the work of constructing the North Coast Railway will…

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The Dorrigo Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 3

Mr. G. S. BRINER M. P. has received the enclosed letter from the Secretary of the Public Works Committee:—…

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The Dorrigo Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 5

MR. G. S. BRINER M.P.. has received the appended letter from the Secretary of the Public Works Committee:—…

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China's Railway Projects

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—M. Korelovice, Russian Minister to China, has submitted to the Chinese Foreign Board a formal proposition or the extension of…

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An Aeroplane Record. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1910 · page 3

Henry Farman established a new world's aeroplane record flight at Paris, carrying two passengers in the air for seventy minutes…

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The Buried Train. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1910 · page 3

Rescue parties arriving from Everett report the number of dead and missing at 84. There is little likelihood of further rescues being effected, as the…

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North Coast Railway. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1910 · page 3

It will be impossible to complete the first section of the North Coast Railway in the specified time and the contractors will accordingly apply…

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A Marvellous Swing Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 6

The death of Sir Edward Leader William, the engineer of the Manchester Ship Canal, in his 82nd year, recalls, the memory of one of his triumphs of…

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Port Macquarie. The North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 3

Mr. P. Hogan, well known on the North Coast, writes to the "Herald":—In Monday's issue of your paper I took particular notice of Mr. Lee's opinion, of Port…

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Motor Car Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 4

The motor car service between Grafton and Kempsey will be started next week. Mr. Len. Lawson, the local agent, yesterday received a telegram from Mr. Beaton,…

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"The Examiner" Established 1859. Grafton: Tuesday, March 8, 1910. Dorrigo Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 4

Mr. John McFarlane's advice to the Grafton Chamber of Commerce, regarding the proposed Glenreagh-Dorrigo Railway should be acted upon as early as…

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Motor Boats

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 7

The latest addition to the motor boat fleet of the Lower Clarence is a natty little craft to the order of Mr. George Cannon, Serpentine Channel, Harwood, from…

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Manchurian Railways

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The United States Ambassador in Tokio has received a courteous note containing the Japanese Foreign Department's assurance of…

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New Motor Regulations. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 3

The new regulations under the Motor Traffic Act were gazetted yesterday. They provide for the licensing of vehicles and a number of other matters…

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