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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

677 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 34

Double Railway Fatality Two Men Horribly Mangled. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 3

A double railway fatality occurred at Breadalbane (15 miles beyond Goulburn) yesterday morning. Two railway men, Patrick Horan…

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Motor Service to T[?]terfield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 4

Mr. Larry O'Keofe, who, for eight years past, has had the mail coach contract between Casino and Tenterfield—one of the largest mail contracts in Australia—has…

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The Dorrigo Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 4

A correspondent to a contemporary writes:—Now that the Dorrigo-Glenreagh railway has been passed for construction, it is necessary that the…

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Killed on the Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 7

"Killed, 3804; injured, 82,374," is the terrible record of railway accidents in the United States in the year ending June, 1910. As the "New York Times"…

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The Tramway Traffic

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The tramway traffic on New Year's eve was very heavy. 761,000 passengers were carried, an increase over the previous year of 71,000…

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Heavy Rains Up North. Railway Lines Damaged. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 3

Heavy rains have fallen in North Queensland. Twelve inches were recorded at Cairns in 24 hours. The railway lines are damaged and the…

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Railway Station Raided. No Booty Obtained. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 3

The railway station at Clifton (Illawarra line) was broken into and an unsuccessful attempt made to force open the iron safe. Nothing is…

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Railway Produce Charges

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

A complaint, was recently made by a member of Parliament that settlers in the country districts of New South Wales suffered great disabilities in the matter of…

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Big Railway Works. Programme for 1[?]11

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 3

The staff of the engineer for Existing Railway. Lines, under Mr. J. Frazer, has carried out some very important works during the year just ended and…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The operations on the first section of the North Coast Railway, which were suspended the Thursday before, Christmas Day, have…

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Struck by a Train. Death of Victim. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

William Cook, who was struck by a train near Woy Woy, died last night…

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Attempted Train Wrecking Boulders on the Line. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

An attempt was made to wreck the Adelaide-Port Pirie express. Two large boulders were found on the line…

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A Train on Fire. People Burnt to Death. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

The carelessness of a passenger who was carrying some benzine set fire to a train near Grovno, Russia. Many of the passengers were burned…

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Railway League

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

A meeting was held at the Jetty Hall, on Tuesday last, Mr. Denis Griffin in the chair. There being several accounts outstanding and…

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A Railway Disaster. 8 KILLED. 50 Injured. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

A train at Cathcart, Capetown, toppled over an embankment. Eight persons were killed and fifty injured…

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A Deadly Fog. Serious Tram Collision. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

In a dense fog two Brooklyn cars collided on an incline. Sixteen persons are seriously injured and two may die from the effects of their…

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A Railway Robbery. an Official Murdered. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

The South-western Pacific train was held up at Ogden by two [?]s[?]ed men, who robbed 100 passengers of their valuables and murdered the…

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A Motorist Killed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

A SAD fatality occurred at the Gilgal (near inverell) sports on Boxing Day, the victim being W. W. Pomroy. He was doing a preliminary…

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Railway Freights

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Carmichael told a deputation that the fixing of the railway freights was absolutely in the hands of the Commissioner. The Minister could…

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Freight Train Wrecked. Several Persons Killed. Vancouver, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 3

A freight train was wrecked at Ohio and several persons killed…

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