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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—This Minister for Works has accepted the offer recently made by Mr. Willcocks, contractor for No. 2 section of the North Coast…

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An Engine Derailed. Melbourne Railways Blocked. Sydney. Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 3

An engine became derailed on the Flinders street viaduct, Melbourne, this morning and held up the suburban railway traffic for several hours…

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A Printer's Death. Killed by a Motor Car. Sydney. Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 3

Wm. Arnold, aged 64, a printer, employed at the "Register" office for 47 years was knocked down by a motor car and Killed in Adelaide this…

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Proposals of Railway Workers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 4

It is no secret at the Trades Hall that the new Arbitration Bill does not give all-round satisfaction. The fact is that the unions are not all in the same stage…

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Dorrigo Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate, The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Under Secretary for Public Works:— "With reference to the letters…

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Fatal Motor Car Accident

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

A motor car accident occurred at Winchelsea, on the Melboure-Geelong road, resulting in the death of William Inglis, the chaffeur, aged 28…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 7

Mr. G. C. Willcocks, contractor for the second section of the North Coast railway, has made an important offer to the Department of Public…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

The Minister for Works has accepted the offer recently, made by Mr. Willcocks, contractor for No. 2 section of the North Coast railway, to…

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Tram Collision. Several Persons Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 July 1911 · page 3

A serious head-to-head collision occurred between two trams at Gladesville yesterday. The cars met on a single track…

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Brushgrove Bridge. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 3

Mr. McFarlane asked the Secretary for Public Works : Is it a fact that the local residents have made repeated applications for the construction of a…

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Wear and Tear of Roads

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 6

The matter of width of tyres,, in connection with wear and tear of roads in bush districts, was occupying the attention of the Minister for Public[?] Works earlier in…

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Railway Accidents in America

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At Bridgeport Connecticut while the Colonial Express, one of the most popular trains on the New York[?] Newhaven[?] and Hartford…

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Railway Landslip. Western Train Derailed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 5

Through a land slip, about 100 tons of earth obstructed the main Western railway line near Newbridge yesterday…

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The Bellinger Bridge. Indignant Councillors

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 4

At the meeting of Council on Tuesday last the President brought up the matter of the proposed bridge over the Bellinger River. He said after…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

Mr. Small[?] Acting Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department, accompanied by.Mr. H. Bode, enirineer-in-charge of the first section of the North Coast…

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"Ten Millions." A Railway Proposition. (Special for the "Examiner.")

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

Responsibility compels thought. Thought where there are brains behind it develops wisdom. Wisdom where it is governed by character discards error the…

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Motorists

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 July 1911 · page 2

Intending patrons of Grafton races continue to arrive. Those who left the Tableland yesterday had a "warm" time during last night's cold…

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Beaton's Motor Service

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 July 1911 · page 2

Mr. C. J. Beaton, the proprietor of the Grafton-Kempsey motor service, has just returned from Brisbane, where he purchased a third motor…

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