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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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Casino-tabulam. Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 4

"Pioneer" writes to the N. G. Daily News":—Re Mr. Jamieson's report on the construction of the Casino-Tabulam railway. Anyone reading this report, which is…

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North Coast Railway. List of Steel Bridges—kempsey to Glenreagh

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

Part VI: Kempsey to Macksville.—Christmas Creek: 1 66ft plate girder, 15 24ft timber openings. Lagoon: 2 66ft plate girders, 4 24ft…

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Grafton Railway Bridge. Visit by the Works Committee

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 2

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., informs us that the Public Works Committee will be in South Grafton and Grafton on 19th, 20th, and 21st April,…

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Tragedy of Sabotage Fanatic Would Wreck Train. Millionaire Passengers Aboard. Wife's Devotion Means Death to Both

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 3

"The children are orphans, anyhow," said the Mayor. There had been a funeral in the village that morning, a double…

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Motor Fatality. an Old Lady Killed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 3

Ann Hamilton, aged 70, while crossing Oxford-street, Darlinghurst, last night, was knocked down by a motor car and killed…

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Aeroplane Smash

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday—A Parseval airship and four aeroplanes were returning to their hangar at Tokio, after giving a series of exhibition flights before a…

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The Peak Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 4

Mr. Mcfarlane, M.L.A., has been officially informed as follows:—"With reference to your, letter of the 5th inst. and enclosure from the Town Clerk, Grafton, urging…

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Shires' Conference. Minister and Main Roads. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 3

At the Annual Conference of the Shires Association to-day the President moved that the Conference views with alarm the action of the Minister for Works in…

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Main Roads Bill. Mr. Griffiths and the Shires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Griffiths said at the Shire Conference that there must always be conflict between the men who…

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Railway Bridges

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 4

Information from an official source gives the following information respecting the railway bridges to be constructed on three sections of the North Coast railway. On…

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Tramway Men on Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday:—The whole of the, Silverton tramway men are out. The result is that Broken Hill is isolated. There is no means of getting supplies…

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Late Wires. Railway Strike. at Darling Harbor. Three Hundred Porters Out Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 4

Three hundred porters employed at the Darling Harbor railway yards struck this afternoon. The men want an increase from eight to nine…

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Ownership of a Motor Bike

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 3

The Court resumed at 8 p.m. William James Stratton (Woodburn) sued Walter Howard (Maclean) for £29 for re-sale of a motor cycle…

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Main Roads Vote

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Shires' Conference the following motions were carried:- That councillors resident at the meeting place…

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Railway Matters

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 2

IN view of the near approach of the starting of work on the Glenreagh Dorrigo branch line, it may not. be deemed amiss to publish some…

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Tramway Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Nothing has been settled in connection with the Silverton Tramway trouble. There are fears that it may develop. The British mill is shut…

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Attempt to Wreck a Train. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 3

The suffragettes also partly wrecked an empty train near Stockport, on the London and North-Western railway. It seems extraordinary that a…

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Late Wires. Railway Strike. the Shunters Out. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 3

The shunters at Darling Harbor, Alexandria and Clyde have struck in sympathy with the porters, and it is rumoured that an effort will be made…

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Dorrigo Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Public Works Department Sydney, 31st March:--…

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The Main Roads Bill

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 2

The Minister for Works did not hesitate to beard the lion in his den. That is to say he paid a visit to the Shires' Conference. The lion's teeth, in this…

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