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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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The Railway Strike. Royal Commission Opens

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the questions which arose out of the recent railway strike commenced its sittings…

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The Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 10

On the South-Grafton Glenreagh section active work is not much in evidence. There is an apprehension that the work on the section is delayed unnecessarily,…

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Obsolute Railway Methods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 2

At Glen Innes, the Weat Industry and Abattoirs Board, with Mr. F. Flowers in the chair, held, a sitting at the Courthouse. Several graziers and stock and…

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To Open the North. Railway Commissioners' Proposal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 6

The task of the Northern Territory Railways' and Ports Commission, to inquire into, the best means of connecting the Northern Territory with the…

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Bobo Bridge. the Official Opening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 3

The postponed o[?]eing of the Brooklana bridge over the Bobo River (originally set down for March 15, but delayed on account of the wet…

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A Desperate Gang Railway Stations Plundered London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 3

A gang of desperate French criminals entered the railway station in Versailles (near Paris) and attempted to force open the automatic…

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The Railway Strike Prosecutions Initiated. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 2

In the Industrial Court to-day the prosecutions arising out of the recent Darling Harbor railway strike were commenced…

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Bridge or Tunnel!

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A large deputation, representing all the suburbs north of Sydney Harbour, interviewed the Premier to-day regarding the…

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Railway Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Royal Commission inquiring into the recent railway strike spent, an hour this morning discussing the trouble which arose out of…

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A Railway Smash 250 Sheep Killed. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 5

An engine and six trucks, carrying several hundred sheep, ran off the line near Spilngwood (Blue Mountains) last night. The engine was…

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Opening the Bobo Bridge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 6

The fine new bridge over the Bobo River at Brooklane, erected by the Dorrig Sbire Council, was declared open for traffic on…

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Railway and Other Matters

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

THE way in which Minister Griffith is parrying the Dorrigo railway question, shows that he is ably following the route taken by his…

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TELEGRAPHIC Railway Accidet. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

An engine and six trucks, carrying several hundred sheep, ran off the line near Springwood last night. The engine was damaged, the tracks…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—In the course of an interview respecting the North Coast railway, Mr. McFarlane, M.L.A., has stated that from enquiries made to-day…

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Railway Collision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—A terrible railway accident occurred near Nagpar, India. A goods train was brought to a standstill by adverse signals. A passenger train…

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Rescue by Aeroplane. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 3

The suffragettes made overtures to several airmen at Hendon to rescue Mrs. Pankhurst and convey her abroad by aeroplane, but the police…

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More Fires. Railway Sheds Destroyed. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1913 · page 3

One of the public schools at Aberdeen Was been partly burned by suffragettes. The damage is estimated at £500…

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Motor Car Fatality

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 8

A telegram from Perth gives the following particulars of the car fatality referred to in Saturday's issue. A chauffeur named Donald Gillies was killed…

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Cut to [?] by Train. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 2

[?], a wellknown traine [?] horses, residing a Summer [?] was ran over by a train at the nation last night…

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Maintenance Man or Laborer. Woolgoog'a Road in Danger

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of Orara Shire Council, President J. T. Mulquiney (delegate to the recent Shires' Conference) submitted a most…

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