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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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The Railway Porters. Another Lot of £10 FINES. (Special for the "Examiner.")

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 2

It is easier to praise than to criticise Criticism means fault-finding, and the critic is condemned. On May 19th Mr Justice Heydon delivered judgment in…

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More Railways

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 4

At a meeting of the Casino Railway League, last week, a letter was read from the secretary of the [?]rell-Glen Innes Railway League suggesting that delegates…

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Glenrcagh-Dorrigo Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 4

At the South Grafton Progress Association meeting on Monday, several departmental letters were read, intimating that for want of funds the Glenreagh-Dorrigo…

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Railway Colusion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Auckland (N.Z.). a collision occurred this morning between a goods and passenger train. The rails were greasy and the brakes…

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Train Smash Carriage Thrown Off a Bridge. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 5

A collision occurred this morning between a goods and a passenger train at New Lynn Bridge, ten miles from Auckland. Fog obscured the…

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North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 8

The Lanrieton correspondent to the Port " News" says that the head office of the construction branch of the North Coast railway, No. 4…

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The Suffragettes. Railway Timber Yards Fired. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 5

Two stack of timber were fired in the railway yard at Nottingham and destroyed. At one time it appeared as if the whole yard of 60…

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Railway Strikers the Fines Not Paid. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 5

The fines imposed upon the Darling Harbor porters who went on strike have not yet been paid. The recovery of the penalties rests with the Chief…

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Those Railway Engines. Special Loan to Be Raised. Mr. Griffith's Criticism. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 5

The State Executive has authorised the Treasury to raise £750,000 on Treasury bonds in London. This loan will cover the cost of the eighty…

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New Railway Scheme. Expediting Construction. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 5

Mr. Griffith (Minister for Works) yesterday hinted at a new railway construction scheme to be placed before Parliament to assist the producers. The…

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State Finance Railways Show a Loss. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 5

The State Treasurer yesterday said that the N.S. Wales railways for the first time in a decade will show a dead loss on the year's workings, but…

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Good Roads

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 10

"In the Far East the railway companies are of the opinion that the roads of the country are one of their greatest helps, for it enables the people to get to the…

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Local Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 2

THE local roads and streets, owing to the heavy rains which, we have been receiving during the last two months, are not in the best of…

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A Type of Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 4

Regarding the lift span bridge that is proposed to he constructed across the Clarence-River from Wilson's Hill, the following article, taken from a recent…

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Motor Service

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 2

MR. E. HOLLIBONE has commenced a motor service in Dorrigo, and will run between here and Armidale and here and Coff's Harbor…

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New Railway Scheme. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 2

Mr. Griffith has hinted at a new railway construction scheme, which will be placed before Parliament. (Reference to this is made…

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Railway Construction New Engines and Lines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Executive has authorised the Treasury to raise £750,000 on Treasury Bonds in London. This loan will cover the cost of the 80…

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Tenterfield-Casino Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Lismore Branch of the Farmers and Se[?]ders' Association last week, the following resolution was carried:—"That it is desirable…

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The Clarence & Richmond Examiner. Established 1859. Grafion: Saturday. 3lst MAY, 1913. Concerning the Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 4

It may almost be taken for granted that the recommendation of the Public Works Committee in connection with the Wilson Hill bridge and the alternative…

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North Coast Railway. an Influential Deputation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The deputation which is to wait upon the Minister for Works on Monday, to urge the immediate completion of the whole of the North Coast…

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