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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

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Railway Collision. Four Lives Lost. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 5

At Terrehauts, Indiana, four were killed When the Keystone express collided with a fast mail train. Many were injured…

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Railway Discontent Huge Strike Possible. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 5

The general body of the railway men, especially those of the lowerpaid ranks, are greatly dissatisfied at the action of the Government in…

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Sydney's Deadly Trams. Another Collision. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 5

Two trams collided at Flinders-st., Moore Park, this morning, with the result that two men, a woman and a little girl were injured…

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Motor Service to Glen Innes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 4

Attention is directed to Messrs. lynn Bros.' advertisement in this issue, announcing that their motor cars will leave Grafton Post Office at…

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The Dog and the Motor Car

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 3

When returning from Moonee Valley (Vic.) races a few days ago, the V.R.C. judge, Mr. J. O. Inglis, was, with three other gentlemen,…

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The Railway Scandals. Another Narrow Escape. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 3

A remarkable railway accident has just come to light. A passenger train to the South Coast on last Wednesday afternoon was rounding…

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The Best Travelling in Europe. Germany Easily First. "Grandmotherly Officialdom." Comfortable Railway Conditions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 3

So far as an experience of railway trains in some sixteen or seventeen European countries enables one to judge. I incline to consider German…

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Another Motor Smash One Killed. Several Injured. SYDNEY,Wednesday

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 3

A motor car collided with a railway engine at Helensville (N.Z.) and the car was smashed to atoms. Mrs. Frank Gordon, one of the…

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The Railway Scandals. Ellis' Reinstatement Refused. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 3

At to-day's Cabinet meeting a communication was received from the Chief Railway Commissioner, definitely declining to adopt the…

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North Coast Railway. Scarcity of Labour

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 3

The slow progress of the work of constructing the North Coast Railway has been attributed to many things, amongst them being the scarcity of labour. One…

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A Pressman's Loss. Left in the Train. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Parker, proprietor of the Liverpool "News," left a bag containing £63 on the seat in a railway carriage at Guildford Station this…

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Our Main Roads. What the Minister Intends. Local Works Under Government Supervision

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 8

A circular from the Public Works Department, stating the intentions of the Minister with regard to the proposal to use £200,000 for main roads…

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The North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 4

The construction of the telegraph line between Gloucester and Taree along the railway is being pushed forward now with all speed. It will…

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Transcontinental Railway. a Serious Delay. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

The plate-laying on the transcontinental railway from Port Augusta (S.AJ) to Kalgoorlie (W. A.) has been postponed till May, when several…

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With the Duke. Life in Royal Train

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 3

C.P.R. ROYAL TRAIN, Sept. 5. In the hot afternoon sunshine we jog comfortably across the prairie, yellow with ripe corn. We have time…

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Letters to the Editor "Mugs in Motor Cars."

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—I feel it my duty to warn the travelling public, per medium of your journal (and I would like the "Northern Courier" to…

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The Clarence Bridge. Wili It Be an Advantage ?

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

At Friday night's meeting of the Grafton Chamber of Commence, a letter was received, in which Mr. W. A. Zuill, Secretary of the C.R…

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A Motor Smash. Two Men Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 3

While returning to Albury from Jindcra on Tuesday night in a motor car, James Colguohoun and the driver James Davey, were seriously…

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Miscellaneous New Motor Record. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 3

J. Gunn broke the motor cycle reford from Sydney to Melbourne ; by three hours thirty-five minutes…

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Worth Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Price, M.L.A., had an interview with the Minister for Works on Saturday in reference to fixing the date for the official opening of the…

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