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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1913

771 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 26 of 39

The Roads

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 6

Mr. Editor,—With your permission, I will deal with some of the remarks made. by the deputation to the Minister the other day, and the Minister's reply,…

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Cangai Road

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 4

From the Works Department.--With reference to your communication of 19th ultimo, urging consideration of the proposed route via Jackadgery to…

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Grafton-glen Innes Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 4

Mr. Lobban moved that the executive prepare statistics and data today before the Public Works Committee when inquiring re the…

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General News. Accident on Armidale Road

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1913 · page 4

Further particulars have been furnished respecting the accident on the Armidaleroad, near the 19-mile, which was briefly referred to in Saturday's issue. It…

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The Clarence & Richmond Examiner. Established 1859. Grafton: Thursday, 21st AUGUST, 1913. Good Roads

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1913 · page 4

The Goods Roads Association came into existence some months ago, and though it has kept itself fairly busy, perhaps the Association is hardly old enough yet to…

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State Parliament. North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the House of Assembly, the Crown Lands Consolidation Bill came on for the second reading. After the Minister's explanation of the…

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North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— It is hard; said Mr. Wade, to minimise the enormous excess of money spent on the three sections, of the North Coast railway above…

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Drawing Timber on Roads

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 4

At a recent meeting of Manning Shire Council, Cr. McKinnon said that in the last few months damage had wilfully been done by sleeper…

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The Roads. (To the Editor.)

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 5

Sir,—With your permission I will deal with some of the remarks made by the Deputation to the Minister the other day, and the Minister's…

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No Lights on Motor Boats. Rigid Prosecution Promised

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Briner, M. L. A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Department of Navigation, Sydney, 19th August:--…

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Tableland Railway. Meeting at Inverellglen Innes Route Favoured

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 3

The rival routes, lnverell to Guyra and Inverell to Glen Innes, were again the subject of a discussion at a public meeting at Inverell on…

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Serious Railway Smash. Marvellous Escapes. Driver Blames the Brakes Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 5

A railway accident occurred at Aldershot, near Maryborough (Q.), where a special train, carrying sugarcane, crashed into a stationary train…

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North Shore Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Northern Suburbs Vigilance Committee meeting last night a statement was made that Mr. Wade was the first politician to…

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Letters to the Editor [Correspondence is invited, but the opinions of correspondents are not necessarily endorsed by the Gazette.] the Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 4

SIR, — With your permission I will deal with some of the remarks made by the Deputation to the Minister the other day, and the Minister's…

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The Railways

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 3

The features disclosed by the accounts rendered by the Chief Railway Commissioner are extraordinary, and must be to a centain extent disquieting, even to…

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Grafton Traffic Bridge

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1913 · page 2

"Referring to your letter of the 15th inst., enclosing a request from the Clarence River District Conference, asking for particulars relating to the…

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Aeroplane at Newcastle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Rev. Payne, Methodist Minister at West Maitland reports that he and others saw an aeroplane with a searchlight hovering…

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Traffic Bridge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 4

Mr. McFarlane writes—:"Referring to your letter of the 15th instant, enclosing a request from the Clarence River District Conference asking for particulars relating…

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£3,000,000 Railways Loan

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 3

As announced in the "Examiner" on Thursday the Cabinet has approved of the £3,000,000 railway construction scheme submitted by Norton, Griftiths…

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Our Railways

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 4

Mr. Gana (Treasurer) disputes Mr. Commissioner Johnson's figurcs. This refers to the latter's annual report on our railways and tramways. Why should Mr…

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