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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1914

684 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 35

The Jetty Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 2

The following speaks for itself and shows we are not to have much support from the Government in the matter of necessary…

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The Dorrigo Railway. (By Wire.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 2

Mr. Briner was informed on Friday by the Director-General for Works that no more railway works will be commenced during the…

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Motor Racing. Spectator Killed. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 3

A competitor in the Vanderbilt Cup motor race dashed into the crowd, killing one spectator and injuring five others…

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The Railway Strike. Two Reinstatements. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 2

Two of the seven men dismissed from the Government railways in connection with the Darling, Harbour strike, last year, have been…

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Train Delay

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 4

Tuesday afternoon's train to Grafton from Murwillumbah was delayed for several hours at James' farm, Carr's Creek, about a mile from the Grafton terminus, owing to one of…

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North Coast Railway. Dissatisfaction Amongst the Workers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. O'Sullivan, secretary of the Railway Workers' Association, stated that the executive had given, consideration to the report from…

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World-wide Notes. the Most Luxurious Train

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 6

The Russian Royal special train it the heaviest and most luxurious ir Europe When it was constructed it was devised to stand a charge of…

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Dorrigo Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

Mr.G. S. Briner, M.L.A., received the following telegram on Friday last from the Director-Goneral of Public Works:-" Referring to your wire of…

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Dorrigo Railway. Again Delayed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 5

MR. BRINER was informed on Friday last by telegram from the Director-General of Public Works that no more railway works would…

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Interstate Railway Connection

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 3

At the public meeting at Casino last week the merits of a connection of the coastal railway systems of Ne South Waes and Queensland at Beaudesert were pleaded by the majority…

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North Coast Railway. Delays by Labour Disputes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 3

The special reporter of the "Herald" writes:—lt is just 12 months since the North Coast railway line was opened to the Manning River. More than h[?]e years…

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Kyogle-Beaudesert Railway Proposal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 6

A goodly number of Casino and district people attended a public meeting convened by the Mayor (Ald. Jones), who presided, to discuss the advisability or otherwise of…

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Late Cables. a Train Blown Up. Fifty-five Soldiers Killed, London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 3

A Government troop train, carrying soldiers from Mexico city, was blown up by rebels near Lima. The whole train was demolished and…

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Railway Smash. Carriages Blown Off the Rails. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 3

While an express train was emerging from a tunnel close to Berne (Switzerland) a violent windstorm blew two of the carriages off the…

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Bridge Over the Clarence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 8

At last night's Council meeting, Ald. McArthur, pursuant to notice, moved that application be made to the Minister for Works, through the Member…

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Kyogle-Benudesert Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 2

At a public meeting held in Casino in suprort of the agitation for a railway from Kyogle to Beaudesert, the following resolution was carried, and will be forwarded to…

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Motor Ploughing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 2

A movement which has already gained great headway in the United States, and which has hean tentatively experimented with Australia, is likely to receive an…

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The Clarence & Richmond Grammer. Established 1859. Grafton: Thursday, 26th FEBRUARY, 1914. North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 4

Reports from the different sources are very conflicting as to the progress of the North Coast Railway. Some have it that the work is unnecessarily retarded,…

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Dorrigo Roads

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Director General of Public Works:—" With reference to your inquiries…

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Raleigh Electorate. Doerigo Roads

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 8

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Director-General of Public Works:--"With reference to your enquiries and…

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