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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

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Late Wires. Broken Hill Sensation. Turks Fire on Picnic Train. Four People Killed and a Number Wounded. the Assailants Killed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 2

The Manchester Unity Oddfellows' picnic train was attacked, by entrenched Turks flying the Turkish flag at about 10.30 this morning, a…

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A Fatal Collision. Motor Cyclist Killed. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 2

Clarry Vembrick, while riding a motor cycle on the Bathurst Road at Katoomba yesterday afternoon, collided with a motor car with terrific…

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Turks at Broken Hill. Fire on Picnic Train. Several Persons Killed and Wounded

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—One of the longest and most crowded picnic trains that has ever left Broken Hill carried those who set out with light hearts on Friday to attend the…

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Letters to the Editor. Glen Innes-Inverell Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

Mr. Editor,—If progress is to be accomplished it is imperative that the various centres concerneil should mutually agree among themselves, recognise essentials, and work…

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Northern Coastal Roads. Comment of a Vagrant Critic

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

A vagrant, but apparently by no means unobservant, stranger has a word or two to say concerning the coastal roads that lead to the North…

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AUSTRIA v. Servia. Austrian Aeroplane Hit. Fell Across the Danube. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 3

It is officially announced at Nish that a hostile aeroplane flew over Pajerevatz and Graditz. The aeroplane was hit by Servian artillery and fell…

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Railway Tragedy. Four Men Killed. Perth

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

A shocking accident has occurred off the Trans-Australian Railway line. A train left Kalgoorlie yesterday afternoon and when 100 miles out…

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Late Wires. Sydney's Deadly Trams. 26 Victims Last Year. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

During 1914 twenty-six persons met their death through being run oyer by trams in Sydney, as against thirty-nine in the previous year…

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Motor Boat Regulations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 2

The Member for the Clarence states that several letters have reached him from owners of motor boats respecting the regulations that have recently come into force…

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Woolgoolga Railway Deviation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY; Wednesday.—Notwithstanding reports to the contrary, it is stated by those in a position to know facts that Mr. Surveyor Edwards' estimated cost of the…

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To the Grave by Motor-car

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 7

Motor weddings are no novelty, but the other day, a motor funeral was to be seen sweeping along Balham High Road, London, at a…

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Motor Boat Regulations

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

The Member for the Clarence states " that several letters have reached him from owners of motor boats respecting the regulations that have…

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Railway Man's Fate. Crushed to Death. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 5

James Anderson, 40 years, a railway brakesman, was attending to the coupling of some brakes at the Construction works at Enfield this morning when he…

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Our Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

Some of the roads in the district have been badly cat up by timber haulers of late. We have been over several of the tracks and are quite satisfied…

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Correspondence. Glen Innes—inverell Railway. (To the Editor.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

Sir,—If progress is to be accom- plished it is imperative that the various centres concerned should mutually agree among themselves,…

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Motor Tax

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

On Monday the recently passed legislation taxing motor cars, taxis, and motor cycles came into force. The scale of charges under the Act is: Motor cars, 12-h.p. and under 16,…

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Work on Railway Lines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Though the engineers and working plant, including horses, arrived over a week ago, still no men excepting a few who had been sent to start the Cugong…

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Aeroplane Attack on Dover

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

A Zeppelin and three aeroplanes flew over Calais on Saturday night in the direction of Dover. Sixteen aeroplanes were seen over…

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Russia's Advance. New Roads Opened to Hungary. Austrians Practically Entrapped. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 3

The Petrograd correspondent of the '"Times" says the Russians have entered Transylvania and that the Austrians evacuated the whole of…

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Another Motor Fire. Mr. R. H. Cillett's Car Burnt

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

Coffs Harbor continues to preeerve its unenviable reputation for motors which go up in smoke. The latest is Mr. R. H. Gillett's…

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