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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1915

684 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 35

Grafton Glen Innes Railway. New Route Discovered

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 3

The Maor of Grafton (Ald. W. J. E. Johnson) is in receipt of a letter from Mr. John McFarlane, M.L.A., enclosing, another from the Director General of…

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The Man on the Bridge

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 6

To be captain or officer on a great ocean liner holds, in the mere thought, more than a tinge of romance. But in reality—…

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Chambers of Commerce Congress. Dairy Bill Condemned. the N.C. Railway. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 5

At the conference of Chambers of Commerce yesterday, the proposed Dairy Bill was condemned. It was contended that it would harras and…

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The Rangefinders. Light Cruisers and Aeroplane. Wonderful Battle Pictures

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 6

The part the light cruisers played in directing the fire in the North Sea fight is described by a marine on the light cruiser Argyll…

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World's Railway Record

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 6

LONDON'S colony of "hustlers," otherwise known as the American Luncheon Club, received last month at their weekly meeting in the Savoy…

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New Motor Boat For Coffe Fishing Trade

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 2

Mr. T. W, Crampton, boat builder, of Grafton, has just launched a motor boat for the fishing trade at Coffs Harbor, to the special…

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A Railway Collision. Serious Affair. Fireman Pitched Into Furnace

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—A collision occurred between a goods train from Wellington and a special stock train from Bathurst this morning on the western line. The damage…

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The War Germany v. Russia. Military Train Wrecked. German Officers Killed. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 3

A Petrograd official message states that a German train, conveying an army corps staff, was wrecked in Russian Poland and several superior…

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Railway Smashes. Two Men Badly Injured

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 2

A collision occurred between the up goods train from Wellington and a special stock train from Bathurst about 5.30 on Friday morning near…

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Fourth Section North Coast Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 8

The fourth section of the North Coast railway, from Taree to Wauchope, will be officially opened to-morrow by the Minister, but the Railway Commissioners took over the line…

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North Coast Railway. Opening of Taree-wauchope Section. an Enthusiastic Spectacle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 5

WAUCHOPE, Wednesday.— Remarkable enthusiasm was displayed at the opening of the Taree Wauchope section of the North Coast railway…

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Railway Workers and Full Time

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Railway Workers' Association has been officially informed that the pay to tip-carters on duplication and deviation works will be increased…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney, Thursday. North Coast Railway

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 5

Mr. Griffith, speaking at the opening of the Taree-Wauchope section of the North Coast Railway, said the remaining sections would be pushed…

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Railway Travellers' Risks. Important High Court Judgment. Full Court Decision Reversed. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 5

An important Federal High Court decision was given this morning affecting railway travellers' risks. The case was an appeal by Cashmore, a laborer, against…

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N.c. Railway Linking. Taree-wauchope Section Opened

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 5

The above section of the N.C. Railway was officially opened on Wednesday, Mrs. Griffith (wife of the Minister for Education, formerly for…

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Rocky Creek Bridge

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 2

At last Wednesday's meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council it was decided, on the motion of our two local energetic Councillors, to call tenders for…

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Breakdown of the Train

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 4

The outward train from Grafton on Thursday evening broke down at Lawrence cross roads by the bursting of a steam pipe. The engine that was to take out the train…

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Official Correspondence Railway Carriage for Bellinger Butter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 3

Mr. G. S. Briner, M. L. A., has received the following letter dated 6th April, 1915, from the Director General of Public Works:—With…

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Branch Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 3

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has been communicated with by the Department of Public Works as follows :—Sir,—With reference to…

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Projected Railway Lines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Cann promised a deputation that if the railway from Cobar to the C.S.A. mine could be constructed under £20,000 he would submit the matter…

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