In Parliament. North Coast Railway Strike
Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick: I desire to ask the Minister for Public Works whether he has had brought under his notice a statement made by a gentleman named Bodkin, who…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
858 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 43
Local and General. Strike of Railway Workers
Trouble is aagin being experienced on the roilway works at Glenreagh over piecework, and 483 men are out on strike. It is only a few months since a serious suspension…
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The Federal Conference of Railway Locomotive Engineers, Drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association of Australia has affirmed that the time is opportune while the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Engineers' Strike. Commissioners' Offer Refused. Sydney
The amalgamated engineers are still idle at Eveleigh over their claim for dirt money. The commissioners complain that the trouble has not been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by Motor Car. Driver Commited for Trial. Sydney
At the inquest on the body of Ernest Tierney. who died in the Nepean Hospital, Penrith, as the result of being run into by a motor car, the driver of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Re-marking of Confirmed Road
It is notified in the "Gazette" that, under the provisions of the 23rd section of the Public Roads Act 1902, the position of the confirmed road 100 links…
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At the meeting of the Orara Shire Council yesterday, the President (Cr. Small) stated that the agreement with Nymboida Shire Council with respect to joint motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Railway Connection
The Queensland Parliamentary Commission on Public Works, comprising Messrs. W. N. Gillies (chairman), Payne, Gilday, Bertram, and Larcombe, arrived in Lismore on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nymboida Bridge
The Nymboida Shire Council, we notice has called for tenders in the Grafton and Coff's Harbor papers for the erection of the above bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stock Straying on Roads
At the meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday, a complaint was made of stock straying at night on the Grafton-South-gate-Lawrence road. Any person who has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Innovation in Railway Signalling
When the 'electrification of the section of, the Penasylvania railroad between the Broad Street Station and Paoil was undertaken, it was found that, owing to structural, reasons,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cycling and Motoring Notes
According to the American motor papers there is a big boom in motor cycles in both the United States and Canada. It is further mentioned as a noteworthy feature that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Interstate Railway Connection
It is significant that Mr. W. N. Gillies, who is chairman of the Royal Commission appointed by the Queensland Government to report on the missing link at the border, is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers' Grievances. Advice of the Executive. Sydney
The executive of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association urged upon members, in view of the fact that the association has claims pending in most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Midnight Legislation. Same Old End-of-session Rush. Undiscussed Railway Bills. Sydney
In the Assembly at midnight last night the Hermidale-to-Nymagee Railway Bill was passed through all its stages, the Molong-Dubbo Railway Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Tenders
Last Saturday Crs. D. Ritchie and Hindmarch (Dorrigo Shire) and Crs. Ellis and Maxwell (Nymboida Shire) met at South Grafton to consider…
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The member of the Railway Workers and General Labourers' Union, employed on the Broken Hill Condobolin railway line, numbering 240, have decided by a majority of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Shore Bridge. Council Shelves the Bill. a Constitutional Crisis. Sydney
The action of the Legislative Council in adjourning the second reading of the North Shore Bill, thus practically shelving the measure for a session, has precipitated a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Manufacturing Success. Dodge Bros. Motor Car. Highest Standard Throughout
A few months ago the Dodge Brothers Motor Car was almost unknown in the Australian markets. To-day the name is becoming a household word among those who…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Run Down by Train. Sydney
James Angus, the well-known vigneron of Rooty Hill, was going over a level crossing at the local platform this morning when he [?]was run down by an express train travelling…
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