Tram Fatality. Sydney
An attempt to cross from one compartment to another on a moving tram in George-street resulted in the death of an elderly man, believed to be A. P. Johnson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1917
1,025 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 52
Federal Member Injured. Motor Car Overturns. Sydney
While proceeding to Kurrajong to address a meeting to-night, Mr. Orchard, Federal member for the Nepean, had two ribs fractured and other injuries through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Orchard Injured. Motor Car Accident. Sydney
Mr. R. B. Orchard, M.H.R, was injured by a motor car accident near Kellyville post office yesterday. The car capsized…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Orchard. Result of Motor Upset. Sydney
Mr. Orchard, M.H.R., sustained fracture of the ribs and other injuries at Kellyville yesterday when the car which he drove capsized…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway
Sir,--It would be interesting to know how such a person as "Non-Unionist'' gets all his information re railway works. He says: "I don't deny that this section…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Speed Limit. Discussed by Grafton Council
At Monday night's Grafton Council meeting, the question of fixing a speed limit for motorists within the municipality, postponed from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Main Roads Vote
A letter received by the Ulmarra Council this week indicates that considerable reduction has been made in the vote being allowed country councils out…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Money in Pigs. £256 for Special Train. Sydney
Mr. W. H. Bruce, who spent £256 on a special train to bring his pigs over from South Australia, won over £500 in prizes at the Sydney Show. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Motor for Recruiting
Junee wants a motor car for its recruiting office, but the Defence Department Cannot see its way clear to grant the request. The moral certainty is that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Easter in Sydney. Good Friday Tram Traffic. Sydney
Good Friday tram traffic in Sydney this year eclipsed all previous records…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrow Escape. Railway Disaster Averted. Melbourne
A serious railway accident was narrowly averted outside Princes Bridge Railway Station, Melbourne, last night. As the train from Healesville was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Traffic. Sydney
There was a large increase in railway traffic yesterday compared with the holiday of last year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Deadly Motor. a Tamworth Accident. Sydney
As the result of a collision between a motor car and a spring van, near Attunga. three persons were severely injured and are now in Tamworth Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Main Roads. Automobile Club's Grievance. Sydney
A deputation from the Automobile Club of Australia asked the Minister for Local Government to establish a Main Roads Board, the revenue to be made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrow Escape. Jolted Off Fast Train. Sydney
Nicholas Foster, a resident of North Sydney, was found severely injured on the railway between Croydon and Burwood last night. He had sustained a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Escape of Mail Train
Whilst the mail train from Sydney to Glen Innes was running between Rosedale and Nundah, north of Singleton, at 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tax Simplification. Main Roads and Northern Mail. Sydney
Resolutions were passed urging the simplification of the Federal and State taxation returns by making them both cover the same period: also an extension of time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Australian Railways. Serious Trouble Threatened. a Fremantle, message on Wednesday stated:--
It is feared that there will be a cessation of work on the railways if the demands of the men are not granted. The men are asking for an increase in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grain Elevators. Railway Commissioners Report Before Cabinet To-morrow. Sydney
The Railway Commissioners, have practically completed their special report on the wheat elevator contract. It will come before the Cabinet probably to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Experience. Over Bridge Into Creek. Perth
Two motorists had a sensational experience near Perth, West Australia, last night when crossing a bridge. The driver, having mistaken his direction of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →