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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

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Railway Stopped. From Nimmitabel to Bombala. No Money Available. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 3

The Minister for Works admitted a deputation made out a good case for the completion of the railway from Nimmitabel to Bombala, but it was explained…

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Melbourne Tramways. Taken Over by Government. £335,000 Compensation Awarded. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 3

In Melbourne to-day, Mr. Justice Cussen awarded £335,000 compensation to the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company, whose tramway system was recently…

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The Victory Loan. What Railway Men Are Doing. £350,000 Subscribed. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 3

The Railwaymen's Union has subscribed £100,000 to Victory Loan, making £350,000, including conversions, subscribed by this body…

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German Escapees. Cleverly Caught by Railway Clerk Returned to Camp. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 3

Shortly before the Brisbane mail train was due at Hornsby last night, a smartly dressed man, with a woman, walked on to the platform and asked for two tickets,…

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Melbourne Tramway Awarded £350,000. MELBOURNE

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

The arbitrator, Mr. Justice Cussen, awarded the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. £335,000 as compensation in connection with the taking over of…

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Trans-australian Railway. Opened Six Months Hence. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

Senator Lynch (Minister for Works) estimates that the railway line from Port Augusta (S.A.) to Kalgoorlie (W.A.) will be open for traffic next…

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Accident to Railway Man

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 3

"My husband recently met with a most distressing accident when he was working on the railway," writes Mrs. G. Bowman, Thosby-street,…

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West Australia. Kalgoorlie-port Augusta Railway. May Open in June. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

The Kalgoorlie-Port Augusta railway line will probably be opened for traffic in June…

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Venezelists Released. Consuls Resign. Driven Off in Motor Cars. Athens, Thursday. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

One hundred and sixty Venezeilsts were released in a body and driven off in motor cars amidst demonstrations, the Chief of Police guaranteeing their security. The Consuls for Greece in Queensland and Perth (West-Australia) have resigned…

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Railway Increases. Not to Apply to Active Service. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

The increase in railway fares has been abolished for officers, men and nurses in the British, French and Belgian forces…

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Railway Collision. Broken Hill Express Collides with Goods Train. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 3

Further particulars of the collision between the Broken Hill express and goods train show that 35 people were injured, some seriously; but no deaths have been…

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Train Wrecked. Between Trieste and Vienna. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 3

A Copenhagen message says a great landslide buried the mail train between Trieste and Vienna. There was a heavy death roll. Some carriages were hurled…

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The Cooma Accident. Railway Torn Up for 150 Yards. More Serious Than First Thought. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 3

The washaway at Umeralla, on the Cooma line, is more serious than at first reported. In the derailment of a pickup train, which comprised an engine and…

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Railway Employee's End. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 2

John Doyle, a railway employee, was drowned in Wentworth Park Lake, near Orange, yesterday…

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Train Wrecked. Dreadful Disaster. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

A Roumanian refugee train met was a most awful disaster. There were 756 persons injured…

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Bridge on Fire. Over the Hawkesbury at Windsor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

On Saturday night a fire was discovered under the decking of the bridge spanning tho Hawkesbury River at Windsor. Firemen subdued the outbreak with…

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Motor Traction

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

An interesting demonstration of motor haulage was given at Grafton yesterday by Mr. J. C. Bowerman, representing Messrs. H. and W. Gear, of Clarence-st.,…

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Wauchope Kempsey Railway Section

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

Although many promises have been made that rails to complete the above section would be shortly forthcoming, there seems to be grave reason to doubt the…

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Country Roads. Inspector-general of Police Reports. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

During a recent tour of inspection in which the Inspector-General of Police covered 1600 miles in a motor car, he found the roads generally in the country in…

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Railway Mishap. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

A derailment occurred last night near Helensburgh of a special coal train. During shunting operations it ran away, overturning and blocking both lines. A…

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