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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1917

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Motor Cars. 114 Registered in One Week. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 5

One hundred and fourteen motor cars were registered by the Police Department for the week ending to-day. The aggregate total cost of the cars was…

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Breakaway. Railway Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 5

A railway smash caused by wheat trucks breaking away occurred near Careoar yesterday. The damage is estimated at about £3000. The trucks…

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Motor Fatality. One Killed, Three Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 3

A motor lorry on the Bombala-Delegate road got out of control, with the result that the driver, Burns, was killed, and three others injured…

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Alleged Spying. Trouble in Railway Department. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 3

According to statements made in union circles to-day, indignation was expressed because of the introduction of the alleged system of what is termed spying in the…

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Horse in a Motor Car

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 2

Extraordinary experiences befel a party of yolng men travelling in a motor car along New Cleveland-road, Norman Park, Brisbane, on Sunday…

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Labor for England. Railway Board Sitting. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 3

The Railway Board is sitting at present to select the New South Wales quota of the thousand laborers for England. Each applicant is personally…

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Shires' Motor Car. Allegations Against Engineer. Conference to Be Held

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 2

At the meeting of the Orara Shire Council at South Grafton yesterday, a letter was read from the President of the Nymboida Shire Council,…

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Situation in Greece. Railway Men Strike. Athens. Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 3

The Greeks continue to transport arms to Peloponnesus. Twenty thousand rifles have arrived at Batras and 60,000 are now en route to…

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Bridge Collapse. Near Zeehan, Tasmania. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

The Ring River bridge, near Zcchan, Tasmania, was washed away. The bridge was a steel structure on a concrete foundation. A heavily-laden…

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Dairying. the Care of Cream. While on the Road

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 4

Farmers who live close to the butter factories do not suffer, as a rule, by having their cream reduced in quality while it is on the road but it is a very…

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Dorrigo Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 2

A proposal has been submitted by Mr. Vollins, supervising surveyor of railways, to the Railway Department, recommending a deviation of the local…

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Railway Blocked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 4

Three trucks of a goods train were derailed on the Illawarra line this morning, blocking the line for some time. It was found secessary to tranship the…

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Railway Collision. at Binna Burra. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 4

A railway collision occurred at Binna Burra last night between some trucks of a goods train bound for Lismore and the engine. The train had been divided for…

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Late Wires Lismore Railway Smash. Two Trucks Damaged. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 2

During shunting operations at Lismore Railway Station some trucks standing in a loop suddenly moved forward and ran into the engine. Two…

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Fruit Trees on Roads

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 3

Shire and Municipal Councils have not taken kindly to the departmental suggestion to plant fruit trees along roadsides. Local Councils have…

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Railway Fire. Mail Train in Trouble. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 3

While travelling between Coolabah and Byrock on Saturday evening the, Bourke mail train caught fire. The outbreak originated in a truck loaded with…

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Railway Workers. Labor Department's Report. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 3

A report received, by Mr. Holman from the Superinteudent of the State Labor Branch for February states that the number of railway workers reported as being…

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Railway Report. Suburban Tramway Losses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 3

The railway report shows that eight suburban tramway services resulted in a loss last year of £37,650…

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More Trouble for America. Huge Railway Strike Threatened. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 5

The serious situation by the threatened national railroad strike is ominous The union leaders admit that the danger of war is the reason for them…

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The Care of Cream. While on the Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 6

Farmers who live close to the butter factories do not suffer, as a rule, by having their cream reduced in quality while it is on the road, but…

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