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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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The Dorrigo Railway. a Scheme for Forestry Department

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

The "Dorrigo Gazette" propounds a scheme to wake up Sydney:— Of late there have been many references in this paper to a scheme which…

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Government Control of Railways. Bills Before Congress. Portland (Oregon), Sat. Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 3

A message from Washington says: A bill is being introduced to provide for 500 millions to guarantee the railways' income and to improve the…

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Road Estimates for 1918. Riding ''A"

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 2

Grafton to Yulgilbar via Copmanhurst £220, Deep Gully Road £50, Casino Road to Mountain View £10, Junction Hotel to Saltwater £200, Grebert's to…

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Railway Collision. Incident at Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 3

As a result of a collision at the Central Railway Station early this morning between a number of railway carriages and a train timed to leave at 2.30 with…

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Starving the Road Vote

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

If there is one road more than any other in this district that needs attention, and a lot of it, it is the main road from Grafton to Lawrence. This…

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The Railway Works

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

No 4 tunnel at the Red 'Hill is falling in. There is about five feet of water in. No. 5 tunnel. 'The cuttings on the line are also fretting away. The whole thing…

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Renewed Arab Activity. Railway Bridges Destroyed. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

A Palestine official message says: There is renewed Arab activity on the Hedjaz railway northward of the Maan. The Arabs also made…

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South Grafton Railway Wharf

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. J. T. McKittrick, of South Grafton, has received the following letter from the secretary to the Railway Commissioners:--…

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Cur Roads. a Disgrace to the Shire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

Persons whose calling keeps them daily on the local roads are unanimous in complaining that Dorrigo Megan road is the worst in the Shire…

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Letters to the Editor Our Roads (1)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 3

Sir,—The difficulty of shaping shire boundaries so that they shall include only one general interim is a difficult task. The ideal shire is one that…

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Insufficient Road Grant

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 2

Notwithstanding that the engineer of Harwood Shire estimated the amount required to put the main roads throughout the shire in proper order at £6000, the…

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Telegrams. Train Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 3

A good train from Springwood became divided into two parts owing to a break-age of the drawhook. While nearly a mile further the rear portion of the…

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Kempsey Railway Notes

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 1

On Friday last Mr. B. B. Wallace, representing Hill, Clark, and Co., trucked 560 head of mixed cattle, which were sold to southern graziers. They arrived…

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Singular Motor Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 2

A singular accident happened to Mr W. McCracken, the well-known traveller on the' North Coast for Resch 's brewery, as he was travelling from Tenterfield to…

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A Holiday Jaunt. Bush Tracks and Bad Roads

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 5

It is fashionable to get out of Casino at Christmas time, and the writer, was one who sought fresh fields and pastures new during the festive season. A nice…

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Singular Motor Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 2

A singular accident happened to Mr. W. McCracken, the well-known traveller on the North Coast for Resch's brewery, as he was travalling…

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Macleay Shire Main Roads Fund

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 4

The sum of £1880 has been granted to the Macleay Shire Council for expenditure on the main roads, allocated as follows:—Wollombi via Bellbrook to…

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Great British Railway Stations

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 4

The distinction of being the largest railway station in, the United Kingdom belongs to Waterloo, the terminus of the London and South-Western Railway. This…

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Costly Train Smash

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

When the big train wreck which forms one of the thrilling scenes of "The Whip," which is to he shown at the Pops on Monday night next,…

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Coff's Jetty to Coramba Road. Grant of £1500

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Briner, M. L. A., who has persistently urged the Government to honor the promise made by Mr. J. H. Cann when he was Minister for Works, in regard to…

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