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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

864 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 44

Coff's Harbor Railway

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

The gentlemen appointed in connection with the scheme for raising the sum of £1500 as brokerage on £150,000, which latter amount is required to complete the…

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Railway Finances. Quarterly Returns. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended December shows there was a comparative increase of £426,416 in receipts and an expenditure…

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How the Public Money Goes Ministers and the Motor Habit. a War-time Abuse

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

It is a peculiar thing that public men in Commonwealth, State, and other departments seem still to be possessed by the same curious fascination, that is in no…

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Train Pilfering. Assuming Serious Proportions Work of Organised Gang. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 5

During the past fortnight a number of cases of pilfering from railway goods' trains have been reported to the police. The goods stolen in most eases had been…

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British Naval Air Raid. Hun Aerodrome Smashed. Londno, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 3

The Admiralty reports: In a naval air raid many bombs were dropped on Coolkerke aerodrome. The sheds and hangars were well straddled and…

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Coff's Harbor-jetty Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

The condition of the Coff's Harbor-Jetty road is apparently becoming unbearable in the eyes of local residents, and the question of holding an…

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Fears at Rockhampton. the Fitzroy Bridge. Weather Again Threatening. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5

Rain fell again this morning and tonight. The weather is threatening. Heavy rain would be disastrous, as it would simply mean that the business places in…

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Kempsey Railway Station

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

The Kempsey railway yards presented a busy time on Friday morning last, when over 600 head of cattle, of all sorts, were trucked to Singleton and Gloucester…

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The Transcontinental Railway

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

When the Railways Bill was before the House of Representatives last July the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Watt) stated that he expected that the…

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Railway Men Restless. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5

"The Times" correspondent at Copenhagen, wiring on 13th January, states:—The German railway men are restless and threatening. It is feared they will join…

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Mesopotamia. Aeroplane Attacks. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 5

A British Mesopotamia message states:— Hostile aeroplanes on the nights of January 24th and 25th bombed our…

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"The Woman who took the Wrong Road."

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

The intensely dramatic picture that bears this title will be shown at the School of Arts, Coffs Harbor, on the 18th iust. The film is described…

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Dorrigo Railway League

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 3

A meeting of delegates representing the local Railway League and the local Agricultural Association was held in the School of Arts last Saturday…

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The Railway Scheme. Fund Steadily Crowing

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

At an informal gathering of Chamber of Commerce members on Tuesday evening the hon. treasurer (Mr. H. M. Henderson) reported on…

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Coff's Harbor Railway Fund

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

The fund instituted for the purpose of defraying the cost of the flotation of £150,000 to complete the Glenreagh-Coff's Harbor (eighth) section of the North…

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News of the World. Aerodrome Bombed. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

An Admiralty report states:— Naval aircraft bombed the Engel aerodrome and munition dump. Direct hits were made, and fires were started. All…

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Across Australia. Great Motor Record. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

A Broken Hill message says Burton and Smith have arrived there from Fremantle in an automobile, having done the 1853 miles in just under 132…

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America's Part. Control of the Railways. Senate Decisions. Washington, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has voted in favor of limiting the Government control of the railways after the war to eighteen months,…

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Bellinger Road. Tender Accepted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 5

Tenders have been accepted for the completion of the work on the road off road from Thora to Upper North Arm. Bellinger River (at Cleaver's gate.)…

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Attempted Motor Record. Fremantle to Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 5

Messrs. J. L. Burton and T. Smith, who are attempting to break the motor car record from Fremantle to Sydney, arrived a Broken Hill yesterday afternoon,…

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