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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Confounding Alarmists. Fitzroy Bridge Still Stands. the Waters Receding. Many Refugees. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 3

A good deal of Quay-street is now clear of water, but there is still a large amount in the northern, end, towards the Fitzroy bridge. This structure still stands, to…

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The Lost Sugar. Estimated at 13,000 Tons. Railway Communication. Damage Being Repaired. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 3

Mr. Wareham, Queensland Inspector of the Adelaide Steamship Co., arrived at Brisbane from Mackay this morning. He estimates that about 13,000 tons of sugar…

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Wages of "Pin Bosses." Who Will Pay Them? Railway Department Refusal. Coal Loading Trouble. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

The whole work of coal loading at Newcastle ceased at 10 o'clock last night, owing to a dispute between the Railway Department and the Steamship Owners'…

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Vacant Railway Commissionership. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 4

No decision lias yet been arrived at by the Government in regard to the appointment of a successor to the Railway Commissionership rendered vacant by the death…

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Local and General. Coff's Harbor Railway

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

The sum of £1500 recently, set out to be raised in the Coff's Harbor district as brokerage on £150,000, the sum required to complete the enghth section of the…

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State Parliament. North Coast Railway. Kempsey-macksville Section. Questions and Answers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Osborne asked the Minister for Public Works: (1) Is it the intention of the Government to proceed immediately with the…

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Telegrams. Railway Tragedy. Mutilated Body Pound. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

The mutilated body of a man was found at an early hour this morning on the railway between Blacktown and Seven Hills. Both feet and hands had been cut off, and…

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The Eastern Theatres. British Advance in Palestine Aiming at Aden Railway. Washington

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

Official reports state that General Sir E. Allenby's forces continue to advance from Jerusalem. The Aden railroad is probably their objective…

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Bellingen Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

The Bellingen Shire Council has received a grant of £600 from the Works Department for the upkeep and maintenance of the Dorrigo Cutting…

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Railway Workshops Resume. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 5

Though the flood waters are going down slowly, the area of ground covered is very considerable. The business places at the lower end of East-street still have a great…

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Queensland Floods. Water Still Over Railway. Damage to Streets. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 5

All the rivers are now falling, and up to the present the damage to streets is not so great as was anticipated, though there have been several large subsidences…

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Fatal Accident. Motor Cycle Collides with Tram. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred at Darlinghurst as the result of a collision between a motor cycle and a tram. Harry Merrick, of Boyce-street, Glebe, was riding…

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Railway Extension. Agreement Signed. Syndicate Finds Money. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

The Minister for Works has signed an agreement with the representative of a syndicate for the completion of the railway extension from Henty to Billabong,…

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A Narrow Escape. Assault in a Tram. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

John Walker, a laborer, was assaulted in a tram at Alexandria, resulting in his being run over By a tram and narrowly escaping death. All his fingers on the left…

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Row in a Tram. Man's Fingers Severed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

John Walker had an altercation with a fellow-passenger in a tram on Saturday night. The other party threw Walker out on the rails and a passing…

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Late Wires Self-raised Funds for Railway Works. Trouble in the Cabinet. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

It is reported that strained relations exist between State Ministers over the projected construction of railways from locally-raised loans. It is…

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Late Cables (Messages received, except where otherwise specified through the Australian Cables Association.) Uproar in Argentine. General Railway Strike. Outrages and Lawlessness. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 3

The United Press correspondent at Buenos Ayres says: A general railway strike has ben declared and has been signalised by the wildest countrywide…

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Railway Construction

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 4

There is evidently a rift in the Cabinet lute over the question of construction of railway lines where the money to complete the work is to be…

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Maltese on North Coast Railway

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 3

During the recent visit to Kempsey of Mr. T. D. Mutch, M.L.A., a deputation waited upon him in connection with the employment of Maltese on the North Coast…

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Railway Construction. Finding the Money. Raising of Local Loans. Trouble in the Cabinet. Rumors of Resignations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 5

It is reported that serious trouble has arisen in the State Cabinet over the construction of what are practically private railways. It is reported that at least two…

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