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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Siberian Success. Advance Along Railway London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 3

The Siberian army, developing its victory over the Bolsheviks, (as cabled on the 27th December), is now advancing along the Petrograd railway, and…

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Big Road Loan

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 4

The Dorrigo Shire Council is to discuss at the next meeting a proposal to float a loan of £10,000 or £20,000, to enable much required road improvements to be carried…

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Motor-car Services

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 4

"Whilst most people who reside in or visit this part of the world know in a general sort of way that motor-car services are run daily between different…

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Sensational Collision. Between Train and Tram. Fourteen Persons Injured. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

The intersection of Archer and Denison streets, where the tramline to Canning street and the showgrounds crosses the…

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Back Creek-glenreagh Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Peter Shea, F. Maxwell, and G. Pitkin and representatives of the Upper Kangaroo Creek Progress Association, waited on…

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Dorrigo Railway. "Truth About That Tramway." Mr. Briner States the Facts

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

At last week's meeting of the Dorrigo Agricultural Society (says the Dorrigo "Gazette"), the following letter from Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., was…

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Proposed New Road. Kangaroo Creek to Glenreagh. Deputation to Nymboida Shire Council

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council at South Grafton, a deputation consisting of Messrs. F. Maxwell, P. Shea and Geo. Pitkin,…

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Telegrams. Railway Accident. Carriages Smashed at Hurstville. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

A number of railway carriages crashed into the buffers of a dead [?] Hurstville this morning. The impact was so severe that the foremost carriage was…

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Use for Light Railways. to Increase Agricultural Production. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

The British Government proposes to utilise a large quantity of the light railway material now in France for connecting the country districts of…

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The Very Latest. Spartacusists' Success. Controlling All German Railways. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

The Spartacusists have occupied the Central Railway Offices at Berlin, after the Government guards had surrendered. The whole of the German railway…

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Letter to the Editor. Coast-tableland Railways

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 6

Sir,--I notice it reported that the Minister for Railways points out that, the proposition for connecting the coastal districts with the tableland via Tabulam will…

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Double Railway Fatality Father and Son Killed. Warwick

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

A railway accident involving the loss of two lives occurred on Saturday night between Hendon and Ellenthorpe. It appears that a lengthsman named John…

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American Railway Smash. 20 KILLED, 58 Injured. Vancouver, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

A message from Batavia, New York, says twenty persons were killed and 58 injured in a railroad wreck there. (Batavia is a manufacturing town…

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Strong Activity in Siberia. Along the Railway. Tientsin, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

Strong Bolshevik activity is reported at various points on the Siberian Railway…

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Outbreak in Argentine. Whole of Railways Stopped. Fatal Riots at Buenos Ayres Montreal, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

Great strikes have begun in the Argentina. Rioting has occurred at Buenos Ayres, where all the public buildings are barricaded. A general…

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Railway Tricycle Run Down. Father and Son Killed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

John Paskins, a lengthsman, was riding on a tricycle with his two sons, between Hendon and Clifton, Queensland, when he collided with a goods…

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[?]nd Railway. [?] Editor.)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 3

[?] reported the Mi[?] point out that the [?]necting the coastal [?] tableland via…

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Railway Matters

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

There is a strong agitation in Inverell now for connection by railway with Byron Bay. Inverell has ever been like a weathercock, twisting…

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Perth Tramway Strike. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 3

The conference between the Minister for Railways and the Leader of the Opposition in West Australia on the subject of the tramway strike proved abortive…

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Selling Naval Vessels. Motor Launches for the Colonies. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 3

The "Evening News" says: The Admiralty intends to sell two hundred obsolete warships, including dreadnoughts, battleships, battle-cruisers,…

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