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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

1,147 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 58

Father and Daughter. Found Unconscious on the Road. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

William Joyce, a farmer, and his daughter, were found in an unconscious condition on the Young-Greufell road. When they were sufficiently recovered to…

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Railway to the Coast

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 3

The Hon. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, accompanied by Mr. Lane, M.L.A., paid a visit to Walcha, towards the end of last week. He was given a…

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Accident to Aeroplane

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

A Tamworth message states that Lieut. J. H. Butler arrived there, accompanied by Mr. T. J. Bradstreet. They received a great, welcome on the Tam worth…

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Motor-car Capsizes. Dr. Page Thrown Out. Taree

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

Yesterday, whilst Mr. D. A. McDonald, the shire valuer, was driving Dr. Page, ALP., the brakes of the ear refused to act while descending the hill towards the punt…

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Stock Traffic. Linking Up Railways. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

The growing importance of stock traffic between New South Wales and Queensland has caused the proposition giving direct railway connection between the…

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Baby Born on Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 2

A train from Bankstown was delayed this morning owing to a baby being born on board. The train had to be held up while the officials called assistance for the…

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Light That Failed. Newspaper Run by Motor Car

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

Owing to a serious breakdown at Forbes gasworks the main portion of the ity of Forbes has been in darkness during portion of this week. There were no…

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Railway Commissioners' Report. Increases in Earnings and Expenditure. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners, in their report for the last quarter of 1919, state that the earnings show an increase of £628,652, and the expenditure increased…

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Belakun's Deportation to Moscow by Aeroplane Paris, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 3

"Le Matin's" Vienna correspondent says: Belakun has been allowed the right of asylum until he is able to travel. Then he will be deported to…

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Dead Body Found on Road. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 3

Two men found the dead body of Andrew Rowan, farmer, on the road from Koorawatha to Bendick Morrell. Deceased left the train at Koorawatha and…

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Train Robber's Big Haul. an Unloaded Revolver. Omaha

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 3

An unmasked bandit robbed the Union Pacific mail-car limited train, and secured £40,000 in cash and Liberty bonds. When departing he dropped a revolver, which…

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Theft of Motor Tyres. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 5

Francis Augustus and William Jones were charged at Hie Central Police Court with having stolen 27 bundles of Michelin motor lyres, valued at £800, the…

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Aerodrome Lighthouse. Aiding Night Flying

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 3

What may be described almost as the first step towards the realisation of a proper service of commercial aeroplanes, travelling by night as well…

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Main Roads Grant

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following official communication:—"The Dorrigo Shire Council: Letter dated 21st…

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Letters to the Editor. Rough Roads

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 4

Sir,--Now that the election of aldermen for the municipality of Grafton is over, and we have some new blood in the council, I trust and hope that they will…

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The Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

For the past six months—ever since the Government of New South Wales refused to include the Dorrigo railway in that list of works to be…

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The Dorrigo Railway. Will Work Start Again?

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

That the people of the Dorrigo have almost given up hope of the railway works re-starting is, unfortunately, only too true—and small…

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Accident to an Aeroplane. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 5

After giving a sensational exhibition of looping the loop, nose-diving, etc., Captain Wilson, accompanied by Mr. Shipman, of the Larkin Sopwith Company, made a…

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Good Roads. an Australian Movement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 5

At a meeting presided over by Mr. McPherson president of the Chamber of Commerce and comprising delegates from all parts of the State, the New South…

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Traversing Africa. the Mystery Aeroplane. a "Times" Experiment. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 5

"The Times" has now disclosed that the mystery aeroplane, which Cockerell is flying to the Cape, is "The Times" machine, which Lord Northcliffe chartered to…

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