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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Motor-cycle Accident. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 5

A motor-cycle collided with a runaway horse in Cleveland street. Mrs. Turgeon, who was in the sidecar, was thrown out and her skull fractured. Her condition…

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Aerodrome Lighthouse. Aiding Night Flying

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 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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South African Government Aeroplane. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 3

The South African Government aeroplane has been named the Silver Queen. Piloted by South African officers, it left Brooklands this morning in an attempt to…

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Motor-cars in Collision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 4

While Mr. David Storey, M.L.A., was driving in a State motor-car yesterday it collided with a taxi-car, but fortunately the ex-Minister escaped with a shaking…

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Motor-car Capsizes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 3

A motor-car capsized at Long Bay early this morning, and pinned two women and three men underneath it. Fortunately, they escaped serious injury. The…

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Motor-cycle Record. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 3

Leaving Inverell at three o 'clock yesterday morning on a motor-cycle, Keith McMaster arrived in Sydney 37 hours 32 minutes later, and thus established a…

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French Railways. Work of Rebuilding. Probable Cost 91 Millions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 3

It is estimated that the cost of rebuilding the railway system of the devastated regions of France will attain the enormous total of 91 million…

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Reduced Train Services. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 5

In view of Mr. Hughes declaration that the Government would not give in to the engineers; the Victorian Railway Commissioners have decided not to entertain…

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The Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 2

Expectancy is in the air. We all are expecting something to happen in connection with the local railway; and rumors keep percolating through…

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New Motor Tyres for Old

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 4

The question of purchasing new motor tyres is a big item to individual motorists, but now there is a company formed in Queensland;--an Australian company--…

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Rain in the South. Washaways on Railways. All Trains Held Up. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 5

The rain which has fallen, and is still falling in the country, is almost general. The only areas which have not benefited are the Riverina and the North Coast…

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Tram Driver Committed for Trial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 5

At the inquest into the cause of the accident which resulted in the death of Charles Beeson, evidence, was given that Beeson fell off a tram as it was rounding…

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Motor Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 2

On Friday last a motor accident occurred near the Grafton racecourse. From particulars gleaned, it appears the car, a Ford, in which were Mr. Brackenberg,…

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General Cables. Big Loss on Canadian Railways. Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 3

It is announced that the Canadian Government lost six millions sterling last year on the railways…

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Motor-boat Mystery Dead Boy in Girl's Clothes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 3

The finding of the body of a 20 year-old boy, the son of a wealthy ironmaster, lying on the deck of his motor boat completely dressed in…

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Burning Water in Motor Cars

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 3

Already an inventor has appeared at Nottingham with a mysterious liquid that runs a high-powered car at full speed for 5d a gallon-- a cheap…

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A Diabolical Act. Attempt to Wreck a Train. Lengthsman's Fortunate. Discovery. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

What appears to have been a deliberate attempt to wreck the mail train on its way to the border this afternoon was perpetrated at the Summit siding…

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Motor-cycle Overturns. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

John Miles and Phillip Lenthal, of Sydney, two competitors in the northern suburbs motor-cycle reliability test, were travelling on a motor-cycle with side-car…

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Queensland Cyclone. Record Flood at Normanton. RAILWAY 20 Feet Under Water. Great Shortage of Foodstuffs. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

The Police Commissioner has received a further report from Cairns stating thai a great deal of damage was done in the Mossman district during the recent…

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The Dorrigo Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 2

We are in receipt of another letter having reference to the Dorrigo railway. It is from the Premier's Department, in reply to several letters…

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