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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

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Motor Car Capsizes

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 4

An accident happened near the 18-mile peg on the Copmanhurst road yesterday afternoon, which, fortunately, was not attended with more serious results. Mr…

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Thefts on Railways. Organised Gangs Working. Albury

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 3

The wholesale pilfering on wharves and railways appears tQ be extending to the country districts. A local resident has reported that the locks were broken off trunks forwarded by her…

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Victorian Railway Restrictions. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 6

Mr. Hosier, secretary of the Williamstown Racing Club, was officially informed to-day that the embargo on racing would not be lifted for to-morrow…

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Railway Paymaster Held Up. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 5

Two armed men held up a railway paymaster of the Dublin-South Eastern railway, who was driving in a cab, in daytime, and took over £3000 at the…

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A Ghastly Mistake. Welsh Railway Disaster. How the Smash Occurred. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 5

An the inquest into the Abermule railway disaster, Ernest Rogers, a seventeen years old porter, employed on the Abermule station, gave evidence…

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Councils Want Motor Tax. Referred to Treasurer. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 5

Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, M.L.C., Assistant Minister, stated to-day that a number of Municipal and Shire Councils had requested that the motor tax…

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A King Street Incident. Mother and Baby Under a Tram . SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

Great presence of mind was shown in an accident in King street by a woman with a baby-in-arms and the driver of a ram. Mrs. Doris Chapanell was…

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Tram Leaves the Line. Five Persons Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

The front axle of the ste[?]n tram locomotive broke yesterday when it was leaving the main railway track line at Kogarah. It was derailed and five people were…

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QUEENSLAND Ballot Favors Strike. Railway Men's Wages. Death in a Sailing Boat. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 6

The counting of votes of the Southern and Central Queensland branch in connection with the ballot of the running men's section of the Queensland Railway Union…

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Tram Accident. Five People Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 3

The front axle of a steam tram for Sans Souci broke yesterday when leaving the main railway track at Kogarah. The tram was derailed and…

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Railway Connection with the Tableland

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 2

Speaking at the cricket social on Saturday night, Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., commented on what had been said, by previous speakers regarding the…

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Taree. Annual Hospital Meeting. Aeroplane Flights. Taree

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

At a meeting of townspeople yesterday, presided over by the Mayor, Ald. L. O. Martin, it was decided to tender Mr. J. T. Wilson, who is leaving after six years as…

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Run Down by a Train. a Lad Killed. Mudgee

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred near Torbane, on the Mudgee line. A junior porter named George Sharpe was instructing a new lad named Coleman, who had only…

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Railways and Tramways. Returns for the Quarter. Increase in Revenue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 5

The tramway returns showed that there was a slight falling off in the number of passengers carried for the first few days of the increased fares; but in a week the…

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Dishonest Railway Servant. Sentenced to Twelve Months

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 2

Leonard Hughes, a railway cleaner, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions for stealing a quantity of merchandise, the property…

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The North-west. Mr. Cann Enthusiastic, Councils to Construct Railways. From Ashford to Main Line. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Mines, who returned to Sydney to-day, said the croakers who decry their country and say it is played out don't know the wonderful possibilities of…

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Industrial. Tramway Dispute at Kalgoorlie Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 5

The employees of the Kalgoorlie Tramway Co. ceased work, although the men are working under an agreement which does not expire until June, 1922. The…

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QUEENSLAND. Subscription to the Loan. Tramways Acquisition. Would-be Suicides Change Their Minds. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

It was expected the Treasurer would make an important statement to-day regarding the Queensland loan, which closed yesterday; but he did not do so. There is…

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Remarkable Tram Smash. One Rams Another. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 2

A remarkable tram accident occurred at five o'clock this afternoon. A tram, descending Miller-street, North Sydney, ran into a lorry, and slid…

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A Strike Inevitable. Queensland Railway Dispute Bisbane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 2

Progress counting in connection with the ballot of the Queensland railway unions shows an overwhelming majority in favor or a strike…

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