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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

1,360 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 68

Under the Tram. Man's Foot Cut Off. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 2

While trying to board a tram in Oxford-street, City, last night, Jack Cousins, of Dudley-street, Paddington, fell under the wheels, which passed…

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Militant Railway Strikers. Cork Stations Seized. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 3

Seven hundred railway strikers have seized the four termma[?] stations at Cork, with the intention of working the railways…

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Glenreagh-coff's Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 2

But for the wet weather, the rails from the Coff's Harbor side of Section 8 of the North Coast Railway would have been linked up with those from…

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Sydney's Thieves. Midnight Motor Chase. Smart Police Work. Five Arrests and Goods Recovered. Sydney, Saturday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 3

Four men, who were driving in the city last night in a taxi-cab, were arrested by the night patrol, after an exciting chase…

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General Cables. Aeroplane Fatalities. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 6

An officer or the Royal Flying Corps crashed and was killed at the Dublin aerodrome yesterday. A second occupant of the machine was seriously…

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State Politics. the City Railway. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 5

A commencement has been made with the erection of the offices for the clerk of works in connection with the city railway on the enclosed piece of Hyde Pari…

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Road Work for Unemployed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

In view of the unemployment the Irish provisional Government is placing £300,000 at the disposal of County Councils for the improvement and…

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Why the Railways Don't Pay

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 2

It is often asked why our railways do not pay, and why persons have to submit to increased passenger fares and freights. Here are a few…

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QUEENSLAND Upper Burnett Scheme. Railways to Be Constructed. By-election on March 11. BRISBANE, Tusday

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

The Cabinet decided to-day to forthwith enter upon the work in connection with the Upper Burnett land settlement scheme, including the construction of…

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Grafton Motor Ambulance

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the committee connected with establishing a motor ambulance for Grafton and district was held at the Town Hall last night, when there were…

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The City Railway. Not an Election Stunt

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

When it was suggested to Mr. Bradfield, Chief Engineer for Railways, that the resumption of work on the city railway was only an election stunt he…

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Motor Trains. the Commissioners' Difficulty. Manufacture of Special Motor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

An article on the question of motor trains, which was published in the Sydney Morning Herald, was referred to by the Chief Commissioner for…

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Aeroplane Fatality. Madrid

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 5

An aeroplane containing three British airman crashed into the Quatre Vents aerodrome, and all were killed…

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Making Raids Difficult. Destroying Mountain Roads. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 3

In order to make raids difficult, the mountain roads in Fermanagh and Tyrone are being rendered impassable by volunteer labor…

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Motor Accident. Woman Succumbs. Sydney, Wednesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 3

A Murwillumbah message says: Mrs. O'Neill, who was thrown over an embankment by the capsizing of a motor car on January 27, died to-day as…

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Motor Car Collision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 2

A motor car, driven by Thomas Butler, collided with an electric light pole at Waterloo late last night, with the result that the car was considerably damaged…

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Dynamite on Tramline. Johannesburg

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

Three detonators and a quantity of crushed dynamite were found on the tramlines at Jeppes Dip in the centre of Johannesburg. A tram passed over…

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Motor Collision Nine Persons Injured. Drunken Driver Fined £20. SYDNEY, Thursday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 3

A Newcastle message says : Late last night a motor bus collided with a motor car at Hamilton. Nine persons were more or less…

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Interrupted Honeymoon Wedding Party in Motor Smash. Bride and Others Injured. Sydney, Thursday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 3

A bride and bridegroom had an unpleasant experience last night after the wedding ceremony. The car in which they were driving…

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''Equality Road.''

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 3

With ''Equality Road',by Vera Baker, the Bookstall series present, another local author showing considerable promise. Valentine Hood, around whom…

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