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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 4 of 68

Motor V. Railways

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

Motor haulage versus rail, and a consequent saving in freighting, has been amply demonstrated by Jackson, Thomson, and Company, of Sydney,…

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The Haunted Creek Tale of an Old Road. Ghosts of the Bush. Murder Victims Walk

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 3

The old road from Grafton to Glen Innes was via the Nymboy, the Stoney Pinch, and Barney's Hill until the Little River cutting made the…

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Local and General. the Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., writes as follows:—"The Minister has kept his promise, and provision has been made on the loan estimates passed…

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To Dorrigo from Sydney. a Motor Cycle Trip

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

I said in my last article that I reached Cessnock on the same day that I left-Sydney. I also referred briefly to Cessnock, and gave the opinion…

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CASUALTIES. Fatal Tram Accident. an Assaultand a Bolt. Peculiar Trend of Circumstances. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 5

A horse attached to a dog-cart got out of control In St. Kilda road, St. Kilda, and swerving, crashed into the dummy of a tram. As a result three…

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Proposed Tweed Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Perdriau, M.L.A, has received the following letter, dated Jan. 7, from the Minister for Works-- Dear Sir.--Replying to your letter of…

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Cart Crashes Into Tram. a Woman Killed. Two Men Injured. Result of a Fight. Melbourne, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 5

Following an altercation last night between two men, one of whom was driving a horse and a cart, the horse got beyond the control of the driver…

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Armed Motor Cars. (Published by arrangement.) Liquor Smugglers in U.S.A.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

Prohibition in U.S.A., as elsewhere, is seen to be a greater menace to the public peace and welfare the more it is studied by the press…

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On the Land. Pastoral. Smothering the Rabbit. Destruction by Means of Motor-car Fumes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 4

Experiments carried out by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture have resulted in the conclusion that where rabits are numerous, and…

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Harwood Shire Roads

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 2

When the departmental letter (a transscript of which has already appeared In these columns) was read at the Harwood Shire Council's meeting on Friday…

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Australian Railways. Lose £12,242 Every Day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 2

The figures compiled by Mr. McGregor, Senior British Trade Commissioner, show that the combined loss in working the Commonwealth and State railways for the…

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Railway Wharf, South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 2

Messrs. T. H. Hill and J. J. Fitzgerald, M's.L.A., have received the following letter from the Department of Public Works, dated 11th inst:--…

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Railway Strike Postponed

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 3

The threatened general railway strike in Ireland as a protest to the proposed revision of wages and hours has been postponed for a month. The Provisional…

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Motor Mishaps. One Car Runs Into Another. Two Men Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 2

Two persons were treated at St. George Cottage Hospital, Kogarah, last night as a result of a motor car collision at Kogarah, viz., W. G. Carroll…

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LORRY v. Tram. Collision at Newtown. Two Country Scouts Injured. Sydney, Saturday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 2

A lorry containing Boy, Scouts collided with a tram at Newtown yesterday. Alfred Bowles, aged 12, of…

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Railway Workers and Hospitals

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

In connection with the contributions made by men engaged on railway works to the Grafton Hospital, the following appears in a report from the committee of the…

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Unification of Railway Gauges

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 5

One of the most important questions to be considered by the conference of State Premiers is the unification of the railway gauges. It is estimated that the whole…

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Australian Railways Unifying the Gauge. Reported English Offer. Melbourne, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 3

Neither the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth nor the Minister for Railways was able today to confirm the reported offer of a Liverpool…

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By Train to Sydney. Through Service From Murwillumbah. Punting the Trains Across the Clarence

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 2

Sir, --The recent report in the "Northern Star" regarding the highly successful operation of the rail motor service between Lismore and Grafton is…

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Free Gold Railway Passes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 2

The following paragraph from Sydney "Son" discloses that apparently it is possible for members of Parliament, to secure gold passes…

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