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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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Ireland. Further Executions Railway Strike Averted. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1923 · page 3

The Irish railway men's strike has been averted, the Government offering to control the railways that the unable to afford the existing scale of wages and…

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Body on Railway Carriage. Returned Soldier Killed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1923 · page 3

The body of a returned soldier was found on the roof of a carriage on the Melbourne express when it pulled up at Jerrawa, near Goulburn, this morning…

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Another Motor Smash. Two Men Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1923 · page 3

Another sensational motor smash occurred last night at Cronulla, close to where Mr. Mack was, seriously injured. Two cars were travelling in the opposite…

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Motor Cars Collide. Three Persons Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 3

A collision between two motor cars at Homebush to-day resulted in three persons being injured. One car struck the rear of the other. which was stayed in…

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Dorrigo-guyra Railway

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 2

Mr. P. J. MacNamara has just returned from a trip to Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes, where he saw a number of the leading residents with a view to interest them…

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Third Motor Smash. Car Hits Telegraph Pole. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 3

A motor car dashed into a telegraph pole at Bondi this morning. The occupants were: Reg. McKay, the driver: Edith Baxter, 19; Lloyd Munro, 21; Roy…

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Brisbane Tramways. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 2

The formal banding over of the property of the Brisbane Tramway Company to the Tramway Trust took place to-day in the presence of a small…

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Telegrams. Holiday Railway Traffic. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 2

During the week-end holiday traffic on the railways showed a big increase over last year…

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Aeroplane Wrecked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 6

An aeroplane containing a pilot and one passenger crashed and was completely. wrecked at the rear of the Cronulla, Hotel, Cronulla, yestarday. The pilot Barkell,…

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Motor Driver Fined. Vehicles at the Punt. a South Grafton Incident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 4

A case of considerable interest to local motorists came before the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning. when Edward Cecil Barnett, motor, car driver…

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Peace Negotiations. Government and Republicans. Many Outrages Reported. Armoured Trains Patrol Railways. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

Important peace negotiations which are proceeding between the Government and a section of the Republicans may result in surprising developments during…

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Fell From a Train. Man's Miraculous Escape. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 5

Falling from a Southern train while travelling at fifty miles an hour, a man escaped with slight cuts on the head. He coolly walked to a doctor…

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QUEENSLAND Government and Tramway Coy. £500,000 Goodwill Dispute. Border Railways. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 5

Although the Brisbane railways wore- formally taken over by the Brisbane Tramways Trust from the Tramways. Company on New Year's Day, the…

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An Exciting Experience. Train Dashes Past Bush Fire. Casino and Lismore Passengers Aboard

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 4

The flames from a grass fire almost licked the carriages as the Murwillumbah-Casino train raced past the scene of the blaze on Monday evening…

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With Engine Shut Off. Aeroplane Guides for Seven Hours. Paris

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

The remarkable feat of remaining in the air one hundred minutes in an ordinary aeroplane with the engine shut off by utilising aerial currents was…

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Killed by Train. Suicide Through Financial Worries, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

At the inquest on the death of William Cairns, painter, of Carlton held to-day, evidence was given that Cairns was seen standing near the Carlton railway station…

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Tramway Deficit. Caused by Motor Busses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

During the last six months the Railway Commissioners estimated that the tramways would earn from £18,000 to £20,000 more than during the…

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Tablelands and Coast. Proposed Railway Connections Report of the Committee Clarence Valley Line

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

The following extracts are taken from the report of the official committee on land development and settlement concerning proposed railway connections…

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News of the World. Loan to German Railway Workers. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

The National Union of Railwaymen [?]ted a loan of £3000 to the German railwaymen, "to tide them over the difficult times due to the depreciation of the…

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Free State Railways. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

The Free State Government in taking oyer the Great Southern and Great Western Railway is making a good deal of difference between the receipts and expenses…

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