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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

1,802 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 91

Railway 'Buses. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 3

In view of the serious competition from motors in various parts of the State, the Railway Commissioners have decided to run motor services, and have…

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Dorrigo Railway Opening

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

At a public meeting held at Dorrigo last week, it was decided that the opening of the railway should be celebrated on the second day of the show, if it…

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Tourists' Tickets Round Trip on Railways. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

Messrs Nesbitt and Missingham, M's.L.A., have been informed by the Secretary of Railways that on and after February 9 it is intended to issue round…

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Flood Rains. Northern Queensland. Ten Inches at Bowen Railway Traffic Disorganised. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

Some torrential rainfalls have been reported under the influence of a cyclonic disturbance which is raging on the North Queensland coast between Bowen and…

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'Serious Trouble.' Railways and Workers Wages Claim Dispute. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

"Most serious trouble" in the railway world is anticipated by Mr. Cramp, secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, as the result of the railway…

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Tullymorgan Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

In regard to the application by the Harwood Shire Council for a grant for the Maclean-Tullymorgan road from the Connnonwealth-cum-State main and…

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Nymboida Council. Tyringham-Ebor Road. Grant of £10,000. Heifer Station Bridge Inquiry to Be Held

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the shire office, South Grafton, yesterday, when there were present: The president (Cr…

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On Skis. Ride Behind Aeroplane Forty M.P.H. Dash Round Lake. Geneva

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

There was a thrilling spectacle at San Moritz lake when Lord Northesk and Prince Oldsalchi, on skis, attached them selves to an aeroplane and swirled around…

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To Save Drunk Railway Porter Risks Life. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

There was a thrilling incident at Sydenham station to-day when a young perter named Milgate jumped on to the line with a moving train only a few…

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Trains Held Up. Railway Bridges Damaged Heavy Rain in Quensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

The latest weather advices show that the cyclonic disturbance which is raging at North Queensland coast is moving away to sea, and conditions are likely…

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Fire on Parramatta Road. Some Narrow Escapes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

A confectionery shop on Parramatta road caught fire early this morning. Constable Winchester, who was passing the premises at the time, endeavored to wake…

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Upper River Needs. Lilydale Bridge. Baryulgil -Tabulam Rd. Chamber of Commerce Meeting at Copmanhurst

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Copmanhurst Upper Clarence Chamber of Commerce was held on Wednesday. Mr. R. H. Davison occupied the chair…

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Railway Opening on Second Show Day

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 2

The organising committee for the functions connected with the official opening of the Dorrigo railway met the committee of the Agricultural…

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Official Opening of Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 3

The above constituted all the ordinary business before the committee and consideration was then given to the question of the official opening of the…

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Three Persons Injured Motor Car Collision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

A collision occurred between two motor cars near Dubbo last night as a result of which three persons were injured. One of them, Gordon Murphy, who sustained…

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Costly Lesson on a Motor Cycle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 8

F. W. Shannon pleaded guilty to riding a motor cycle on January 11, 1925, without a license at Yamba. Constable Buxton, Yamba, in giving…

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Queensland Railway Bridges Considerable Damage' Feared. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

The Weather Bureau reported this afternoon that the cyclonic disturbance at 9 a.m. to-day, was east of Mackay and moving south- eastwards. The railway…

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Maclean Court. Batch of Motor Prosecutions Furiously Driving a Horse

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 8

Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., presided at the police court, held at Maclean on Thursday, 5th inst., and dealt with the following cases…

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Letters to the Editor. Cross Country Railways

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 8

Sir, --[?] a railway for the purpose of developing the proposed New State area, let us consider a little of the past history of the movement. One crowd in…

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Telegrams New South Wales and Queensland Railways. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

J. W. Allen, giving evidence before the Works Committee, advocated the linking up of the New South Wales and Queensland eastern railway systems…

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