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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 11 of 91

Main Roads Board. Phases of the Act Advice to Councils

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 1

The following circular has been received by the various shire councils in the district from the secretary of the Shires' Association:--…

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Boy's Mad Prank Obstructions on Railway Line. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 3

Pieces of timber and iron were found on the railway line near Wallerawang. The obstacles were removed in time. Subsequently a boy confessed to the…

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Kyogle Railway Construction

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 1

On behalf of the Railway Council, the chief engineer (Mr. R. E. Sexton) advises that 26 men are employed at present on the Kyogle railway construction works and…

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Railway Contract. Labor Leader Surprised Were Tenders Called? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. Lang, Leader of the State Parliamentary Opposition, has expressed surprise at the statement of Sir Vincent Raven that a company which he…

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Emphatic Protests Dorrigo-guyra Railway

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

Speakers at the Coff's Harbor Chamber of Commerce meeting on Friday night were very outspoken in their remarks regarding the turning down of the Dorrigo…

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Big Wave Hits Motor Ship. San Francisco

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 3

The motor ship Aorangi, on her first trip from Vancouver to Australia, was struck by an abnormally large wave yesterday afternoon about 400 miles off the…

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Main Road Vote

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

The clerk of the Copmanhurst Shire, (Mr. W. C. Sheather), has received the following letter from the Department of Local Government: "I am directed by…

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Speeding Up Grafton-tweed Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

Messrs. Nesbitt and Missingham, M's.L.A., have been informed by the Railway Commissioners that it has been decided to reduce the time of the…

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Motorist Killed. Wheel Caught in Tramlines. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

John Lovelock Fry, 36, and inspector of the War Service Homes Department, was riding a motor cycle to which a sidecar was attached at Lane Cove when the…

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Motor Cycle Record. Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

At the Takapuna motor cycle sports Percy Coleman regained the world's five mile grass track record by covering the distance in 4min. 1 2-5secs…

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Tenders Were Called the Railway Contract. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

Mr. Fraser, Chief Railway Commissioner, referring to Sir Vincent Raven's tender on behalf of an English firm for the manufacture of electrical equipment…

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The Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

There are several bad patches on the main Deervale road which require immediate attention aud the Shire Council Engineer's close scrutiny…

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Railway Bridge Serious Damage by Flood. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 5

Eleven spans are affected by the flood damage to Inkerman railway bridge over the Burdekin River, and an actual break of about 250 feet in length. Some of the…

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Radio Feat Australia "Heard" on French Train. Paris

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 5

By means of a two-valve set "arranged on a new principle," with one of the train's electric light wires as an aerial, the express train to Ventiminglia, on the…

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State Cabinet. The Roads Board. Two Appointments Made Settlers' Reappraisement Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 5

At the conclusion of the Cabinet meeting to-day the Premier stated that Parliament had been further prorogued for two weeks from February 18…

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Guyra-dorrigo Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

There was a record meeting of the Coff's Harbor Chamber of Commerce on Friday night last, to protest against the action of the Public Works…

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Guyra-Dorrigo Railway Press Opinion. Regarding Its Rejection

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 6

As we expected a big section of the Press of the North is up in arms against the decision of the Public Works Committee regarding the…

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Thrilling Escape. Motor Over Mountain. Adelaide

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

A man named Leonard Chesser was driving a motor car on the Mount Barker road when the machine crashed through the guard fence and fell…

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Dorrigo Railway Opening

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

It has been decided to hold the official opening of the Glenreagh-Dorrigo railway on the second day of the Dorrigo show. A special train will be applied for from…

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Railway Contract Commissioner's Last Word. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 5

The Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. Fraser, stated to-day that he did not intend to enter into a public controversy in regard to the electrical contract made…

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