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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 18 of 91

Live Bomb Found on Railway Station. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 5

A hand grenade of the type used in war time was found on the railway line at Collingwood Station yesterday, it having been swept off the platform by…

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Nymboida Shire £10,000 Road Grant Bridge at McPHEBSON'S CROSSING

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the shire office, South Grafton, yesterday. There were present: Crs. D. N. Maxwell…

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News of the World. Military Aeroplane Crash. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

A military aeroplane crashed into a cookery school at Warsash. Doris Ball, aged nine years, was killed and the headmistress and a child were seriously…

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Shire to Prosecute Motorist

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

At a meeting of the Manning Shire Council the councillors unanimously passed a motion to prosecute a Sydney motor cyclist, who attempted to break the road…

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Railway Mishap. Engine Derailed at South Maitland. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

Six trucks attached to an engine were derailed on the South Maitland railway. The driver and fireman jumped clear of the engine, which fell on its side down a…

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Guyra-dorrigo Railway

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

A conference of delegates to the Guyra Dorrigo League will be held at Armidale on March 17, to protest against the action of the Public Works Committee in…

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New States Mr. Holman's Address the Claims of the North Guyra-dorrigo Railway. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

Mr. W. A. Holman, K.C., continued his address this morning to the Royal Commission on New States. Interrupting counsel when he was…

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North Shore Bridge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

The foundation stone of the North Shore bridge will be laid on March 26 by the Governor…

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Special Show Train

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

Owing to the heavy guarantee and looses entailed at the Taree show, the committee has not engaged special trains for the past few years. The…

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Fat Stock Train Railway Concession Trucking at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Zuill some time back suggested to several of the selling agents at Homebush that they might requisition the Railway Department, on behalf of…

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The Mountain Road

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

The Secretary of the Dorrigo Progress Association is in receipt of a letter from the Local Government Department in reply to his recent…

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Found Shot on Train. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

A passenger on the Adelaide express was found shot when the train was near Euringar to-day. A revolver Was near the body. The man, who is evidently a…

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The Bridge. Laying the Stone. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 3

The foundation stone of the North Shore bridge will be laid on March 26th by the Governor…

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Maize by Rail Cheaper Freights Special Train Facilities

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 3

The train-ferry across the Clarence River at Graf to a has proved positive boon to primary producers oil the North Coast. Almost daily the Railway…

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Guyra-Dorrigo Railway Suggested Conference

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

At Wednesday afternoon's meeting, after it was resolved to abandon an official opening of the Glenreagh-Dorrigo railway on the second day of the…

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Railway Opening Function Abandoned. No Ministers Available

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

At a meeting of the celebrations committee on Wednesday afternoon last it was decided to abandon the railway opening ceremony which it was…

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Dorrigo-Guyra Railway

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

Mr. H. H. Cordingley, of Mini, U[?] says:—Mr. Lune's letter of February 25, having been written by a Parliamentarian of long experience, is a…

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New Railway Line

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

The Public Works Committee decided this week to recommend the construction of the railway line from Inverell to Ashford, a length of 32 miles, at an estimated…

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Mother Killed Daughter Injured Run Down by a Motor 'Bus. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 5

While, attempting to cross Liverpool street, near College street, at about 6 o'clock to-night, Agnes Skuse 40, and her daughter, Ena Skuse, were knocked…

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New States Mr. Holman's Address Tablelands Railway the Financial Question. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 5

Mr. W. A. Holman, K.C., counsel assisting the New State Commission, resumed his address to-day. In the course of a rapid survey of…

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