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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

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Railwaymen's Grievances. No Strike Mooted. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 2

Sydney A. A. Chapman, general secretary of the A.R.U., referring to the railwaymen's grievance said that a strike had not been mooted…

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Railway Men. No Thought of Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 5

A. Chapman, general secretary of the Australian Railways Union, referring to the railway men's grievances, said a strike had not been mooted, adding…

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The Kyogle-brisbane Line and the Clarence Bridge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

The agreement arrived at last year between the Federal, New South and Queensland Governments with regard to the construction of the Kyogle to South Brisbane line, which forms part of the uniform guage scheme, will shortly be put into effect. It is announced that…

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Main Roads Board. Mr. J. Garlick Appointed Chairman. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

The Premier announced to-day that Mr. J. Garlick, Under-Secretary for local Government, had been appointed chairman of the Mam Roads Board, at a…

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Motor Cyclist's Narrow Escape

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

An employee of the Wagga Council, C. W. Taylor had a narrow escape from being burnt to death while pouring petrol into the tank of his motor cycle in…

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Fight in a Railway Carriage. Three Men Killed. Rome

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 5

A third-class carriage of a train going to Naples was the scene of a fight. Four wine merchants quarrelled, and alter blows had been exchanged all of them…

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News of the World. Three Killed, Sixty Injured. Mauritius Railway Smash

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 5

PORT LOUIS (Mauritius), Tuesday. Three were killed and sixty injured in a collision between two passenger trains. The dead include Henri Robert,…

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£150 Missing Bag Stolen on Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

Detectives are investigating the mystery in connection with a cash bag containing £150 in bank notes which war placed on a train at Katoomba for Sydney…

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Nymboida Shire Monthly Conncil Meeting Roads and Bridges Estimates for Current Year

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday morning. There were present: Crs…

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Railway Instructional Car

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 1

An instructional staff working car is at present on the North Coast line, for the purpose of instructing railway : in safe working methods. The…

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Robbed of £180. Indian Railway Expert. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 5

Ivan Newton, Indian railway engineer, who was travelling by the East-West express from Frema[?]tie to Sydney, was robbed of £180 in notes, a letter of credit…

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Roads—give Us Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 2

Ald. Blowes, of Orange, just back from a trip to England, says he went everywhere looking into civic government, and what amazed him most in…

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The Main Roads Board

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 4

The Main Roads Board has a big task ahead of it and the keenest interest will be taken in its work. The question of roads generally in this State is a vexed one, and there will be ample room for the new authority to exercise its administrative ability. During the past ten or…

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Proposed Carnival Grafton and District Motor Ambulance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 2

A circular letter, which we print below, was directed to the secretaries of local Friendly Society Lodges by the honorary organisers, with the result that the…

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Riderless Motor Cycle's Antics

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 6

The vagaries of a riderless motor cycle and sidecar formed an important part of the evidence in a case in the Newcastle Police Court on Wednesday, when…

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Dorrigo Railway Traffic

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 4

"We have heard on good authority that the amount of passenger and goods traffic on the Dorrigo line is a surprise packet to the railway officials," says the…

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Lismore Railway Workshops

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Perdriau, M.L.A., has been Informed by the Public Works Department with reference to the question asked by him in the Legislative Assembly…

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North Shore Bridge. Dr. Bradfield Returns. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 3

Dr. J. Bradfield, who went to London to finalise matters in connection with the North Shore bridge contract, returned to Sydney to-day…

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Motor Mechanic Badly Burned

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 2

While Percy Jones, a motor mechanic, was lying on his back beneath a car, at Newcastle, cleaning the working parts with benzine, a naked light came into…

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Reserve for Army Railway Companies' Move. Union Executive Doubtful. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 3

Mr. Cramp, general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, has circularised all branches of the union in Britain in regard to the four great British railway…

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