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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 4 of 91

Coff's Harbor. an Abandoned Motor Car

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 2

Mr. Oscar Kasch arrived by train on Friday morning from Sydney. A brother of Mr. Jas. Gentle arrived on Friday morning by train from Sydney…

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Motor Smash Two Dead and Two Injured. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 3

A motor car containing four men struck a rut in the Point Nepean road at Brighton and rolled over twice. Samuel Kellet was killed outright and…

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'Bus and Tram Collide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 3

A 'bus crashed into a tram car on the suspension bridge, North Sydney, to-day. Many passengers on the tram, which was crowded, had narrow escapes, but the…

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Cabinet Criticism the Railway Commissioners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 3

Sir Sam Fay, who was one of the Commission which inquired into the railway administration of the State, stated yesterday that he could not understand the…

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Increased Motor Taxes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Bangalow Primary Producers' Union on Thursday last the matter of the increase in the motor tax was discussed It was…

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State Railways. Safety Working of Trains. Instruction Car at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 4

"No accident has taken place on the railways in the State of New South Wales that can be attributed to faulty working systems." This statement was…

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An Aeroplane Miracle

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 4

A Chicago message states that Gwendolen Caswell, 22 ears old, had been deaf and dumb since the age of three, but after a flight in an…

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Dorrigo-tyringham Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 2

In a recent budget our Tyringham scribe mentioned that a rumor was current that the Shire Council intended at au early date to effect…

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Goods Train Derailed. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 3

A goods train was derailed at Rydal Station, to-day owing to the axle of one of the trucks snapping. Twenty two trucks left the rails and considerable damage was…

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All in a Fog. Towns of Western Europe. Thirty Injured in Train Smash. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 3

The dense fog in London during the past two days is most seriously interfering with the traffic in the streets, causing stoppages of buses and trams…

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Here and There. the First Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 4

This year there will be celebrated the hundredth birthday of English railways. It was on September 27, 1825, that the Stockton and Darlington…

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Motor Lorry Overturns

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 2

Mr. J. Heimsworth, of Stanhope, received a sprained ankle and wrist, and had several stitches inserted in his face, as a result of a motor smash which…

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Railway Army Order Employees Demand Withdrawal. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 3

Twenty thousand railway men were represented at a meeting at Chester, at which, a resolution was carried demanding that the railway companies withdraw…

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Upkeep of Concrete Roads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

The length of period during which a concrete road will present a suitable surface for modern traffic has, according to a New Zealand engineer, who has just…

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Shocking Accident on Train

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

A shocking accident with a fatal termination, occured on the Townsville mail train just before reaching Bundaberg on Saturday night, the victim being Robert…

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Train Smash Twenty-Three Killed Express Hits Stationary Train. Injured Total Fifty. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

A terrible roilway accident is reported from Germany. The disaster was due to the driver of an express train failing to see the danger…

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Another Railway Appointment Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. Duncan Ross, chief assistant traffic manager, has been appointed Assistant Metropolitan Area Commissioner in the Railway Department…

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Railway Returns

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

The following are the returns received from the South Grafton Station for the month ended December 31 last: Tickets issued 1628 coaching revenue £2467, goods…

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£4845 Worth Motors, Etc. Thirty Charges Against Four Men. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

At the Water Police Court 30 charges of stealing were preferred against Ernest Coffey, motor driver; Bert Coggins, tailor; Frank Phillips, dyer, and Freder…

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Palmer's Channel. Palmer's Channel Bridge

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 1

Many rumors are afloat that traffic will be stayed or at least a punt put on when this old structure is being replaced, but we learn from reliable authority that…

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