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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 5 of 91

Railway Smash. Might Have Been Worse. Narrow Escape of Dubbo Express. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. Morris, secretary of the railways says the mishap at the Central railway apparently was due to disregard to the signal appliances, which are of the most…

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Few Accidents Railways Issue Report Canadian and American Figures. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

A statement was issued by the Railway Commissioners to-day showing that compared with other countries, the number of fatalities and accidents are very…

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The Motor Ambulance

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

The honorary secretary of the Grafton and District Ambulance, Mr. T. H. Wall, is in receipt of a letter from the Grafton Bowling Club stating that the club is…

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First Aeroplane Stowaway

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

The first aeroplane stowaway yet known is reported from the Rouyn goldfields. between which and Angliers the Lauren tine Air Service maintains' a regular…

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Bridge Contracts [?]Gned

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

Messrs. Pritchard Bros., of Tenterfield, have signed the contract for a large bridge at Deep Creek, Tabulam, in the Kyogle Shire The same…

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Casino Bonalbo Road

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

Recently the Casino Chamber of Commerce urged that the road from Casino, to Bonalbo, via Doubtful Creek, be proclaimed a main road. Representations…

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Use of Chains on Main Roads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

The Queensland Main Roads Board has received a report that during the recent holidays several motor car drivers used chains on the wheels of their…

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Oil on Road? Cabman's Mishap

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 3

Was the oily nature of the surface of a Newcastle street responsible for a recent accident This is a question addressed to the Newcastle City…

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North Shore Bridge. Work Starts on Monday, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

It is expected work will be commenced on the North Shore bridge on Monday This statement was made to-day by Mr. Ball Minister for Works at a…

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Train Derailed. Line Gives Way After Rain Albury

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

Ari the result of the subsidence in the railway line between Narrandera and Tocumwal a goods train left the track and ten trucks were derailed Six chains…

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Dorrigo Mountain Road Discussion at Progress Association Meeting. Bitumen Wanted

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 2

At last Tuesday night's meeting of the Dorrigo Progress Association the Dorrigo Mountain Road, portion of which is now in a dangerous state of…

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The Railway Smash. One Driver Suspended

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 2

It is understood that the driver of the empty car train which collided with the passenger train at the Central Station hay been suspended from…

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Motor Notes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 6

At the Maitland motor racing ground on the 1st inst., an O.H.V. B.S.A. was successful in winning the heat, semi final and final in the Motor Cycle Handicap…

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Motor Garage Burne. Bingara

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

Jones' motor garage at Bingara was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Several motor cars and motor, cycles were burnt. The loss is considerable…

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Carriage of Goods. Railway Commissioners Extend Agreement with N.c.s.n. Co

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 7

The Railway Commissioners have decided to continue the agreement with the N.C.S.N, Co., Ltd., whereby goods consigned through the company and carried…

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Railway Smash Injured Passengers Recovering Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

All the persons injured in the railway smash on Wednesday night, are progressing favourably. It was stated by the railway, officials…

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Concrete Roads

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

Although cement concrete makes one of the very best types of road, its great Cost renders it necessary that it should be chosen with discretion. The surveyor of…

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"On the Road to Gundagal."

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

"We're on the road to Gundagai," was the reply two girls, aged 15 and 17, made when questioned by the Wollombi police regarding the ownership of a…

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The Life of a Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

The decision as to what constitutes the life of a road is an important financial matter for councils, says the "S.M. Herald." Up till the present it has always…

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Train Derailed. Culvert Structure Collapses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 3

While a train was travelling over a culvert between Bogan Gate and Trundle the structure collapsed, derailing twelve trucks, but leaving two carriages…

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