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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 6 of 91

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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New Motor Paced Record. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 1

Hubert Opperman broke the Australasian record for five miles motor pacing at the motordrome last night by 38 2-5 seconds. His time was 5min. 40secs…

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Motors Collide Five Persons Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 3

Five persons were injured, two of whom were admitted to Parramatta Hospital, as the result of a head on motor collision on the western road near…

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A Condemned Bridge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 4

The president (Cr. Moore), at Wednesday's meeting of Kyogle Shire, referred to the condition of the bridge over the river at Wyangarie. The structure,…

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Tabulam Road. Kyogle Council Decision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

At the meeting of the Kyogle Shire Council last week, Cr. Waller reported on the conference held with councillors from the Copmanhurst Shire on the question of…

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The Third Party. Critic From Victoria. Queensland's Railways and Taxes. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. Beardmore, member for Benambra, in the Victorian Parliament, who is on a visit to Queensland, stated to-day that railway freights and fares in Queensland…

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Priest Killed. Run Down by Motor. Christchurch

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

Father Francis Marlow Catholic priest of Dunedin, was knocked down and killed by a motor car at Invercargill yesterday…

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Young Woman Killed. Motor Smash at Albury. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

Ross Perrin, 19, was killed instantly and two other persons seriously injured as the result of a collision between two motor cars three miles from Albury…

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Accidents Motor Car Accident. Woman Killed. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

In attempting to avoid a collision on a steep road the driver of a motor car lost control and the vehicle fell 150 feet over the bank. Mrs. Tyler, one of the…

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Railway Smash. Departmental Inquiry Opened. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

A departmental inquiry into the railway smash at the Central railway yard last week was opened to-day. The Commission sat in camera. Many witnesses…

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Another Train for Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

It is stated that there will, at an early date, be another train running daily on the Glenreagh-Dorrigo line. The present service, which consists of two…

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Good Roads Mean Better Butter

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

Advocating the application for a Government grant for the placing of Dooralong road in trafficable condition, the president (Cr. W. A. Chapman) and Cr…

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Aeroplane Accident. Two Officers Killed. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

As a result of an accident to British aeroplanes in Ismalia two officers were killed and one seriously injured…

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Road to Brooklana Siding

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Lands Department:—Dear Sir,—Road from Brooklana to Brooklana Railway…

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Road Grants. Tweed and Kyogle Get £60,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. Perdriau, M.L.A., says the Tweed Shire Council will receive a grant of £44,000, half from the Government of New South Wales and…

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Motor Hogs

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

Speed kings and motor maniacs will have to bob down because they have been spotted. The Harwood Shire Councillors are quite concerned at…

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Motor Car Accident Brakes Fail to Act. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

A motor party was descending the Bulli Pass yesterday when the brakes of the vehicle failed to act with the result that the car dashed into an…

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Crashed Into Railway Gates

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. Edmund Duggan 'a Dramatic Company had an unenviable experience on Thursday night. Journeying from Muswellbrook in the motor 'bus in which…

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"Across Australia." Motor Trip Celebrated in London. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 5

At a dinner at the Hotel Cecil a motor car, still plastered with mud, was exhibited at a party celebrating the double crossing of Australia by a motorist,…

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Tram Car Bolts

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

An uncontrolled electrical tram bolted down High street, Kew, Melbourne, for nearly a quarter of a mile late one afternoon last, week, ending its journey by…

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