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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

2,224 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 112

Guyra-dorrigo Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

The Hon. J. J. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., Asst. Minister for Local Government, has received the following letter from the Minister for Works and Railways:—…

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Child Killed Motor Lorry Capsizes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 4

A motor lorry conveying Frederick Peeler. his wife, and three children, and driven by John Moroney, capsized five miles from Coolah…

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Child Born on Train

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 4

The birth of a baby delayed the Kalgoorlie-Perth express for an hour at Kellerberrin in the early hours of Saturday morning. It appears that the mother,…

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Crashed Into Bridge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 6

A motor car narrowly escaped going over Dunkeld bridge, near Bathurst. When it crashed into the structure, the force of the impact broke the arm of one of…

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Roads Proposals South Australia Standing Out? Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Gunn, discussing the Commonwealth roads proposals, stated that covering ten years it would mean £15,000,000 of new taxation, which no…

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The Roads £20,000,000 Scheme Method of Allocation

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 3

After sitting three days, the conference of Ministers from all States, convened by the Federal Ministry, to consider the formation of a national roads policy,…

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Federal Politics Plan for National Road Construction. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

The conference between the Commonwealth and all the States called by the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Hill) to work out the details of a…

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Grafton Railway Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Grafton Railway Tennis Club was held at the Grafton, railway station on Wednesday evening last. There were some 20…

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Motor Hill Climbing Extraordinary Test

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

Advices from England state that the annual award of the Royal Automobile Club for the most meritorious performance or contribution towards motoring…

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Tweed Shire Roads

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Tweed Shire Council the president (Councillor McCollum) and Councillor E. C. J. Marks, reported the result of their recent visit to…

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Low-level Bridge

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Tweed Shire Council it was decided that the engineer should prepare an estimate of the cost of a low-level bridge 6ft high across North…

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Infuriated Cows Excitement at Casino Train Runs Down Five Animals

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

A sensational railway smash occurred at Casino on Tuesday night. Maddened cattle, excited car and cab drivers, and [?]errified train passengers were involved…

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Pioneers of the Road Deaths Recall Achievements. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 5

The deaths of two pioneers of the road are contained in to-day's obituaries. One is Mr. E. F. Fardon, at Stoneleigh, near Coventry, who claimed to have made…

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Motor Cycling at 70

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 3

Mr. James Parker, of Marlee, on the Upper Manning, recently purchased a new Indian motor cycle and sidecar outfit. He is oyer 70 years of age, but his eyesight…

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"Proper Use" Land Near Railways What of Arrawatta? Poser for Mr. Loughlin. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 5

"The Minister for Lands, Mr. Loughlin, is rattling the dry bones of his old laud policy again, saving what he will do next session," said Colonel Bruxner,…

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Cattle on Roads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 4

In a report to the Macleay Shire Council, at its last meeting, the inspector estimated that there were 1693 head of stock running on the enclosed roads of…

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Road Making by Machinery

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 4

While Dorrigo Shire only talks about road making machinery Inverell has it. During the year 1925 the Inverell Council's steam waggon hauled 5662…

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Eearly Inquiry Dorrigo-guyra Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 3

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., who has been in touch with the Secretary to the Public Works Committee (Mr. Blenkin) since the reference to that…

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Motor Mishap

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 4

Mr. S. Thompson, of Burringbar, was driving to Mullumbimby in a Ford car on Wednesday afternoon and when ascending a hill in the vicinity of Billinudgel,…

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Children's Railway Tickets Charge of Embezzlement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 5

The detectives have arrested an employee of the Railway Department on a charge of embezzlement. It is alleged that for some time past…

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