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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 8 of 112

Rural Roads

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

The type of road suitable for country districts was recently discussed by two Scotch engineers, who submitted a joint paper to the Institution of Municipal and…

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The Kyogle Railway

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 4

The Minister of Railways (Mr. J. Larcombe), who has been attending a conference in Melbourne regarding the .constructions of the Brisbane-Kyogle railway,…

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Machine Pick Miners Dont Want It the City Railway Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 3

When striking city railway miners asked the Railway Commissioners to abolish the machine pick used in the work they were met with a refusal and were…

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Aeroplane Factories. . SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

English firms which manufacture aero planes intend making inquiries regarding the establishment of aeroplane factories in Australia…

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National Roads Policy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

A conference will be held in Melbourne this week with the object of evolving a national roads policy. Representatives of all States will attend…

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Rappville to Alice Developmental Road

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 4

On Wednesday last the president of Tomki' Shire (Cr. W. Sullivan) and Cr. E. J. Bailey, accompanied by the shire engineer, conferred with the residents and…

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F. AND S. ASSN. District Council Quarterly and Annual Meetings Stock on the Roads

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Clarence River District Council or the Farmer and Settlers' Association was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean on Saturday. Mr. C. A…

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44 Hour Week Discontent in Railway Department. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

Trouble is threatened by a section of the raihvay employees owing to the system under which the 44-hour week is applied. The men contend that broken…

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The Railwaymen Previous Decision Not Approved. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

National Union or Railwaymen delegates from all parts of the country attended the annual conference of the district councils, and adopted, a resolution…

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City Railwaymen Resume. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 5

Tunnelers engaged on the city railway, who struck work recently, decided at a meeting to-day to resume work, pending the decision by: the State Arbitration Court. '…

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Main Roads Act

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

From correspondence received by members of the Country party and from various comments in the Press, it is obvious that many of our country…

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Proposed Border Road

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

The settlers in Numinbah, Q., on the New South Wales border, are desirous of having a road made between their centre and Murwillumbah. The bar to the…

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Unconscious on Road

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

Between 7 and 8 o'clock on Saturday night, Messrs. Tarlinton Bros., of Billinudgel, while proceeding to Mullumbimby, found a young man lying on the road near…

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Council's Inspection Round Dorrigo Shire Backward Tendency Roads Getting Worse

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 3

At the meeting of the Dorrigo Shire last week the president (Cr. Mulhearn) made a report upon the inspection of the shire made by the councillors during the…

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Found in Harbor. Old Man's Fall From Bridge, Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

Francis Morley, aged 59, is said to have either fallen off or jumped from the railings of Pyrmont bridge into the Harbor late last night…

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Fifty Miles an Hour Sydney's First Electric Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 5

The first official trial of electric trains was made to-day between Sydney and Hurstville on the suburban Illawarra line…

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Fell Off a Bridge Man Picked Up in Water. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 5

Francis Morley, 59, is said to have either fallen or jumped from the railings of Pyrmont bridge into the harbor late last night. He was unconscious when…

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National Roads Big Conference Sitting Federal £20,000,000 Grant. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 4

Representatives of all the State Governments and of the Commonwealth met in conference to-day to consider how the Commonwealth Government's grant…

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Guyra-inverell Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

Mr. Drummond; Has the attention of the Premier been directed to a resolution passed by the New England Electoral Labor Council calling on him, in…

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Motor Lorry Overturns. Two Killed. Many Injured. Melbourne

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

A motor lorry containing about 25 people returning from a land sale at Sassafras overturned on the Devil's Elbow, a tourist road, last night, with…

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