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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1927

2,147 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 108

Under Water Again Inkerman Railway Bridge. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 4

Consequent on further heavy fains in North Queensland, particularly between Bowen and Townsville, the Inkerman railway bridge is again in danger, having…

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Road Betterment in the Country

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 8

Motorists throughout the State are necessarily interested in any programme of road betterment as a means of overcoming the almost general existence of…

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Ulmarra Council Widening Main Road Resumptions to Proceed Immediately

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 3

At the meeting of the Ulmarra Council on Thursday night, a communication from the Mam Roads Board was received, stating that the board had examined…

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S.A. Railway Workers. Objection to Shop Detectives Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 5

Riotous proceedings characterised a meeting of 1500 employees at the Islington railway workshops, to discuss the position at the works, where the presence…

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Loan Council The Assembly Debate Dr. Page Corrects Mr. Lang Grafton-kyogle Railway. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 5

Referring to the loan debate in the Legislative Assembly, Dr. Page, Federal Treasurer, said that according. to Mr. Lang, New South Wales…

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Man Killed Accident on Railway Line. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 5

William Cassellc, 40, cement worker, was killed, and James Frost, 41, flagman, was severely, injured when they were run down by four hoppers between St…

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Country Motorists in the City

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 8

Many country motorists visiting the city are unfamiliar with the intricacies of the traffic regulations and with the intensity of traffic, but their convenience…

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Victorian Railway Revenue Expanding. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 4

The Victorian railway revenue increased by £499,729 during the last seven months. The total revenue for the period was £7,789,745…

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N.r.m.a. Notes Motor Traffic on Punts

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 8

The phenomenal growth in motor traction in New South Wales has caught the various water transport services on main roads completely unprepared, says the…

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Production of Motorists' Licenses

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 8

The prosecution of a member of the N.R.M.A. in the country for failing to produce his driver's license when called upon by a constable on street duty has…

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Sydney Newcastle Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 4

Until the new road via Hornsby and Kangaroo Point to Gosford has been built, motorists reports the N.R M.A. Touring Department, must necessarily…

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Telegrams Killed by Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 4

Albert Ernest Heath, 24, was run over and killed by a train at Ashfield railway station late last night…

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Girl's Death Stepped in Front of Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 5

Mabel Scranege, 13, was run down and killed by a train at Asquith to-day. She walked front behind a train standing at the station, and was struck by a fast…

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Speed Motorist Britisher Breaks World Record London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 5

Malcolm Campbell, in his Bluebird racer, smashed the world's speed record at Pendine sands. His mean average speed was in excess of 174.843 miles per…

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Motor Bike Somersaults One Killed, Brother Injured Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 5

Kenneth Mitchell was killed and his brother injured, when the coupling of a motor bike parted, and the machine somersaulted at Albion Park…

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More Floods £20,000 Railway Damage Coal Mine Flooded. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 5

The Burdekin River is again, in flood as a result of rain at the week end. The water was three feet over the Inkerman railway bridge on Sunday afternoon, and…

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Motor Camping at Canberra

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 4

Preparations are well in hand for the establishment of an N.R.M.A. motor camp at Canberra, on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of York for the opening of…

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Ban on Motors at Farm Produce Markets Horses Only to Be Used. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 5

The farm produce agents have decided practically unanimously that in future horse-drawn vehicles shall be used exclusively in the conveyance of bay, straw…

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The Railway Route a Slap in the Face What Will the Council Do?

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. Ager, "Trafalgar," Whiteman Greek, writes:--Sir,--We now have the reply from the Railway Commissioners to the people of Grafton, who desire that…

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Train Was Stopped Railway Sleepers on Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 5

A train from Sydney to Newcastle was nearing Ryde bridge, spanning the Parramatta River, when the engine driver noticed volumes of smoke some…

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