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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1928

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Young Man Killed Armidale Road Accident Alleged Felonious Slaying Car Driver Committed for Trial

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 3

On Saturday morning William Edward Langdon appeared on remand at the Grafton Police Court before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., to answer the charge of…

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Queenslanders As Motorists

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 1

One person in every 13 of the population of Queensland owns a motor vehicle of some description. In 1922, when the registration system was inaugurated, the…

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Shipbuilding Big Increase in Motor Ships. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

Lloyd's shipbuilding returns for the quarter ended December 31 last show world-wide improvement in world shipbuilding figures, which are given as…

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OVERTURNED Three Motor Cars One Man Killed Eight Other Persons Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

The overturning of three motor cats to-day resulted in one person being killed and eight others injured. When a front tyre of a motor car burst…

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Stolen Motor Cars

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

Some idea of the extent to which motor thieving has grown in Sydney may be gained from the fact that more than 1200 cars were stolen during 1927. Roughly,…

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Victorian Railways Deficit of £700,000 Expected. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

A deputation asked the Premier, Hogan, not to impose increased rail freights and fares. The Premier replied that even…

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To Keep Roads Good

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

Mr. W. T. Bai[?] shire [?]ngi[?]eer, mentioned at last meeting of Bellingen Shire Council, a system in vogue in America, which had met with much…

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Timber Train Bolts Sensational Briggsvale Incident Ends Without Damage

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

A sensational bolt occurred on the Briggsvale tramline, owned by Messrs. G. L. Briggs and Sons, Ltd., on Wednesday, says the Dorrigo "Gazette."…

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Terrible Ride Boys on Train Roof One Killed Mate Nurses Lifeless Body

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

Nursing the lifeless body of his mate, whose head was crushed to pulp, a youth of 17 figured in a drama of unusual daring on the top of a…

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Motor Car and Cyclist Collide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

A collision occurred on the lower Lismore road, near McKee's Hill, on Saturday morning between a motor ear driven by Mr. A. J. Dudgeon, of Clearfield, and a…

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Missing Link Murwillumbah-tweed Heads Railway

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

At a meeting of the Murwillumbah branch of the P.P.U., held last week, Mr. J. B. King raised the matter of the proposal to construct a railway line from…

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'Unemployed' Five in Family Working Owned Motor Car, Too. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 5

The Unemployed Relief Committee has decided in future to investigate closely all applications for assistance. Recently an application was received…

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Unconscious Three Days Victims of Motor Collision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 5

The youths, Frederick Hamilton and Wm. Bonner, who were injured in a collision between a motor car and motor, cycle in Centennial Park last Thursday,…

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Broomes Head the Proposed Bridge the Proposed Bridge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 7

The question of the construction of a bridge at the crossing leading to the headland at Broomes Head was referred to at the meeting of the Orara Shire…

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Letters to the Editor Our Main Roads

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 7

Sir,--Kindly allow me space in your valuable journal to make a few remarks in connection with our main roads. I understand that it is a condition laid down…

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CRASHED Red Rose Aeroplane Occupants Slightly Injured Machine Badly Damaged. Weltervreden

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

A Muntok message states that captain Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller, in the Red Rose, which arrived yesterday morning, and intended to proceed to Batavia…

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Distressing Fatality Fall From a Train Death of Mrs. Geo. Greentree

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 4

Mrs. Ada Greentree, wife of Mr. A. G. Greentree, formerly of the Crown Hotel, Grafton, sustained shocking injuries when she fell between a…

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Orara Shire The Road to Yamba Requests From Tyndale Increased Shire Endowments

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 6

The January meeting of the Orara Shire Council was held at the Shire Council Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday morning. There were present: Councillors J…

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Off the Road Sydney to Melbourne Canberra Wants to Link Up. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 4

The practicability of a road from Tumut to Canberra to link up the road from Sydney to Melbourne via Canberra is reeciving considerable attention in all…

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Tram Guard Attack Two Men Before Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day, William Thompson, 24, Thomas Craig, 26, wharf laborers, were charged with assaulting a from conductor. Claude Rilev…

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