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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1929

1,966 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 99

Saved by Porter Man Between Platform and Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 5

Isaac Newtown, 70, dropped between a train and the platform at Allowah railway station this morning and would assuredly have been run over but for the action of…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.r.m.a

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 6

A six storey garage for 500 cars, with showrooms on the ground floor and living rooms and bedrooms for motorists on the top floor, has been built on one…

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Motor Cycling Carnival on

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 6

The Grafton Motor Cycle Club has decided to stage another speedway carnival at the Grafton Showground on Saturday afternoon. This event will be run in…

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Foreign Road Workers Erskineville Council Discussion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 5

At a meeting of the Erskineville Council last night one alderman declared he knew of a case where an Italian had been brought all the way from…

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Chip Off Rail Train Eumped Violently Damage Probably Due to Heavy Traffic. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 5

At a late hour last night the guard of a train bound from Sydney to liverpool felt a violent bumping near Casula. The train was brought to a standstill and…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 4

A further notification is given regarding the cheap excursions to be run during the second week in February. Intending travellers are advised to obtain…

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"Railway Plaything."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 4

Thus the "Australasian" (Melbourne): A Gilbertian example of a railway plaything is provided in connection with a short branch line on the North Coast,…

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The Motor World News and Notes From N.r.m.a

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 6

The N.R.M.A. reports that Macleay Shire Council has decided to apply for £10,000 from the money available for developmental roads for the Nulla Nulla…

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Motor Notes Cleaning Aluminium Running Boards

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 6

Many modern cars fitted with stippled or fluted aluminium running boards. The best way to clean these is as follows:—Procure a wire brush, such…

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Murder? Bloodstained Clothes Found in Motor Car. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 4

The fate of L. W. Williams, of Goulburn (N.S.W.), who came to Melbourne a week ago, is wrapped in mystery. Clothing identified as his and covered…

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Aerodromes in Cities Necessary As Railway Stations Aviation Chief's Forecast. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 5

America and Germany are developing civil aviation, with the object of capturing the greater part of the world's markets. Britain must see…

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Four Men Charged Alleged Defrauding of Railways. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day Robert William James Rose, 20 laborer, Harold William Napier, 33, mechanic, Robert Cummings, 33, clerk, and William…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Meeting Coff's Aerodrome Site Central Bucca-coff's Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 7

The regular monthly meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Coramba, on Friday, January 18, there being present Crs. A…

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Letter to the Editor Dorrigo-guyra Railway

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 6

Sir,--If we carefully examine the whole tenor of the "Big Four's" lesson we will find that it is "reduce cost of production and thereby make it possible…

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MURDER? Victorian Mystery Bloodstained Motor Car No Trace of Missing Man. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 5

There is still no trace of the missing man, Leslie Williams, of Goulburn. Detective Milne went to Kilmore…

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Three Killed Aeroplane Nose-dived. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 5

A Faircv 3D aeroplane nose-dived, and getting into a spin, crashed at East Church aerodrome. Three members of the air force were killed…

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BLOODSTAINS On Bridge Railing Search for Man's Body Mystery Still Unsolved. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 4

Police from Kilmore, who have been exhaustively searching the district for traces of Leslie Williams, the missing Goulburn motorist, this…

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A Bogus Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 4

Rough on Ballina-Booyong! Thus the "Australasian" (Melbourne):— A Gilbertian example of a railwa play thins is provided in connection…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 2
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate

A further notification is given regarding the cheap excursions to be run during the second week in February. Intending travellers are…

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