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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

1,907 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 96

Orara Shire Meeting Of Council Assistant Engineer Resigns More Trouble with Road Roller

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 1

There were present at the meeting of the Orara Shire Council, held at the Shire Omce, South Grafton, yesterday: Crs. G. Ke[?]y (president), J. Campbell, G. W…

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Australia's Ha[?]ted Area. No Serious Obstacles for Motorists

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 6

The Shell Company has received the following letter from Dr. G. Manning, who recently established the new Perth–Sydney car record:—…

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Letter to the Editor Railway Preference on Punt

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 6

Sir,—In to–day's issue of your paper I read a mournful letter, signed "William Ager, J.P." Am I correct when I state that this correspondent is the same…

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Railway Engineers Basic Wage Reduction Opposed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 5

Judge Beeby, in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, had before him an application by the Amalgamated Engineering Union for an order to restrain the…

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Telegrams Killed by Train. Katoomba

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 4

John Cullen, 75, of Medlow Bath, an old mountain identity was killed instantly to–day when he was run down by a train not far from his home…

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Letter to the Editor Railway Preference on Punt

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 4

Sir,—Why W. T. Robinson is so often attacked is because, as a public man and railway contractor, he is so often at fault. Mr. Robinson practises his usual…

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Kembla Railway No Claim Against Government. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 5

It was stated to–day, on behalf of the Australian Iron and Steel Coy. Ltd., that no action had been taken by the company to obtain compensation for the State…

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£50,000 Penalty Government and Port Kembla Railway. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 5

The State Government is faced with a penalty of £50,000 for failing in its contract with Hoskins, Ltd., to complete the Port Kembla–Moss Vale railway line…

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Coffs Aerodrome. Dr. Page Surprised

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 1

"I have not seen anything better in Australia," said Dr. Earle Page, M.H.R., after having a look at Coffs Aerodrome on Tuesday afternoon. He…

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Another Collision on Deervale Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2

Deervale road is renewed for the frequency of collisions. There was yet another on that narrow thoroughfare on Wednesday afternoon when a…

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Road Making Plant Does Good Work in Dorrigo Shire

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 7

Cr. J. N. Short, of the Copmanhurst Shire Council, knowing that the council was comtemplating the purchase of a power grader, communicated with his…

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Nymboida Shire Council's Brief Meeting Main Road Programme Rate of 2d in the £ FIXED

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 6

A record was established by the Nymboida Shire Council yesterday when they disposed of their business in exactly an hour—the shortest ordinary meeting in…

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Motor Vehicles

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 7

According to recent statistics the United States, with a population of 120,000,000, has about 25,000,000 motor vehicles in use while Great Britain, with…

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Letter to the Editor Railway Preference and the Punt

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

Sir,—In reply to William Ager, J.P., let me say that the statements that he quoted as facts are absolutely untrue, and I challenge him to prove them or donate…

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Work Suspended Railway Embankments Grafton Workers Unemployed Petition to Commissioners

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

Following upon the decision arrived at a few days ago to temporarily suspend work in connection with the construction of the railway embankments through…

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Misunderstanding Imports of Motor Chassis. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

"I have not originated any proposal for an embargo on imports of motor chassis, nor is the Government considering such a step," stated the Acting Minister…

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Guyra-dorrigo Railway Also

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

A Guyra message states that advices received there have ordered the suspension of all operations on the Guyra-Dorrigo railway. The forthcoming pay will be the…

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Grey Motor Car Thousands Search in Paris. Paris

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 5

The police speedily falsified the Moscow suggestion that Koutepoff, leader of the White Russians in Paris, took a huge sum of money to South America. They…

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Victorian Railways Loss of £800,000 Inroads of Motor Transport. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 7

Mr. Clapp, chairman of the Victorian Railway Commissioners, addressing the Interstate City Growers' Conference at Mildura, said that due to the inroads of…

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Found on Lonely Road Girl Unconscious and Hands Tied. Gosford

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 5

With her hands tied behind her back a girl, about 16 years of age,was found unconscious early this morning on the Sydney–Newcastle road, near Narara. The…

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