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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

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Oust Lang New Guards Petition "Lang Won't Open Bridge." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 5

In a broadcast address in Lane Cove, Mr. Eric Campbell said the New Guard intended to present a petition to the King asking His Majesty to dissolve the State…

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Clarence Bridge Lighting Arrangements Question of Costs and Lights Council Delegates' Amicable Agreement

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 1

The question of providing for the lighting of the Clarence River bridge was amicably settled yesterday morning, when a deputation representative of the…

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Road of Gold Young Men Sweep It Up But Law Steps In

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 2

They do not dig holes looking for gold in Bendigo now. They just sweep up the dust from the roads and wash it at a dam…

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290 Deaths in N.S.W. Motors' Toll in 1931. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 5

Transport accidents caused 316 fatalities during 1931 in New South Wales. Of these 290 were the result of motor vehicle accidents, and 14 were…

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Special Harbor Bridge Lottery

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 4

It is announced that the special Harbor Bridge State lottery is now open, and will be drawn immediately it is fully subscribed. Tickets are priced at…

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Bridge Celebrations Financial Difficulties Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 5

The committee which is organising the celebrations for the opening of the Sydney Harbor bridge has found it difficult to finance their programme, and at a…

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Copmanhurst Shire Meeting Of The Council Yulgilbar Flood Boat Proposed Lilydale Bridge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 3

The January meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, Victoria street, Grafton, yesterday morning. There were present:…

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Callous Hit-run Driver. Motor Cyclist Fatally Injured Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 1

At an inquest, the Coroner found culpable negligence by an unknown driver of a stolen car was the cause of the death of Ross Thomas, 22, who was…

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Victorian Motor Users Will Challenge N.S.W. Transport Act. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 5

The secretary of the Commercial Motor Users' Association, Mr. H. Witty, stated to-day that Victorian owners of commercial vehicles would challenge the…

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Struck by Motor Cycle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 4

When walking along the Tenterfield road at Mallangan[?]e on Friday night, Mr. C. Goodenough was knocked down by a motor cycle, which carried hint several…

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Tokio Tram Men Six Hundred on Strike. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 5

Demanding better wages and shorter houre, 600 Tokio tramcar men struck work early this morning. The authorities are hopeful the strike…

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Maclean Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

Cr. N. J. Cameron, president of the Harwood Shire Council, and Mr. D. B. Corfe, shire engineer, met some of the residents of Palmer's Island in…

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Upper Clarence Mitchell River Crossing Low Level Bridge Wanted

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

Contending that a bridge or crossing over the Mitchell River between Broadwater and The Hermitage would facilitate closer settlement on this…

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Nymboida Shire Meeting Of The Council the Road to Glen Innes Application for Special Grant

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 6

The January meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday morning. There were present: Crs. W. F…

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Motor World

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. [?]h invited the attention of the police complaints that parcels, carefully Wrapped to give the impression that they are of some…

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Tokio Tram Strike Men Resume Work. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 5

Failing secure support of the Transport Workers’ Union, the tramcar strikers accepted a compromise settlement, ending the strike, to the relief of the citizens…

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Motor Lorry Ablaze Excitement at Ulmarra Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 4

Considerable excitement was caused at Napper's garage, Coldstream street, Ulmarra, on Thursday morning when a Chevrolet lorry, owned by Mr. Lloyd, of…

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Science in Your Petrol Tank. Union White Flash. Supercharged Motor Spirit

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 7

In the laboratories of the Atlantic Union Oil Company, there are at work some of the cleverest brains of the scientific world. Year in and year out these scientists plan…

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Desert Interlude Tramp Keeps Police Busy Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 5

A young German tramp, Max Brunner, naked, and dying from thirst, was found in the desert many miles from Port Augusta, after being tracked for 12 miles…

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Present by Aeroplane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 6

An aeroplane circled over the Swansea police reserve on Sunday afternoon, and dropped a scarf, with a note attached: "Please will the tinder give this scarf…

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