Swept Away Q'sland Railway Bridge Townsville Floods Eighteen Inches in One Night. Townsville
The flood menace is still serious in many northern centres. The big railway bridge over the Elliott River was washed away,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1932
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Bridge Opening "Back to Grafton Week" Grafton Chamber of Commerce
A meeting of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce was held at the Town Hall last night, there being present Mr. R. C. Braithwaite (president), and Messrs. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£143,338 Loss Grafton-brisbane Railway Commissioners Report. Sydney
According to a report, of the Railway Commissioners for the year ended June 30, 1931, a loss of £143,33S was shown on the Grafton-Kyogle-South Brisbane line…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Transport Eliminated-- Not Co-ordinated. Sydney
Addressing the Institute of Secretaries, Mr. J. C. Watson, president of the National Roads and Motorists' Association, condemned the Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coffs Aerodrome
Informing the shire council at Wednesday's meeting that the interest rate had been reduced on several loans under the Act, the clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge Opening Celebrations
The official opening of the bridge across the Clarence River will afford one of the finest opportunities of advertising the attractions and resources of the district; that has ever occurred during its history. For this reason the suggestion made at the Grafton City Council meeting on Monday night, and taken up by the Chamber of Commerce at its meeting on Wednesday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Ferry Traffic
The train ferry Swallow conveyed 4071 tons of traffic from South Grafton to Grafton during December and 6157 tons from Grafton to South Grafton, making a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Worst Road Competition
Friday Creek has entered for the worst road in the shire, and Sly's road is named. Residents wrote to the shire council on Wednesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Rock Reserve Petition re Road
A petition was recejved by the shire council on Wednesday from Mr. A. S. Henry. M.L.A., on behalf of the ratepayers, residents and users of Red…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Agricultural Association Fortnightly Committee Meeting Preparing for the Show Special Train Probable
As the annual Dorrigo Show is now close at hand it was decided at the committee meeting held early in the month to held fortnightly meetings…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bridge Tests. Sydney
Tests of the Sydney Harbor Bridge disclosed that the steel had expanded to such ah extent that the arch lifted nearly seven inches at the crown…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boys Collide with Motor Truck
Two boys, who were riding an old chainless bicycle in Primrose terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, on Wednesday night, collided with a motor truck and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Midsummer Railway Excursion
Residents of country districts are being splendidly catered for by the Railway Department in the provision of frequent excursion trains at low fares. An…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Union and the Political Field Petition Favoring Withdrawal. Sydney
A petition urging the withdrawal of the Tramway Union from the political field is being signed by the tramwaymen, and it is stated that in a few hours yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coffs Aerodrome Its Benefit to the District
"Propeller" writes:—One should hardly have to remind Councillor Fleming of the benefits the district has derived direct from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clarence River Bridge Hearing Completion
The work in connection with the bascule span on the Clarence River bridge is fast nearing completion. and the remaining span will then be floated out into its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Back to Grafton" Clarence Bridge Opening Celebrations
A public meeting is to be held at the Town Hall, Grafton, at 8 o'clock on Thursday night for the purpose of organising "Back to Grafton" celebrations to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road to Sawtell Shire Council Annoyed
Indignation was caused to Bellingen Shire Councillors at last meeting by a letter from the District Surveyor at Grafton concerning the proposed route…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Who Designed It? Harbor Bridge Dispute. Sydney
The Minister for Works, Mr. Davidson, has suggested that a joint committee, representing both sides, should go into the question of the dispute which has arisen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Grafton Lighting Of Bridge Tree Lopping in Cowan Street Meeting of Municipal Council
There were present at the meeting of the South. Gra[?]ton Council last night the Mayor (Ald. Carl Schwing hammer), Alds. T. Agst B. Carlton C. K. Maxwell, J. N…
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