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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1932

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'Back to Clarence' Week Of Carnival Bridge Opening Commemoration Preparation for Organisation

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 6

The proposal to organise a back to the district carnival on the occasion of the official opening of the Clarence River. Bridge was discussed with much…

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Rail and Tram Revenue

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 2

The Transport Board claims that from October there has been a substantial increase in railway and Tramway revenue…

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Mid-summer Railway Excursions

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 3

Residents of country districts are being splendidly catered for by the Railway Department in the provision of frequent excursion trains at low…

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Strike Plan Nation's Transport System Shipping and Railways Latham Warns Workers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 5

Mr. Latham stated this evening that the Commonwealth Government had received information that Communists were endeavoring to engineer…

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Bridge Opening Celebrations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 4

The public meeting held at the Grafton Town Hall on Thursday night to organise a back to the district carnival on the occasion of the opening of the…

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Clarence River Bridge. Last Stages of Construction

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 4

The bridge over the Clarence River at Grafton, which has been in course of construction during the past three years, will in all probability be ready for the formal…

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Youth Seriously Injured. Tried to Board Moving Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 2

Cyril Garland, 18, when attempting to, board a moving train at Sydenham station to- day, slipped and fell between the train and the platform . He was dragged along…

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Jumped the Rails. Near Strathfield Station Passengers Flung in a Heap Mishap to Electric Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 5

Passengers travelling by the electric train from the Central Station to Parramatta were thrown into a state of panic to- night when the leading…

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Loss to Railways

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 3

Giving evidence at the Casino Police Court on Wednesday in the prosecution of twelve defendants who were charged with jumping the ratt'er, Mr. S. M…

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Motor Notes. Why Tyres Lose Pressure

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 8

Many motorists are no doubt often puzzled to understand why the tyre pressure drops even slightly in new tyres, say, within 48 hours, whether in use or not…

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Heavy Railway Traffic

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 4

Owing to the heavy traffic on the railways caused, by holiday makers returning to the metropolitan districts the Sydney mail train to- day ((Saturday) will be run…

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Letter to the Editor Bridge Opening Celebrations

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 4

Sir,--I quite agree with Mr. Braithwaite's contention that " Back to the Claroniee" is a misnomer for the coming celebrations for the opening of the Grafton…

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Country Boys to See Harbor Bridge Pageant and Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 3

Applications are being received from boys in all parts of the State to witness the historic opening of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The Young Australia League…

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Railwayman's Resource

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 4

Praise has been extended to Mr. James Bell, maintenance inspector, who, during the recent Tully floods, went out by rail motor to render assistance in cases of…

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Shire Council Minor Roads Expenditure

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

Amounts expended on minor roads from allocations in the ridings named in Dorrigo Shire last year were as follow:—…

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Clarence River Bridge Opening Celebrations the Proposed Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 1

The Mayor of Grafton (Aid. B. C. Eggins) presented a minute at the meeting of the City Council last night dealing with the Clarence River bridge opening…

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Sydney Bridge Opening March 19 State-wide Holiday. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

The Government has decided to proclaim Saturday, March 19, the occasion of the official opening of the Sydney Harbor Bridge, a public holiday throughout the…

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Aeroplane Marriage Banned "Not a Reverent Place" Ceremony Was Fixed for To-day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 5

The Roman Catholic Church has definitely refused to endorse the proposal of a young couple to be married in an aeroplane above St…

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Startled Pedestrians Overhead Tram Wire Snaps. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 4

An overhead tram wire broke and fell on the roadway at the intersection of George and Liverpool streets to-day. Pedestrians were terror-stricken as a…

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Bridge Opening Celebrations

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 2

Sir,--As the mover of the resolution that a "Back to the Clarence Week" be organised in connection with the bridge opening, I would like to slate…

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