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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

1,390 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 70

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

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 8

In the Danzig Free State the motor industry was becoming retrograde; high taxes and appalling economic conditions had their influence on the number of…

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Horse Shot After Collision with Motor Car

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 4

A horse, in a denvery van, belonging, it is stated, to man named Fischer, and a motor car came into collisoion near the entrance to the Grafton Dairy Company…

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The Mountain Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

In a communication received by the Dorrigo Chamber of Commerce from the Clerk of the Bellingen Shire Council, and read at Tuesday evening's…

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Local and General Raleigh Bridge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

Advice has been received from Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., to the effect that the Main Roads Board had decided to call tenders for the erection…

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Local and General Railway Workshops at Casino

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

It is now definitely decided that the balance of the railway loco workshops at Lismore will be removed to Casino in less than three months time, funds for…

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Railways and Producers Mr. Hartigan's Views. Goulburn

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 7

An appeal to the primary producers to patronise the railways was made by the commissioner for Railways. Mr. Hartigan, when addressing the members of the…

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Motor Car Toll As Bad As a War. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 5

In the House of Lords the Government was defeated. Viscount Buckmaster's motion demanding the dissolution of the Ministry for Transport being carried by…

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Vic. Railways Rationing to Cease. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 4

The chairman of the Victorian Railway Commissioners. Mr. Clapp. intimated to-day that from February 27, rationing in the Victorian railways will be…

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Support for Railways Mr. Hartigan's Satisfaction Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 5

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hartigan, interviewed to-day, following his return from a tour of the southern country districts, expressed keen…

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Better Trams Predicted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 5

Replying to a deputation to-day which urged the restoration of the bus services at Mosman the Minister for Transport, Colonel Bruxner, predicted that the…

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Raleigh Bridge and Dorrigo Mountain Road. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 7

Word was received this morning from Mr. K. S. Vincent, M.L.A., that tenders would be culled on Saturday for the supply and erection of tire steelwork for the…

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70 M,p,h. New Oil-electric Train London

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 5

Britain's first oil-electric express train, called the "Armstrong-Shell Express," which is running between London and Birmingham in connection with the…

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Cream Lorry Burnt Incident on Woolgoolga Road Story Told by Tourists

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 4

A Brockway cream lorry owned by Mr. F. Sare, of Woolgoolga, was destroyed by fire on Saturday evening. The lorry, which brings supplies to…

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Girl S Long Wait for Sailor on Tramp Ship. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 5

The mythical history of "the sailor who did not come back" is almost re pea ting itself on board the Danish motor ship Astor, now at Adelaide…

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Several Offenders Breach of Motor Traffic Regulations

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 3

Several cases relating to alleged breaches of motor traffic regulations engaged the attention of Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court…

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Ulster Railway Strike Waterside Workers Threat London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 5

Belfast carters and dockers resolved that the National Executive of the Transport Workers "Union shall authorise a general strike of carters and dockers of…

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Coff's Harbor Aeroplane Flights

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 6

The New England Airways 3-engined Fokker, which will convey the Byron Bay Surf Club team to Coff's Harbor for the carnival next Sunday will be available for…

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Bridge Party

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 4

The Grafton Bowling .Club have lent their club rooms to the C.W.A. Younger Set for a bridge party to be held on Thursday night, the proceeds of which…

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South Grafton Common Aeroplane Site

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 4

Mr. George Robinson, director of New England Airways, arrived at the South Grafton common early yesterday morning by aeroplane, piloted by his…

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Built Coutts' Crossing Bridge Late J. C. P. Walsh

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 4

The death of Mr. John Charles Phillip Walsh, of South Lismore, in A Lismore hospital after a long illness removed a well-known identity of the Northern…

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