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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1933

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DISAPPEARED Plainclothes Constable Revenge by Underworld? Police Fear Murder Stolen Motor Cycle Found Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 5

The disappearance of a plainclothes constable, whose activities had been confined in gaining information in the underworld, and whose name had…

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Main Roads Money "Diverted to Consolidated Revenue." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

A vigorous protest against money from the Main Roads Fund being diverted to the consolidated revenue was made by the executive of the Local Government As…

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A.W.U. Central Executive Criticised Holloway in Defence Influence of Railway Branch Katoomba

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

That the officials of the N.S.W. branch of the A.W.U. had lowered the prestige of the A.W.U. and brought the organisation into…

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Road Grants

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 3

The Unemployment Relief Council has written the following letter to Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., under date 11th January, 1933:—Dear Sir,—…

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Deluge at Eden Eight Inches in Three Hours Crops, Roads and Bridges Damaged. Eden

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

A terrfic rainstorm to-day caused a considerable amount of damage. Business premises and private dwellings were flooded, while crops were washed…

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To Motor Owners

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 3

The Commissioner for Transport writes, pointing out that motor vehicles must be presented at District Motor Registries—not the nearest…

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Man and Woman Injured Motor Cycle and Car Collision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 3

When a motor cycle collided with a car in East Sydney to-day two persons were injured and admitted to hospital. They were: Edward Grey, 22, of Leiehhardt,…

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Vic, Railwayman's Demand Abolition of Wage Cut. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 5

The abolition of the ten per cent, cut was sought from the Raiways Classification Board to-day by the Australian Railways Union, which contended that the…

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Valedictory Popular Railway Officer Departure of Mr. J. A. Prentice

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 2

Members of the different branches of the Railway Department in the North Coast district assembled at South Grafton, yesterday afternoon, to say farewell…

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Motor Tax Rates Lorries and Tractors 50 Per Cent. Reduction for Producers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 5

Graziers, dairy farmers, poultry farmers, pig farmers and beekeepers, who own and use a motor lorry, tractor, or trailer solely or principally for carting…

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Breaking Point Position of Canadian Railways Warning by the Prime Minister. Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 5

"The railway problem in Canada in threatening the very economic life of the country," the Prime Minister. Mr. Bennett, told a deputation of railwaymen…

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Woman's Body Found Run Down by Train. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 5

The body of a middle-aged Woman. not yet identified, was discovered last night on the railway line at Newnes Junction, five miles from Lithgow. The woman…

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Over the Bridge. Still Another Victim Crippled Man's Suicide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

A one-legged man, believed to be william Heskett, of Balmain, took his life. last night by jumping over the Harbor Bridge. He was alive when picked up…

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Radio Interference from railway stations Dr. Page's Endeavors. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 5

Dr. Earle Page, M.H.R., in reply to representatioris, has received the following letter from the Postmaster General (Mr. Aredale Parkhill, M.H.R.) which…

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Man Who Jumped Off Bridge Had £710 Week Income. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

Police have ascertained that William Haskett, who jumped from the Harbor Bridge on Saturday night, received an in come of £710 a week from an estate in…

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Broken Legs Accident to Motor Cyclists Bowral

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

When a motor cycle on which they were riding crashed into a fence in endeavoring to avoid a motor car, Frederick Kull, 31, and Arnold Cooper, 21,…

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Eight Men Fined £10 Trespassing on Railway--attacking Police.culcarrn

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

When the police arrested two men on Saturday for trespassing on the railway six men followed the party to the lockup where they pulled pickets off the…

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Wage Reductions Canadian Railways Employees. MONTREAL,Sunday

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways have served notice to engineers firemen, conductors, trainmen, yardmen and telegraphers constituting…

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Dorrigo Mountain Road Condition of Thoroughfare Dorrigo Chamber of Commerce Discussion

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Dorrigo Chamber of Commerce Mr. R. H. Vincent referred to a paragraph appearing in the "Daily Examiner" in which the president…

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Blew Up Safe Railway Station Burgled

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 4

Between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sunday --the only hours of the week when the station is unattended-- burglars burst into the Wauchope railway station office…

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