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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Coff's Harbor Show Special Train Arrangements

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 4

Visitors to Coff's Harbor Show are being well 'catered for by the Railway Department. In addition to the special excursion train leaving Grafton at…

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Twenty Attempts to Derail Tempe-east Hills Train. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 5

Still another attempt was made to derail the tempe-East Hills train last night. A number of stones were placed on the rails, but fortunately these were thrown…

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Bus and Motor Car Claim For Damages Collision Near Tyndale Punt Verdict in Favor of Defendant

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 2

A collision between a motor car owner and driver, George Wilson, a travelling hawker, and a Grafton Yamba service bus, owned by Gladys…

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

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. draws attention fo an unusual form of danger which occasionally occurs at railway level crossings at night. A member wrote that he was approaching…

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Passenger Train Figures

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 4

The trains, which passed through south Grafton yesterday, carried the following passengers: Sydney-Brisbane express 121, Sydney-Murwillumbah mail 114,…

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Yesterday's Excursion Train to Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 4

The excursion train, which left Grafton for Sydney yesterday morning, had passengers on board when leaving South Grafton…

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Coff's Harbor Proposed Bridge Over Coff's Creek

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 6

Great efforts are being made by citizens at (Coff's Harbor to bring to fruition schemes for the construction of the vehicular bridge over Coff's Creek to…

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Tas. Bush Fires Six Homesteads Destroyed Fire-fighters Brought by Special Train. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 5

The damage caused by bush fires in Tasmania is estimated at £100,000. A timber mill at Fitzgerald with 800,000 super feet of seasoned timber was…

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Two-gun Woman Helped Gunman to Free Prisoners Machine Gun on Motor Car. Huntsville (Texas)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 5

Assisted by a "cigar smoking" two-gun woman, Bonnie Parger, to-day Clyde Barrow, one of the south-west's most notorious desperadoes, successfully…

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Motor Accidents in England Women Drivers Sent to Prison

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 3

At the Sussex Assizes at Lowes recently Miss Hema Tatliam, a masseuse, of Tregunter road, West Kensington, London, was found guilty of the manslaughter of…

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Australian Motor Industry "Turn for Toe Better" Bright Outlook for 1934

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 6

That conditions have taken a turn for the better throughout, the automotive industry of the Commonwealth, is reflected in the fact that the sales of new motor…

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Chamber Commerce Meeting At Grafton Proposed Tourist Route Special Railway Excursions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1934 · page 6

The January meeting of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce was held at the Town Hall, Grafton, last night. There were present: Messrs. R. C. Braithwaite…

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Nymboida Shire Meeting Of Council Kangaroo Creek Road Main Roads Programme 1934

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 3

The January meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council was held at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton, yesterday morning, there being present Crs. W. F. Ellis…

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Heavy Train Traffic

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

Heavy train traffic is expected by the District Superintendent's Office for the remainder of this week. The mail train will run in two divisions from Sydney…

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Passenger Train Figures

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

The train which passed through South Grafton yesterday carried the following passengers: Sydney-Brisbane express 153, Brisbane-Sydney express 143,…

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Dorrigo Mountain Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 2

Reporting on the Dorrigo Mountain Road improvements, now under way, at last meeting of Bellingen Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. Funda)…

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Guyra-Dorrigo Railway. by Ebor Meeting. Resumption of Work Urged

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 2

A well attended meeting was new at Maida Vale Cheese Factory, Ebor, on Saturday last for the purpose of urging upon the Government the…

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Cross Country Railways. and a Deep Sea Port New Scheme Placed Before New States Commission

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

According to the evidence that he gave before the New State Commission at Grafton last, week, Mr. Braithwaite President Of Grafton Chamber…

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Motor Cycle and Wallaby Collide

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

Whilst returning to Taree from Harrington, on his motor cycle, Mr. Cress Nelson had an unpleasant experience on Monday morning. He was travelling at a good…

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Railway Sleepers Overseas Trade Improves. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

For the first eleven months of 1933, 589,822 railway sleepers valued at £145,575 were exported from Australia, compared with 219,990 and £60,030,…

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