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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Local and General Passenger Train Figures

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 4

The passengers conveyed by the North Coast trains yesterday were as follows:-- Sydney-Brisbane express 178, Sydney-Murwillumbah mail 215, Murwillumbah-…

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Sydney's Bridge Who Designed It? Another Controversy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 3

Sydney long ago made up its mind that the controversy over who designed the Harbor Bridge was interminable. There was a belief, however, that there…

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Opinions of Our Readers Broome's Head Road

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 6

Mr. F. French writes: An article written by "T.G.M.," regarding the Broome's Head road that appeared in Saturday's issue, needs some explanation…

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Boy and Dog Thrown Out of Motor Car Strange Incident at Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 4

A child of Mrs. [?]. Harvey, of Coff's Harbor, sustained abrasions to the face and body when he was thrown from a motor car driven by his mother…

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Death of Two Brothers Railway Tricycle Victim. Narrandera

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 5

Walter Storrier, who was badly injured when his railway tricycle went over an embankment near Ganmain, on Sunday, while he was hurrying to the bedside of…

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Heavy Railway Traffic

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 4

The Railway Department is anticipating a period of very heavy passenger business. The following additional trains will be ran. On Thursday a second…

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Cyclone in Q'sland Railway Bridges Submerged Fears for Safety of Launch. Townsville

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 5

As the result of a cyclone heavy rain has fallen and the Tully River has risen rapidly and submerged the railway bridge, while Saltwater Creek, on the…

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Passenger Train Figures

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 4

The passengers conveyed by the North Coast train yesterday were as follows: Sydney-Brisbane express 117, Sydneyh-Murwillumbah mail 156…

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Local and General Express Train Late

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 4

The Brisbane-Sydney express train arrived at Grafton an hour late yesterday. The delay was due to the late arrived of the connecting Queensland trains at…

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Five Injured Car Crashes Through a Bridge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 5

Five men were injured, one seriously, when a motor car crashed through the side of Hackett's Creek Bridge, St. Mary's, this afternoon, and fell into the…

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Gatekeeper Charged Result of Lorry and Train Smash. Goulburn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 5

Rachel Brodie, railway gatekeeper at Komungla, was committed for trial today on a charge of manslaughter arising out of the death of Leslie Arthur…

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Blazing Trucks Fire On Goods Train Three Men Jump to Safety Fire Brigade Quells Outbreak. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 5

A train hauling 35 trucks containing chaff, timber and general goods and petrol caught fire near Dubbo early this morning and before it was…

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Cyclist Killed Crushed Under Motor Lorry. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 3

Kenneth Thomas Merrilees, 14, of Carrington, was fatally injured to-day when he bicycle he was riding came into collision with a motor lorry in the city. The…

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Another Bridge

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

When funds are available the Dorrigo Shire Council proposes to build a bridge over the Beilsdown at the crossing below the butter factory…

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Damage to Roads

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

A report by the engineer recommending Government action to prevent excessive damage to roads by unsuitable vehicles was adopted by…

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Park Beach Bridge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

The shire council, at Wednesday's meeting, decided to accede to the request of Coffs Progress Association that tenders be called for the…

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Korora Basin Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

A number of settlers at [?] Basin wrote to last meeting of the shire council stating they understood that Mr. R. E. J. Wood intends to…

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Glenreagh-sherwood Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

Central and Upper Sherwood Creek P.P.U. wrote to the shire council at last meeting complaining that wires had been placed across the road at…

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Korora-bucca Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

In a letter to the shire council thanking that body for asking her to perform the official opening of the new road from Korora to Central…

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Shire By-roads Annual Allocations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

The allocations for expenditure in the various ridings of the Dorrigo Shire for the ensuing year were made at the council meeting on…

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