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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

1,509 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 76

Poison Fumes Motor Engines in Enclosed Places Warning to Public. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 5

The Public Health Department to-day issued a warning against the running of engines of motor cars in enclosed places, the department pointing out the grave…

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Attempt to Blow Up Bridge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

Police are investigating an attempt to blow up a small bridge near Aberfield colliery, three miles beyond Swansea, on Sunday night. An examination on…

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Brisbane Bridge Tenders Being Called. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 6

The high level bridge to be constructed across the Brisbane River in the heart of the city is to have a clear headway of 100 feet. Its length will be 4575 feet six…

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Ballast Waggons for N.S.W. Railways. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways has placed a tender for the supply of 30 bogie all-steel ballast waggons, each of 40 tons capacity. Those will be added to the…

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Dorrigo Shire Proposed Bridge And Road Work Hydro-electric Scheme Reports Submitted

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 7

Submitting a lengthy report to the Do[?]ge Shire Council, which, had requested it owing to the frequent applications, by residents at Paddy's. Plain for…

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Telephone Service Raleigh Railway Station

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

Bellingen Chamber of Commerce has been advised by the Postal Department that direct telephone communication between Raleigh railway…

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Too Old at 45 Walked Round World Story of a Super Tramp. London, January 12

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

Mr. Henry AY. Wellingworth, an architect's draughtsman of Manitoba, Canada, was 45. They told him he was too old for his job…

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Motor Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 4

Whilst driving along the Tyndale road en route from Brisbane to Sydney yesterday morning, the car of Mr. C. A. Melrose, of Auburn Sydney, overran the…

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General News New Roads for Motorists

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 6

With the completion of the construction of about 30 miles of new road between Bonalbo and We[?]lenbong, the official opening of which was…

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Federal Aid Roads Agreement

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 6

Tn view of the fact that the Federal aid roads agreement will expire next year, the N.R.M.A., is co-operating with motoring organisations in other States to secure…

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Train Crash

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 4

Skidding down a grade of 1 in 60 on wet rails, a 79-ton goods train of 32 trucks and a van laden with superphospate and farm implements crashed…

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Short Suits In The Declarer's Hand at Auction Bridge

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 6

It is a commonplace at a bridge "postmortem" to hear the declarer say that he raised the bid because his hand contained a short suit…

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Collided with Cow Motor Cyclist Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 4

Colliding with a cow which unexpectedly doubled back across the road, Mr. Len McNamara, of Federation street, South Grafton, was thrown from his motor cycle…

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Deep Sea Port for Clarence Suggestion To Approach Loan Council For Funds Question of Suitability for Naval Base Port Of Clarence Advisory Board Meeting Reclassification of Yamba Road Requested Development of Upper Clarence Region

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 2

The Port of the Clarence Advisory Board, which, at its last meeting held in Grafton on May 29 last, was reconstituted to enable it to consider and advocate any measures deemed desirable for the furtherance of the progress of the Clarence River and of benefit to its people, held a meeting in…

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Raleigh Bridge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 2

The construction of the traffic bridge over the Bellinger River at Raleigh has now been completed, and an officer from the Main Roads Board…

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Boy Killed Level Crossing Smash Motor Truck and Train. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 5

In a collision between a motor truck and a train at the Coonwarra level crossing, near Leongatha to-day, Neville Slater, 10, of Coonwarra, was killed, and…

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Network of Roads the Opening Ceremony References at Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 3

Referring to the recent opening of the network of roads in the Clarence and Richmond Valleys, the Mayor of Grafton (Ald. B. C. Eggins) in his minute to the…

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CERCELLO Armidale Cup Favorite Hotels Are Crowded Special Train From Sydney Armidale

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 2

Armidale hotels are crowded for the Armidale and New England Jockey Club's Cup carnival, which commences on Wednesday, and…

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W. B. Rogers New Railway Job on Commissioner's Staff Now. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 5

Formerly Power and Mechanical Commissioner and later, upon the abolition of the Transport Commission, appointed to a position at Eveleigh railway workshops…

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N.S.W. Railways Increased Suburban Traffic. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 6

The Railway Department is considering expending £70,000 in order to make provision for increased suburban traffic. It is likely that 12 motor carriages will…

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