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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

1,316 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 66

Train Jumper Rode On Express Buffers prosecutions at coff's harbor. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 4

At Coff's Harbor Police Court 11 men pleaded guilty to trespassing on railway property. Charles Blanch (26) and Frederick…

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Butter for Canada Trade Treaty Proposal Motor Car Importations. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 8

An effort is being made by the Commonwealth Government to negotiate a new trade treaty with Canada on an entirely different basis from that…

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Iluka Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 6

Sir,--when I state that the Iluka road is in a deplorable condition I voice the opinion not only of the residents, but also of numerous visitors to…

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Road Safety The Cyclist's Responsibilities (No. 5)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 3

Probably greater care is called for on the part of the cyclist than the rider or driver of any other vehicle. His vehicle is almost noiseless and…

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Inverell's Petition Road to Grafton Via King's Plains

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 6

A petition is about to be circulated, praying the Minister for Works, Mr. Spooner, to have a two-way concrete road from Grafton to Inverell, via…

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Roads Damaged

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 2

done to roads in the district through the outbreak of a number of springs on the roadsides. On the flat near Mr. W. Bullen's the thoroughfare…

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Deervale Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 2

A subscriber from Meldrum has asked us to call the attention of the Dorrigo Shire Council to the inconvenience caused the people on the…

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To Urge for Better Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 4

In its latest "Bulletin of Road Information" the British Road Federation deals with the problem of traffic congestion. The opinon is…

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Compulsory Motor Insurance

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 4

The Queensland Motor Vehicles Insurance Act, under which motor vehicle owners in that State are compelled to obtain insurance cover…

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Tramline Danger to Traffic

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 4

Tramcars have been superseded by trolley-buses in London and many other parts of England, and the process is going on rapidly. But,…

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For Country Motorists

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 4

An additional area of about 5000 miles in the western portion of the State has been brought under N.A.MA service by the establishment…

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Motoring Notes Record Export Figures

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 4

British car exports for 1936 reached a record figure of nearly £12,000,000 the number of cars and chassis exported exceeding the 1935 total by…

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Chatsworth Harwood to Mororo Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 7

Messrs Chesterfield and Jenkins, road contractors, of Grafton, are applying another coat of tar to the road leading from Harwood to Mororo bridge. So far…

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District Railway Supt. Mr. J. V. Green Promoted Appointment to Sydney Division

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 4

Mr J. V. Green, who has been District Superintendent of Railways for the North Coast division, with headquarters at South Grafton, for nearly four years,…

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The Motorist Pays

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 7

Australian motorists paid to the various State Governments £5,562,580 in registration, license and other fees during last financial year, according to…

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Maclean Iluka Road

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 1

Preparatory to commencing the reconstruction of the Iluka road, for which money has been made available, Harwood shire commenced the shifting…

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PROMOTED Railway Superintendent

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 3

Railway users in this district will all congratulate Mr. J. V. Green, District Superintendent at Grafton, upon his promotion, but at the same time…

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Burglary Charge Sawtell Railway Shed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 3

Last Saturday night Constable Buchanan, spent a lonely vigil at the unattended goods shed at Sawtell railway siding. First of all he took…

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Climatic Allowance Railway Employees Visit of A.R.U. OFFICIAL

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 1

A well attended meeting of railway employees,, representing all branches, of the service (salaried and wage staffs), was held at South Grafton at the…

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Defence Minister Shaken In Car Smash Struck by a Tram. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 8

The Minister for Defence, Sir Archdale Parkhill, and Lady Parkhill had narrow escapes when their car and a tram collided in Anzac Parade,…

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