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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 6 of 66

Back to Wyong Jubilee Week Marking the 50Th Anniversary of Railway to Wyong. February 14 to 20, 1937

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 7

All former residents of Wyong and Tuggerah Lakes district, all friends of residents, and all people who would like to see this delectable area under…

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Truck Overturns Armidale Road Accident Grafton Residents Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 4

When a motor truck owned by Mr. Reg. Want, of Grafton, left the road about 27 miles from Armidale on Tuesday afternoon, two of the four…

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Germany's New Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

In the past two years Germany has built over 620 miles of new roars. This country has built only 300 miles of new roads in the past 10 years…

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Big Bridge Work

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

The sum of £1,600,000 is to be spent on the construction of the Howrah Bridge which will span the Hoogli River, India. It will…

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Trees by English Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

It has been stated on behalf of the British Minister of Transport that he will take steps to encourage highway authorities who have not already…

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Road to Burrinjuck

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

Reports received by the N.R.M.A. touring department indicate that the road from Hume Highway to Burrinjack Dam is badly worn in places…

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Railway Excursions This Month. to and From Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 2

Following closely upon the extensive series of excursions run during December and January, word has been received from the Department of…

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Motoring Notes Failures in Driving Tests

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

From May 30th to November 28th 194,488 candidates submitted themselves for driving tests in England. Of these 28.46 per cent, failed…

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New Buildings at the Railway Station

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 2

Material arrived this week for the barracks to be erected at the Dorrigo railway station. The barracks will contain three bedrooms, dining room…

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Back to Wyong Jubilee Week Marking the 50th Anniversary of Railway to Wyong February 14 TO 20, 1937

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 3

All former residents of Wyong and Tuggerah Lakes district, all friends of residents, and all people who would like to see this delectable area…

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Railway Excursions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 2

Following closely upon the extensive series of excursions run during December and January, word has been received from the Department of…

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Railway Inquiry Climatic Allowance

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 2

The Australian Railways Union is carrying out a detailed inquiry into the cost of living along the railway line from Glenreagh to the Border…

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Maclean Police Court Motor Traffic Breaches

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

At the Maclean Police Court on, Thursday last before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., Robert W. Carr. pleaded guilty to a charge of having failed to return an…

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Motor Car Owners Third Party Insurance Queensland Regulations. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 6

The Government in the last session of Parliament passed legislation making third party motor car insurance compulsory…

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Train Wreckers Warning In Russia Anti-trotskyist Drive. Moscow

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 5

The fierce anti-Trot[?]kyist drive has been resumed. The newspaper "Pravda" warns all railwaymen that "raging foes still prowl along some of…

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Train Youths Technical Schools Conference Asks For Funds "Victims of the Depression'' Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 5

The problem of providing work for unemployed youths was considered by Federal and State Ministers at a Youth Employment…

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Mountain Beauty Coramba-Dorrigo Road Nature Heals the Scars Ferns and Picturesque Gorges

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 3

Bushland beauties. are nowhere more pronounced at present than on the Coramba-Dorrigo Mountain road. Travellers on this road have passed…

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Strike Vote Canadian Railwaymen. Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 5

A vote to determine whether a strike should be smarted will be conducted among some 117,000 railway employees, following the Arbitration…

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Local and General Raleigh Station Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 4

Members of the Bellinger River Chamber of Commerce, at the February meeting, referred to the shocking state of the road leading from the Raleigh…

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Killed by Train Body Found on Line. Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 4

The mutilated body of Alfred James Dunn, a single man aged about 27 years, was found on the Port Kembla railway line this morning…

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