Through Floods on Railway Tricycle How Dr. Page Got Through When Car Was Held Up
The Minister for Commerce, Dr. Earle Page, did not reach Grafton last night to address a referendum campaign meeting without a battle…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1937
1,316 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 66
Mill Reservoir Saved By Workmen Railway Bridge Damaged. Coramba
On Thursday night 14 inches of rain fell at Ulong and surrounding centres on the Eastern Dorrigo. On Friday at [?] a.m. the sawmill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Road Service Map
The touring department of the N.R.M.A. has published a small scale map of New South Wales showing all the association's country service centres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Wrecked Avalanche in Canada. Vancouver
A message from Revelstoke (B.C.) says that snow sweeping down a mountainside hurled a Canadian Pacific work train engine and three cars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bellinger River Floods Receding Damage to Roads and Crops. Bellingen
Flood rains lessened substantially yesterday afternoon, and the registration at 9 o'clock this morning was 241 points, bringing the total fall since…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harwood Shire Camping Season At Yamba Day Work on the Roads River Bank Protection
The February meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held on Thursday last, there being present: Councillors D. K. Beckman (president), A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Higher Wages Motor Strike Settlement Collective Bargaining. Detroit
As a result of the settlement of the strike in the automotive industry, the General Motors Corporation announces the production of motor vehicles will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Test of Sobriety Blood Test for Motorist. Auckland
For what was stated to be the first time in New Zealand, a blood sample was taken with the object of determining whether a man charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SHOWERY Floodwaters Falling Still Over Coutts' Crossing Bridge
Showery weather conditions on the Clarence and Orara Rivers continued on Sunday night and yesterday. The Orara and Nymboida Rivers are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Feet of Rain Extensive Flood Damage Roads, Bridges and Crops
Some of the registrations in last week's heavy downpour, over three days, were:—Gleniffer 3ft., Upper Orara, Coratrtba and parts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Accidents Fewer Fatalities In Britain Effect of Speed Limit
The Commissioner for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) said recently that he had been advised that the reduction in the number of persons killed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£225 Damages Cyclist v. Motor Hover Collision At Maclean District Court Action
A verdict of £225 damages was given by his Honor Judge Clancy in the District Court at Grafton yesterday in favor of the plaintiff in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALt-NIGHT TRAMS
Melbourne is having its first experience of all-night trams. They operate on six routes, including St. Kilda Beach. One-man type trams take up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Orara Valley News Coramba Railway Bridge Repaired
The railway bridge crossing the Nymboida River on the Glenreagn-Dorrigo line, one mile out of Lowanna, which was damaged by the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lights Failed Lorry Hits Bridge Post
Mr. Eric Hooker, of Oliver street, who conducts a carrying service between Grafton and Yamba, collided with the post of the bridge over Christopher…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opinions of Our Readers Orara Shire Road
Sir,--I saw by your report of the last meeting of the Orara Shire Council where the councillors were congratulating themselves on their good work…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Decrease of 6D Per Day Railway Workers' Protest at Casino
At a largely attended meeting of railway workers at Casino Town Hall a protest was lodged against the Commissioner's move to deprive men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Good Roads Mean Increased Production Bellingen Shire Statistics. Bellingen
In a report submitted to the February meeting of Bellingen Shire Council, the engineer, Mr. Funda, sets out the advantages that have accrued from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl Train "Jockeys"
Whilst looking for a "wanted" man, who it was thought might be on a train on Wednesday evening, Sergeant Ulrick came across two young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Bridge Gate Jammed
When a motor vehicle ran into the gates on Grafton bridge early last night as they were being closed before the lifting of the bascule span to allow…
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