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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 9 of 66

Park Beach Roads £50-to be Expended

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 3

An amount of £50 is to be expended by the Shire Council on the road to Park Beach along the terrace. This is in connection…

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Adelaide Hold-up Man Arrested On Train Revolver in Bag. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 5

Following the hold-up of the manager and staff of the Brighton Savings Bank yesterday, Frank De Villiers, no fixed abode, was arrested at Murray Bridge,…

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Showground Bridge Over Pond? C.P. And A. Society Meet Arrangements for 1937 SHOW

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 6

A suggestion that the lagoon at the Grafton Showground be bridged to enable cars to enter the ground via the Plane Tree Avenue was made by…

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Death Plunge Ten Men Drowned Scaffolding Collapse on Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 5

Ten men are believed to have been killed as a result of the collapse of wood and steel scaffolding from the Golden Gate bridge, plunging them…

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Road Safety Well-informed Public Opinion Vital (1)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1937 · page 7

The public may go through life in safety and happiness, comparatively uninformed on a great variety of subjects but under modern traffic…

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P.N. Payments Claim for Recovery District Court Case Sale of Motor Truck Stringent Comments by Judge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1937 · page 9

"I have no doubt about this matter," said his Honor Judge Clancy, in the District Court at Grafton yesterday "I think it was a brazen…

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Woman Killed Motorist Charged "Perfect Explanation." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1937 · page 4

Charged with haying feloniously slain Bessie Dorothy Gaffey, at Gore Hill on February 18, Royale Charles Cooney (40), manager, was remanded until…

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Road Safety the Motorists Position

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 1

In the modern car the motorist has placed in his hands an instrument that can be of immense benefit and enjoyment. He can move from…

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Car Off Road Two Children Killed Four Passengers Injured. Penrith

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 1

Two children were killed and four other persons were injured, when a motor car overturned near Faulconbridge, on the Blue Mountains, about…

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Obey Nazis Or Cease To Exist Hitler Warns Motor Builders. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 5

Speaking at the opening of the motor show, of which the chief feature is a popular small car, developed in obedience to his orders, Herr Hitler…

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Motor Train? Glenreagh to Coffs Commissioner Interviewed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 2

There appears to tee every[?] chance that a motor train service[?] daily between Glenreagh and[?] Coffs Harbour will be given atrial[?]…

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Excitement on Train

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 4

Two passengers on the Kempsey mail, which arrived at West Maitland from Newcastle shortly after 1 a.m., told the night officer that two bullets…

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Road Safety the Pedestrian on the Road

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 6

Road safety is a problem that will confront the pedestrian throughout his life and without exaggerating the position the length of his life and…

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Train Jumpers 15 in Four Days

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 2

Train jumpers have again toeen prevalent at Coffs Harbour during the past week, 15 being brought be[?] fore the court in four days and…

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Car and Sulky Collision on Yamba Road. Palmer's Island

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 4

A collision took place on the Maclean-Yamba road midway between Mr. John Burns' blacksmith's shop and Miss Philp's confectionery shop, about 10…

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RAILWAYS N.C. INSPECTION By Chief Commissioner Requests From Coff's District

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 4

The Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) with other departmental officers were in the district yesterday on the annual…

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Dorrigo Shire Council Flood Damage Roads Washed Away Govt. Help To Be Sought £600 for Taylor's Bridge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 3

Many evidences of the extensive damage done by the recent heavy rain and floods, particularly in B and C Ridings, where the rain was heaviest,…

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Maclean Council £15,000 Roads Loan Suggested Diphtheria Immunisation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 7

Aldermen present at the Maclean Council meeting on Monday night, were Alds. E. D. Munro (Mayor), W. Heffernan. N. A. McLeod, G, W. Austen…

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Poor Roads In Clarence River District the Pacific Highway

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 8

Speaking at the Presbyterian Men's League at Ulmarra, Mr. C. Stoner complained of the condition of the Pacific highway in the Clarence River district,…

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Road Safety Hints For Children. (No. 4.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 3

Hope for the solution of the road accident problem lies largely with the rising generation. It is proverbially difficult to teach an old dog new tricks,…

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