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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1938

1,397 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 70

Woman Killed Struck By Motor Truck While Riding in Car. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 5

Mrs. Kathleen Wilhemena Gill, 43, wife of Mr. G. M. Gill, of Newrybar, received fatal injuries when struck by a motor truck while sitting in a car…

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Roads to Forests

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 4

Whilst in Sydney recently Cr. T. A Mulhearn interviewed the Commissioner for Forests (Mr. Swain), who definitely promised, that any roads…

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Dorrigo-guyra Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 4

Quite a canvass town has sprung up out on Mr. Geo. Winkley's farm and across the Beilsdown. The camps will be the habitat of those who will…

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Another Trunk Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

Kempsey Municipal Council has been advised by the Main Roads Board that from July 1 next the road from Kempsey to Armidale will be…

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Roads in the U.s.a

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 14

According to an American motor journal there is a relatively small demand in the U.S.A., for faster roacis with smoother surfaces and…

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Woman's View of Road[?]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

"There are ruts so deep the could put all you councillors in and then drive the steam roller the top without touching you,"…

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Dorrigo Shire Council the Monthly Meeting Surfacing of Dorrigo-bellingen Road to Be Included in Next Year's Programme

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

The monthly meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council was held at the Council Chambers, Coramba, on the 17th hist. Those present were: Crs. W…

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P.p. Board and Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 1

At last meeting of Grafton P.P. Board a letter was received asking support for the proposed railway from Glen Innes to Grafton. The…

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Dorrigo-Guyra Railway Shire Council Support

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

Dorrigo Shire Council, at last week's meeting, on the motion of Cr. Burke and strongly supported by other councillors, carried a resolution to…

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The Motor World News And Notes From The N.R.M.A. to Relieve Congestion

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 14

Mayor La Guardia, of New York, has instituted what may be a worthwhile plan to increase parking facilities and reduce traffic congestion in New…

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Former Movement Railway To Tableland Extract From "The Empire" 65 Years Old Agitation

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 4

In view of the great interest being taken in the important meeting at Glen Innes on Saturday when speakers will urge the Deputy Premier (Col. Bruxner)…

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Consistent Fight For Railway Connection With Tablelands Agitation for a Century

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 4

The agitation for construction of a railway line connecting the Clarence River with the New England area and north-western plains commenced when…

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Two Killed Father And Young Son in Motor Accident. Gosford

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 5

Father and son were killed when a touring car, containing eight persons, crashed on the main road to Woy Woy early to-night. The car skidded on the…

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CHAMPAGNE 1884 DEMONSTRATION When Construction Approved Inverell -Grafton Railway40

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 3

In view of the arrangements which have been made for the presentation to-day at Glen Innes of a petition from all parts of the North-Western…

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In Hospital Two Men Collide On Bicycles Ulmarra Road Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 4

Two men are inmates of the Grafton District Hosuital as the result of a head-on collision between bicycles along the Ulmarra road, near Swan…

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Fell Like a Leaf Plane Crashes On Railway Three Occupants Injured. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 5

A De Havilland Dragon, belonging to Mr. A. W. Macarthur-Onslow, of Sydney, and piloted by Captain Bailey, crashed on to the railway line near…

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Aerodrome Hangar Club Asks Assistance Council Has No Funds to Spare

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

At last night's meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council Ald. J. Flaherty asked if any action had been taken in regard to the report on the…

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Found on Road Motor Cyclist Dies Collision Suspected. Nambucca Heads

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Lower, of Nambucca Heads, was discovered in an unconscious state on the Pacific highway, between Kempsey and Macksville, on…

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Rival Railway Glen Innes Gathering the Minister Non-committal

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

Col. Bruxner was told at a gathering of over five thousand people at Glen Innes last Saturday that a railway could be built from Inverell via…

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Local and General Motor Cyclist's Death

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 2

Arthur Lower, of Nambucca Heads, was found in an unconscious condition last Saturday morning, lying beside his damaged motor cycle and sidecar…

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