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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 4 of 70

Trespassed on Railway

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 4

At the Casino Police Court Frank Farrell (44), Leonard Harris (27), and George Hayes (23) were each fined £3 for trespassing on railway property in…

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Bridge Over Richmond at Woodburn

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 6

A public meeting at Woodburn decided to ask Gundurimba Shire Council to arrange a special meeting at Woodburn on February 12, to further…

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Railway Grafton to Tablelands Petition To Government Organisation on Clarence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 6

Convened by the Clarence Zone Committee of the North and Northwest Betterment Communication League, a public meeting was held at…

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3395 IN 1937 Fatal Accidents In Australia Motor Vehicles Defended

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 2

Despite the fact that the figures covering fatal accidents in Australia in 1936, recently issued by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics,…

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500 Goods Trucks For N.S.W. Railways Steel and Equipment Orders. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 6

The Railway Department announced to-day that orders valued at £118,044 had been placed for steel and equipment for 500 24-ton general utility…

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Jetty Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

A letter from the Department of Main Roads, read at the Shire Council meeting on Wednesday, stated that the department is agreeable to…

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Coffs Tourist Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 1

The Shire Council was advised by the Minister for Local Government in a letter to last Wednesday's meeting that the information conveyed by…

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A Dangerous Road Coffs to Woolgoolga

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 3

Why is it that the Pacific Highway can be improved and made safe in other shires except Dorrigo Shire, and an extremely…

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Chamber of Commerce Meeting At Maclean the Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 3

When the main discussion on the necessity for the construction of a new road to Yamba was under discussion, on Tuesday night at the meeting…

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Farmer Marooned Bellinger Up 24Ft. 4In. All Roads Blocked Residences Invaded Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 5

Following dense tropical rain which yielded 978 points in the 24 hours to 9 o'clock this morning, and over 14 12 inches since Saturday, the highest…

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The Motorist Egyptian Military Highway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 1

The road from Ismailia to Cairo is the first one in Egypt now being reconstructed by the Egyptian Government, under the terms of the Treaty,…

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Dorrigo-Guyra Railway Coff's Harbor Movement Supported by Chamber of Commerce

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

At Tuesday evening's meeting of the Borrigo Chamber of Commerce the fallowing letter was received from the Coff's Harbour Chamber of…

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Attacked by Ants Motor Cyclist's Ordeal Sunstroke in the Bush. Mt. Isa

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 6

A terrible experience befel Eric Taylor, an official of the Queensland Supreme Court while on a motor cycle trip with another man, from Mt. Isa to…

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DISORGANISED N.C. Railway Traffic Kyogle-Border Washaways Brisbane Express Diverted

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 4

Flood rains which fell along the North Coast on Wednesday and Wednesday night seriously dislocated railway traffic in this area, and the…

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Opinions of Our Readers Harwood Shire and Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 6

Sir,--It is indeed refreshing to learn that the Harwood shire councilors have awakened from repose, and have decided to shake off the shackles of…

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Not Notified Transfer of Motor Lorry

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 10

Reginald George Williams, of Dalmorton, was fined £110, with 8 court costs, by Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., in the Grafton Police Court yesterday…

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AIRCRAFT V. Railways Effect on Transcontinental Line. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 5

The Commonwealth Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Gahn, revealed today that the air services were making inroads on the Transcontinental…

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Glenreagh-dorrigo Train

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 4

It is expected that the Glenreagh- Dorrigo train service will be resumed to-day, the train leaving Glenreagh as usual for Dorrigo at…

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Approach Washaway Coutts' Crossing Bridge

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 4

The flood waters of the Orara River have left a dangerous washaway on the South Grafton approach of the Coutts' Crossing bridge…

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Yamba Road Govt. Grant Sought L.C. F. & S. Advocacy Construction in Bitumen. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 6

The Tyndale and Lower Clarence branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association at their monthly meeting at Maclean yesterday decided to…

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