South Grafton Bowling Club Bridge Party at Clubhouse
Despite the uncertain weather a very large gathering attended the South Grafton Bowling Club premises last evening, when a most enjoyable bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1939
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Military Road Egypt to Palestine Cairo
The construction of a £116 military read between Egypt and Palestine has been authorised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fines Imposed Traflfic Act Breaches Woolgoolga Road Accident
A collision between a limber lorry and a motor car on the Woolgoolga road, 164 miles from South Graf on, on January 1, resulted in two charges…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grafton Bankrupt Former Hotelkeeper Flourishing Bar Trade in 1930 Railway Construction Works
A remarkable instance of the big lift given to hotel bar trading in Grafton when the railway line and the Clarence bridge were being built…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tourist Motor Companies
A Lismore message stated that the purchase of three tourist motor companies by Mr. G. A. Robinson, managing director, of the New England Motor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Doctors Differ Woman's Mental Condition Body Found Near Railway Line. Sydney
Differing medical opinions on the mental condition of Mrs. Leah McVeigh, 33, of Eastwood, whose body was found near the railway line at Eastwood on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Smash Charge Against Signalman Departmental Inquiry. Brisbane
The Railway Board of Inquiry today commenced the hearing of a charge against S. E. Gilpin, signalman, at Bundamba, of misconduct on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →2Ft. Over Bridge Orara River’s Rise At Coutts' Crossing Nymboida River Subsides
The complete cessation of heavy rain throughout the district relieved the flood dangers in the Orara and Nymboida Rivers, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Still Covered Coutts' Crossing Bridge Damaged Bridge Approaches in District
Although the Orara River was still two feet over the handrails of the Coutts' Crossing bridge at 5 p.m. yesterday, the waters were subsiding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →34 Days Late Train To Alice Springs . WELCOMED by DANCING
Thirty-four days late, the first train for six weeks, arrived at Alice Springs at 6.40 p.m. on Friday, and was welcomed with dancing and revelry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Copmanhurst Shire Ensbey's Road Exchange Council Defers Decision Plant Avenue of Trees
The Copmanhurst Shire Council, at its meeting yesterday, decided to defer further consideration of a recommendation by the shire engineer for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Money for Eastern Suburbs Railway. Sydney
In reply to a deputation urging the building of the Eastern Suburbs railway, the Premier, Mr. Stevens, declared that it would cost £3,242,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coffs Port Important Road Link Matter of Development
When Sir Earle Page was at Bellingen last Friday outlining his development scheme for refugees, Cr. H. V. Wood, President of Bellingen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir Earle Page Memories As a Pioneer Motorist
When Sir Earle Page, Commonwealth Minister for Commerce, came bowling along the bitumen-surfaced roads into Brisbane recently (writes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motors Collide
About 8.30 last Wednesday night Rev. L. C. Ferris' car and Mr. Arthur Dean's big motor truck collided at the Jetty. Mr. Ferris was travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Easter Railway Excursions
In this issue the Department of Railways announces the arrangements made for excursionists who will travel for Easter. Each far-out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Excursions for Easter
In this issue, the Department of Railways announces the arrangements made for excursionists who will travel for Easter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge Party
The C.W.A. Younger Set have arranged a bridge party, to be held in the Soldiers' Clubroom on Wednesday, 15th inst. The function promises to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Light for Coolangatta Aerodrome
An electric lighting system comparable with those at such important towns as Goulburn (N.S.W.) and Benalla (Victoria) is to be installed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cloudburst on North Coast Line Train Traffic Delayed Ten Inches at Bundook
A cloudburst early on Friday night at Bundook, 18 miles from Gloucester, flooded the main North Coast railway line and held up traffic to…
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