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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
718 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 36
"Without good roads, Industry can scarcely, proceed, and agriculture barely exist." Thus wrote Lieut- Colonel Bruxner, the Minister for Transport, in his foreword to the first "Main Roads Journal," published in 1929…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →You lead an interesting life when you represent the senior motoring organisation in Australia, and you'd be amazed at the number of people who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The beginning of 1940 will be a critical one for many British motor car owners on account of the increased h.p. tax (raised from 15 to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Harold Mitchell, 19, of Bewdley street, Ormond, fell from a fast moving electric train near Hawksburn station at 12.30 p.m. to-day In a rear vision…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thirteen trucks of a goods train, 138A from Murwillumbah to Darling Harbor, were derailed near the Karangi railway station about eight miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A wide extension of the "regulations strike" by railway employees was probable, as local grievances were being brought to a head by the Broken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Residents note with appreciation that the Harwood Shire Council, at the instance of Cr. John Ryan, are sending a maintenance gang to effect necessary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A bad smash occurred when a goods train was derailed at Karangi about 6.20 last Sunday morning. Thirteen trucks were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists are greatly concerned with the rule of the road governing a driver's right in certain circumstances. The issue was disputed, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five were Killed and 24 injured when the engine of a mail van and several carriages of the Rome-Pisa express left the rails and overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coff's Harbor stationmaster reports the following figures for the month of January, 1940:--18,759 cases or bananas; 11,708 cases of tomatoes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The cold wave throughout Germany has revived misery. The railways, despite the shortage of supplies, cannot distribute foodstuffs without…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Manning Shire Council has decided to apply to the Minister for Works and Local Government for a grant of £10,000 for the back roads of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Issued by the Road Safety Council of New Soutli Wales Plans are being completed by the of what is to be known as a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two people, Mr. and Mrs. Flight, of Adelaide, South Australia, were injured at about midday on Wednesday last, when the car in which they were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Tokio to-day the Japanese Prime Minister, questioned regarding the proposed United States loan to China, said Japan was prepared to take the requisite…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Department of Main Roads will shortly commence gravelling the Pacific highway between the Coldstream bridge and the Harwood shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plans are being completed by the traffic authorities for the launching of what is to be known as a selective campaign for road safety throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following ladies of Grafton and South Grafton national emergency services are requested to attend at the Trocadero on Monday, February 19, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Federal Government's proposal to grant a monopoly to Australian Consolidated Industries, Ltd., for the production of a completely Australian…
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