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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1940

718 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 36

Boy Killed Run Over by Tram Body Mutilated Driver Collapses From Shock Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 5

Run over by a tram when his bicycle crashed over an embankment at Maroubra this morning, John Francis Haynes, 14, of Maroubra was…

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Free Road Service

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 1

Messrs. Bennie S. Cohen & Son (N.S.W.) Pty. Ltd., will shortly be issuing a now motor car insurance policy which will include free road…

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Campaigning Fou Road Safety

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 4

Ever since its establishment the Road Safety Council of New South Wales has been doing valuable work in the interests of the general public and it is to be commended on its latest move under which it will launch what, is to be known as a selective campaign, for road safety throughout the…

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Eve of Matrimony Social at Poley Bridge

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 3

An enjoyable evening was spent at the residence of Mr. A. C. Ellis, Poley Bridge, on the night of Saturday, 17th inst., the occasion, being a presentation…

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Reduce Costs To Provide New Roads "Too Muck for Maintenance'' City Council Discussion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 4

Advocating the investigation of means for reducing expenditure on maintenance by economise in various directions in order to provide a…

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Dumaresque Bridge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 4

Tenterfield Shire Council hag decided to ask the Government to expedite the calling of tenders for the erection of a bridge over the Dumaresque River…

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Skilled Men Train 40,000 In Year Britain's Engineering Industries. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 5

A big drive is being started to pro vide, more skilled workers for armament factories and the existing scheme by which men are being taught in…

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Opinions of Our Readers East-west Railway

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 7

Sir,--When special prominence was given in your columns to the tragic and farcical results of the failure to provide the above line when military units were…

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Mishap on Woolgoolga Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 4

When the car, in which a person was travelling to Lismore, skidded on the Woolgoolga road, yesterday, it tore up two panels of a bridge approach and…

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Park Beach Bridge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 2

The Clerk reported to the Shire Council on Wednesday that there is a certain amount of contusion with regard to the contributions towards…

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Unlinked Roads Shire Asks For Grant

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

Dorrigo Shire Council asked Mr. L. O. Martin, Minister for Works, yesterday for a grant to link up roads on Dorrigo. It was explained that in…

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Road Through Park Beach

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 6

At the Shire Council meeting on Wednesday Cr. Burke said he wished to clear the air regarding control of the road through Park Beach. He…

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Roads of Access Lands Department's Neglect

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 6

The expense and inconvenience caused to councils through the Lands Department's failure to provide roads of access when…

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Railway Excursions for Easter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 6
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In this issue the Department of Railways announces the extensive arrangements made for Excursion travel prior to and during Easter…

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Easter Railway Excursions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

In this issue the Department of Railways announces the extensive ar vangements made for Excursion travel prior to and during Easter…

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Road Safety Council Branch For Grafton Public Meeting to Be Held

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 4

Towards the latter end of last year the Lismore branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales wrote to the Grafton City Council suggesting…

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Railways Institute South Grafton Branch

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 6

Shorthand and typewriting classes, which have been held in the School of Arts, South Grafton. under the auspices of the Railways Institute for many years…

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Motor Spirit Supplies

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 3

Uncertainty as to whether supplies of motor spirit will be available throughout the duration of the war is no doubt exercising the minds of many…

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Explosion at Ballarat Motor Works

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday. Explosive experts from the C.I.B. have been sent to Ballarat to investigate a fire which followed an explosion last…

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