Road Safety Interest in Country Branches
"Lismore branch has regained its prestige by taking a year-end lead in membership from its foster branch. Grafton, and from Cessnock," says the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
688 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 35
Early Days Thunderbolt Memories Teamsters on the Road Mr. T. J. Roberts Retires
With the retirement of Mr. T. J. Roberts, of South Grafton, from the business of blacksmith and wheel-wright which his father established…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Efficiency Commissioner Hartigan's Great Record
It is a commonplace that everyone appreciates the extent to which railway service in New South Wales has improved in recent years. The fact…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MURDERED Tas. Railway Porter Money Taken From Safe. Horart
Eric Ross Robinson, a porter at Moonan railway station,, about three miles from Hobart, was murdered early this morning and the safe was robbed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pole Crashes on Road
A telegraph pole near the Romiaka Channel bridge between Yamba and Maclean, which had, apparently, rotted at the base, crashed halfway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Road Accidents During Holidays
There were no car accidents dealt with by the Grafton District Ambulance during the Christmas and new year holidays. This is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Deaths Heavy Toll In N.Z. Family Wiped Out. Wellington (N.z.)
One New Zealander is killed in road accidents every 12 hours. The Minister for Transport, Mr. Semple, made this statement to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Men Commissioner's Appreciation of Loyal Co-operation
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has issued the following Christmas and New Year message to the great staff of 42,000 men and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →R.a.a.f. Recruiting Train
Under the amended timetable the R.A.A.F. Recruiting Train is to be at Coffs Harbour on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 22 and 23. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Safety No Accident Resolution
When the final road accident figures are available for 1940 it is certain that a substantial reduction will be shown for New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Men Commissioner's Appreciation
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has issued the following Christmas and New Year message to the great staff of 42,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kerosene Banned for Use in Motor Vehicles. Canberra
Action to prevent kerosene being added to motor spirit by motorists was taken under the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Children At Coolangatta First Trip in Train
One boy who never had been in a train before and another, Reg. McGeorge, who travelled 700 miles from Regleigh station in the Quilpie district,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mother--son Drowned in Floods Homes Washed Away Railway Services Held Up Sydney
Mrs. George Cooper, 70, and her son, George, aged 35, were drowned, and considerable damage was done over a wide area when the swollen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Works Nambucca Shire
The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. L. O. Martin, has informed Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., that he agrees to the application of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dorrigo Shire Council Construction of Loop Roads
The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. L. O. Martin), in a letter to Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., regarding his personal representations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The R.a.a.f. Recruiting Train Will Be Here Soon!
The Royal Australian Air Force Recruiting Train will arrive in Grafton on January 24, 1941. Its call here is part of a State-wide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Accidents December Low Level
There were fewer fatal load accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New Year holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists' Corner (Official R.A.C. Notes by "Carbon" "Carbon" Goes Bush
Well, to the intense surpise of everybody, including illustrious self, I am back in comparative civilisation, more or less intact. Sundry people…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Low Level in Road Accidents. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)
There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the Christmas-New Year holidays of…
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