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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1941

688 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 35

Men Wanted for Road Construction Work

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 4

Seventy men are required for forestry road construction Work and a call-up of men will take place at the Grafton Police Station (Labor…

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Auction Sales Unclaimed Property On The Railway Varied Assortment of Articles

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 6

It is amazing what some people leave in trains or fail to claim when consigned to them. For instance, the following articles have come up for sale…

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Fatal Car Crash on Great Western Road. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

Thomas Cummins, of Blackheath died to-day following a car crash last night on the Great Western road near Faulconbridge last night. Patricia Dean…

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R.a.a.f. Recruiting Train

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

The R.A.A.F. Recruiting Train is to be at Coffs Harbour tomorrow and Thursday, and those who wish to join the Air Force in any capacity will…

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Unclaimed Property Left on the Railway

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

It is amazing what some people leave in trains or fail to claim when consigned to them. For instance, the following articles have come up for…

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Motorist Fined Sequel to Collision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

The collision at the sharp turn on the highway at Bayliss' Hill, about five miles from Coffs Harbour, on November 18 last, between a sedan…

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Trouble Over Motor Plate

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

William James McCain was charged at Dorrigo Police Court last week with permitting a number platq to be adixed to an unregistered vehicle…

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55 Men Accepted For Road Construction Work Mill Commence on Tuesday Next

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

Fifty-five men were accepted for forestry road construction work at the Grafton Labor Exchange on Monday. Over eighty men applied at the…

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£1,000,000 a Mile World's First Underground Railway Celebrates Its Jubilee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 3

The world's first tube railway celebrated its jubilee in December last. It is 50 years since Edward the Seventh, then Prince of Wales,…

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State's Part in War Effort Railway Co-operation Forging Weapons to Smash Foe Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 7

The Deputy-Premier and Leader of the Country party, Colonel Bruxner, said recently that the basis of the Government's policy was the fullest…

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Record Enlistments R. A. A. F. Recruiting Train at Coff's Harbor. Goff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

The R. A. A. F. recruiting train m charge of Flight- Lieutenant H. Dangar broke all records for enlistments at Ccff's Harbor. Seventy- four volunteers…

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Railways in Flood Time How the Safety of the Track Is Ensured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 8

The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State's latest experience, while greatly benefiting the man on the land,…

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Aeroplane From Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

The K.A.A.F. Uecruting Train took with it from Coffs Harbour a model aeroplane that will serve, probably for a long time, as a reminder of the…

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Car Overturns on Fernbrook Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

On Saturday evening last, as dusk was beginning to gather and a light, misty rain was falling, a motor car which had come from Bellingen was…

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The Car Ran Off the Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 3

Most of the reports of fatal road accidents in recent months contain the significant words, "the car ran off the road," and end with such phrases as…

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"Off the Road" What Happened the Car?

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 3

Most of the reports of fatal road accidents in recent months contain the significant words, "The car lan oft the road." and end with such…

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R.A.A.F. TRAIN Coffs Establishes Record Men Flock to the Colors

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

Once more Coffs Harbour and district has done itself proud and established another record. This time It is in recruiting figures for…

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Air Force the Recruiting Train Opens This Afternoon Cows Harbor Sets New Record

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

"There are unlimited openings in the Royal Australian Air Force for air crews," said Lieut. H. C. Plowden, man power officer with the…

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Railway Excursions in February

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 5

Word has been received from the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, that the next general series of excursion trains will be…

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Railway Excursions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

The next general series of excursion trains will be run during the second week of February. Return tickets at single fare (minimum 3s…

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