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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 4 of 35

Railway Excursions in February

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

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

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Air Force Rush to Enlist Recruiting Train's Visit 62 Recruits Yesterday Afternoon

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4

There was a rush to enlist in the Air Force when the R.A.A.F. recruiting train opened at South Grafton yesterday afternoon. Youths and…

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Sicily Bombed Aerodromes Damaged Explosion On Railway Raids on Britain Slacken London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 5

A R.A.F. communique issued in Cairo announced:-"We heavily attacked aerodromes in Sicily on Wednesday night. Incendiaries and high…

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128 Recruits Enlisted at Grafton Air Force Train Record Fine Spirit of Service

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 2

Despite the fact that the R.A.A.F. recruiting depot was in operation in Grafton last year for three months, the Air Force recruiting train, which…

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Armidale Aerodrome

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 4

Representations have been renewed with the purpose of having the advantages of Armidale aerodrome for defence purposes recognised by the…

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Train Smash Engine Hits Landslide Thousand Tons Of Rock at Tunnel Entrance Ten of 80 Passengers Injured. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 5

Without warning the Brisbane-Toowoomba mail train crashed head on into a thousand tons of rock, brought down by a landslide,…

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Iron Guards Leader Arrested in Railway Truck. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 5

It is believed that the leader of the Rumanian Ironguards, Dr. Horia Sima, was arrested, outside Bucharest trying to escape in a railway waggon…

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Glenreagh Forestry Road

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 7

It is expected that 100 men will commence work next Wednesday on the Forestry road from Moleton to Glenreagh…

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Motorist Injured

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 4

When a rear wheel of a car driven by Mr. William Schipp, of Glenreagh, collapsed on the Coramba-Glenreagh road yesterday his father, Mr. George…

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Shephard's Loop Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 2

Dear Sir,—The people whom this road will serve will be surprised to read of Mr. W. Mark's proposal to ask the Government to reconsider…

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R.a.a.f. Train at Casino

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 4

During the R.A.A.F. recruiting train's 48 hours' stay at Casino the total number of applications was 138. It is stated that all these men were interviewed,…

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Tallawadjah Creek-moleton Road

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

Writing to Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A., concerning the construction of a road from Tallawadjah Creek to Moleton road, the Minister for Mines…

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R.a.a.f. Recruiting Train

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

The R.A.A.F. recruiting train will visit Tenterfield on Saturday, February 15, leaving on the following Monday. Ground staff will be enlisted on…

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Road Safety Council of N.s.w. Grafton Branch

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

A general meeting of the Grafton branch of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales will be held at the Town Hall at 8 p.m. on Wednesday,…

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The Shephard's Loop Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

Dear Sir,—May i crave a little space to reply to some charges leveled against me regarding my attitude over the loop road linking Shephard's…

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Road Accidents These Two Evils

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 4

Research into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in "waves," which are not confined to one part of the State but to the…

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Pensioner Killed Asleep Near Bridge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 4

While lying near a bridge, apparently asleep, Alfred James Cubbings, 44, invalid pensioner, was killed to-night near his home between Rooty Hill and…

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Nymboida Shire Road Allocations New Member Welcomed Yesterday's Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of Nymboida Shire Council road allocations totalling £3330 were adopted. There were present the president…

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Talkies Saraton Theatre. "Road to Frisco."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 6

"Road to Frisco" opens this afternoon at the Saraton Theatre, featuring George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart in an all-star…

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Big Reduction Motor Chassis Imports New War Measure. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 4

The Minister for Customs, Mr. Harrison, to-day announced large reductions in the numbers of motor car and truck chassis imported from North America…

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