Car Leaves Road Narrow Escape of Occupants. Woolgoolga
When a large Hudson sedan car left the road whilst proceeding to Coff's Harbor shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday afternoon the four occupants, Thomas…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1941
688 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 35
Hospital Nurses' Home Opened Minister Pays Tribute To Local Board. Lays Foundation Stone of Central Block. Another Milestone On The Road Of Progress
On Saturday afternoon the Minister for Health, Mr. H. P. FitzSimons, in the presence of a large gathering, officially opened the £17,000 nurses' quarters at Grafton District Hospital. A feature of the ceremony was the enthusiastic applause every time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Loan China Govt's Decision. New York
Chinese newspapers declare that the Chungking Government has decided to float a loan of ten million dollars for the building of a railway from Kunming to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maclean James' Creek Bridge
Following the completion of the new reinforced concrete bridge over James' Creek, on the Harwood ferry-Yamba road, workmen are engaged on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Works in Bellingen and Dorrigo Shires
The Minister for Mines and Forests, Mr. R. S. Vincent, has received the following communication from Col. M. F. Bruxner, Minister for Transport:--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Near Harar British Moving Fast Threat To Railway Germans in French Africa London
British forces thrusting westwards from Jig Jiga through the newly conquered Mardar Pass are now within twenty miles of Harar…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jetty Road Again Man Knocked Down
The dangerous Jetty Road added another to its list of accidents last Wednesday night, when an elderly man named Whitelaw, who camps at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Smash Two Dead, 140 Injured. Tokio
Two were killed and 140 injured in one of the worst railway accidents in Japan last night, westward from Osaka. A freight train hit a passenger train…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land Board Claim for Road of Access
At the sittings of the Land Board held at Dorrigo on the 19th instant Thomas McKeown, of Tyringham, applied for a road of access through the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.S.W. RAILWAYS Question of Profits
Replying to critics, the Commissioner of Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) said the New South Wales Railways had really never made a loss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.S.W. Railways Hartigan Warns Against Agitators. Sydney
An appeal to railway men and their wives not to be misled by the pernicious activities of agitators was made by the Commissioner for Railways, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Killed in Motor Traffic Collision. Melbourne
John Saddington, 20, of Prahran, and Stanley Watson, 18, of the same suburb, were killed early this morning in a collision between a motor cycle they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety Grafton's Fine Record Tributes in Official Magazine
Accepting the challenge of Grafton and Cessnock, members of the Lismore branch have done splendidly in the membership drive during the last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Easter Excursion Railways Busy
A special Easter excursion train left the Grafton railway station at 10.5 a.m. yesterday for Sydney carrying six first class and 27 second class…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mail Train Delayed
The north bound Sydney- willumbah mail train arrived at the South Grafton railway station two hours late yesterday. The train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Easter Excursion Railways Busy
A special Easter excursion train, the second this week, arrived at Grafton at 9.33 p.m. yesterday and picked up three first class passengers, 23…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Works the Mountain Section
Hon. R. S. Vincent (Minister for Mines and Forests) forwards copy of the following communication received from the Minister for Transport (Hon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Walking Into Trouble Pedestrians Road Accident Record
Pedestrians had the worst road accident record of all groups of road users last year. They still hold the same unenviable position this year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disused Railway Tunnels Suggested As Petrol Stores. Sydney
Disused railway tunnels in New South Wales could be utilised to store 44,000,000 gallons of petrol, while unused mines would be able to hold a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Not Serious the Benghazi Evacuation Enemy Advance Has Been Halted Australians Not Engaged Dangerous Roads Ahead for Enemy London
Enemy columns advancing eastwards from Benghazi have been successfully held and the situation is well in hand," is the latest General Headquarters communique, referring to the penetration of German and Italian armored units into Cyrenaica…
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