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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1942

365 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 19

Stock Train Derailed at Tamworth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 2

TAMWORtH, Fri.— Two men were slightly injured ard two locomotives seriously damaged, thirteen trucks less seri[?]usly…

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Escape From Singapore in Small Motor Boat. Upper Orara

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 April 1942 · page 2

Pte. Cecil Everson has been on a visit to Orara and has been the guest of Mr. and Mis. G. Stanlan. Pte. Everson escaped from…

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Girl Killed Fell From Bridge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tues.— Patricia Gwynne 24, of North Sydney, fell from the suspension bridge North Sydney to-day and was…

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Death Accidental Late Mr. B. H. W. Schaeffer Evidence at Inquest No Blame on Train Crew

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 1

A finding that Berthold Hermann William Schaeffer, 56, laundry proprietor, 01 12 Garden street, Grafton; died from effects of injuries accidentally received…

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Serious Train Curtailments

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

Our business columns contain a definite warning from the Comissioner will be serious curtailments of country railway services on both main…

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Killed by Train Evidence at Inquest

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 2

The Deputy-Coroner, Mr. F. M. V. Earlc, JP, found a verdict of accidental death at the inquest at Grafton on Wednesday concerning the…

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Record Revenue £26 Million From Railways

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.— An all-time peak revenue of more than £26,000,000 from record railway activity in New South Wales is…

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Important Bill Third Party Insurance Motor Vehicle Owners Must Insure

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.— The owners of all motor vehicles in New South Wales will be obliged to take out a third party risk policy…

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Case Dismissed Undertaking to Pay Railway Fare

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 4

Guv Phillips, 27, a soldier, appeared in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions, before Messrs. W. C. Sheather and H. G…

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TRAMS-BUSES Girls As Conductors success in Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.— The heavy demands being made on the man-power of the country . through absorption into war services is…

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Public Street Roadway At Railway Magistrate's Ruling

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 4

Whether the roadway in the railway yard at South Grafton is a public street was argued before Mr. R. M. Stewart. P.M., in the Court of Petty Sessions…

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15,000 Empire Railwaymen Are Running the Trains in the Middle East

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 1

Vital movement of troops and equipment for Britain's armies in the middle East, as well as supplies for a civil population of 50,000,000 people, are…

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Very Critical Battle For The Burma Road Japanese Forces Are Pushing on to Lashio High Speed Attempt To Isolate China

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 5

NEW DELHI, Tucs.— With Lashio to-night in flames and Japanese ground forces a little over one hundred miles distant, the battle for the Burma Road is very critical and, according to the military correspondent of the "Daily Express," the battle seems at…

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BROWNOUT Bus-Tram Rights Restored Move Towards Modification

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.— As a substantial step towards modification of the brownout, lights on the majority of Sydney's trams and…

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Greater Leave Bus and Tram Employees

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.— Bus and tram employees in New South Wales have been granted additional annual leave and long service…

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Motor Vehicles Third Party Insurance Dependents of Victims Protected Under Bill

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.— The main purpose of the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Bill was to remove injustices…

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New Railway Link With Russia Through Middle East

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 5

JERUSALEM, Wed.— Australians and South Africans are among engineers who are aiding thousands of natives in breaking…

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Shephard's Loop Road Work to Be Proceeded with

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

Mr W. Marks, hon. secretary, Fernbrook branch, P.P.U., has received letter from the Dorrigo Shire Council containing the following information…

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Masked Motor Lights Partial Cause of Accident

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

On Sunday evening, Rev. W. A. Strong. who had taken a party of Dorrigo residents to Armidale in order to be present at a funeral, was…

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Motor Insurance Third Party Risk Lang Doesn't Like Bili

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Criticism of the Third Party Motor Insurance Bill was voiced by Mr. Lang (Lab., Auburn) in the Legislative…

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