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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1943

345 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 18

Road Toll Increased Last Year

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Despite a decrease in the number of cars on the roads there was a big increase in deaths from road…

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Talkies Garden Theatre. "Road Agent."

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 1

Laughing in the fun of a fight, loving with a fortune to win looting for a wrong to be righted, three good bad men on the roaring roads to a lead…

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Syrian Railway Built by Anzags

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 4

Twice in a quarter century has Syrian soil vibrated to the blast of Australian guns, but in this war it has also been pounded by sledge…

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Railwaymen's Retirements

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.— The director of Manpower. Mr. Wurth, said to-day that the position in the railways was most acute…

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Road Deterioration

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 3

A disturbing report of the condition of roads in New South Wales has been received by the NRMA from from its country inspector. He says…

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East-west Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 1

Expression of views following Mr. J. J. Cahill's recent visit to the North Coast has reopened the old controversy as to which port should be the…

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Maclean for Terminus Tablelands Railway Proposal

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

At the Harwood Shire Council meeting yesterday, the president. Cr. Keith Taylor, put forward the claims of Maclean for the…

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Coast-tableland Railway Orara Council in Favor Leave Route To Experts Yesterday's Council Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 4

The president of the Orara Shire Council (Cr. G. W. Fitzgerald), speaking on the matter of a proposed railway link between the Tablelands and…

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Long Service Railway Medals

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Railways Commissioner, Mr. Hartigan, announced today that every railwayman with more than 45 years' service would be…

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Tourist Traffic By Motor To Stop

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Tourist traffic by motor vehicle is to be stopped entirely in New South Wales from the end of this…

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District Development Building of Aerodrome East-West Railway Chamber of Commerce Active

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

The establishment of an aerodrome in the Grafton district was again before the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce last night, as…

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Check Made on Use of Motors

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.—The nation was being cheated by the selfishness and greed of a number of vehicle owners, declared the Road…

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Aerodrome Public Meeting Tomorrow Night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 2

The secretary of the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce (Mr. K. M. McCallum) has circularised all members to…

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Road Casualties Higher Than War Casualties

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.—Compared with the 115,032 casualties in killed, wounded, prisoners and missing suffered by the armed…

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Meeting To Move For Aerodrome At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 2

Sir. Earle Page, M.H.R., and Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A. will be the principal sneakers at to-nights public meeting in…

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Loop Roads In Dorrigo Shire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A. has received the following letter from the Minister for Local Govt. Mr. J. McGirr in reference to the Dorrigo Shire…

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Three Killed in Car-tram Crash

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.— Sydney Walter Henry Barker. 42 of Rosebery, the third victim of last night's traffic smash at Mascot…

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New Speed Limit In Motorists' Interests

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.— It is in motorists' own interests that they should obey the new law, which from to-morrow imposes a 30-mile…

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Post-war Development Establishment of Aerodrome Clarence River's Claims Comprehensive Review By Sir Earle Page

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 2

The largest and most representative public meeting held in Grafton for many years, at which delegates were present from every local governing and many public bodies on the Clarence River from Baryulgil to Maclean, was held in the Grafton Town…

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New Bridge at Skinner's Swamp Ck

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 2

After several years representations a bridge will be constructed at Skinner Swamp Creek on the Armidale road, 13 miles from…

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