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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 6 of 18

F. AND S. ASSN. Undergrowth On Roads East-west Railway

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 May 1943 · page 2

The president. Mr. W. J. Benson, presided at the meeting of the Tyndale and Maclean branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Assn., on Saturday morning…

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Road To Victory Would Be Easier If All Co-operated

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 May 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sun.—In an Empire Day message to-day, Mr. Curtin said the road to final victory and enduring peace was…

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Food for the Train Traveller Services by the R.r.r

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

Fowls must lay 2,000,000 eggs, cows must produce 364,00 gallons of milk, and orchards must grow 64,00 cases of fruit to keep the New South wales…

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Footpath Crossings Ratepayers Worried Railway Improvements South Grafton Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 2

Dealing with the matter of footpath crossings, which come up for discussion at the meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council last night,…

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Appeal For Greater Care On Roads

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—For the first 24 days of May 25 persons have been killed in road accidents, said the Commissioner for Road…

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Crack U.s. Train Derailed 14 Killed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, Mon.—The crack Pennsylvania railway train, "Nellie Bly," was derailed on Horseshoe Curve, near…

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Danger Ahead Eaton Creek Bridge Copmanhurst Worries

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 1

At the meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday morning, speaking on the visit of president (Cr. Havinden), to attend the Shires' Assn…

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Railway Facilities Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce Moves

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 1

In the absence of the president (Mr. W. J. E. Johnson) Mr. E. W. Skyvington presided over a special meeting of the…

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Food for the Train Traveller Services by the R.R.R.

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 4

Fowls must lay 2,000,000 eggs, cows must produce 364,000 gallons of milk, and orchards must grow 64,000 cases of fruit to keep the New South…

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Manpower Raid On Train Passengers

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Revealing that 217 men had been questioned in yesterday's dramatic manpower raid on racing enthusiasts and…

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American Planes Bomb Jap Troop Train In China

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK. Sun.—According to the Central News Agency representative 2d Chungking American planes bombed…

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Emergency Motors Supplies Being Received Southern Line Activity

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 4

The general manager of the Clarence River County Council (Mr. A. N. Dawkins), told the meeting of the Clarence River County Council…

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Fighting Frenchmen Man Motor Torpedo Boats In Co-operation With The British Navy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 3

Picture shows a busy scene at a British port, where Fighting French sailors are preparing to put to sea in motor torpedo boats. They work beside the British Navy, protecting the coastal waters of Britain and making lightning thrusts against German shipping…

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A Jap Aeroplane for £8

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

Before the war in the Pacific started, the population of the Netherlands Indies, Dutchman as well as Chinese and Indonesians,…

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Tramway Employees Cease Work

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

BROKEN HILL, Wed.—Broken Hill has become isolated from South Australia by rail since midnight, at which hour employees of…

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Cadets To Train For Diplomatic Corps

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Nine men, aged between 20 and 24 years, who have seen service in this war, have been chosen by the…

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Accidents Follow Collapse of Bridge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Fri.—It is now believed that two persons were drowned when the central span of an old bridge crossing the…

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Many Killed In N.Z. Train Smash

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Fri.—When the engine of a passenger train on the Otago Central line was derailed near Hyde, the following carriages…

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Held Up Bridge Span Difficulty

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 2

Bridge traffic between Grafton and South Graf ton was held up for some time at about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when…

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Attempt To Wreck Train

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 1

PERTH, Wed.—An obvious attempt at train wrecking was foiled at Picton Junction, in the south-west of West Australia, last…

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