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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 7 of 18

Railway Annex To Close

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—A railway annex employing about 150 men will erase operations on Friday [?] to the State president…

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Dorrigo Loop Roads Minister States Impossible to Allow Funds to Remain Idle for Indefinite Period Cannot Vary Decision

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 2

Following representations by Mr. R. S. Vincent, MLA., on behalf of the Dorrigo Shire Council, in relation to the Minister for Local…

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Attempt to Wreck Train

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—For the fifth time within three months efforts were made last night to derail a suburban electric train, giving…

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N.S.W. Road Toll May Pass 2000 For This Year

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—"Unless there is a marked improvement in the behaviour of pedestrians, motorists and cyclists, it is likely that the death roll will pa[?]s…

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FATALITY S. Grafton Railway Yards Junior Porter Killed Duping Shunting Operations

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 2

When Rex Andrew Cameron, junior porter, attached to the South Grafton railway station, failed to show his hand lamp…

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Railway Improvements Grafton And South Grafton Successful Deputation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 2

As the result of a deputation from the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce to the District Superintendent of…

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Many Roads Lead To Tokio

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Tues—When the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, affirms and then reaffirms the belief that the Japanese can no…

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Survey Of Motor Repair Shops

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—About 850 protected undertakings are included in the establishments affected by the survey now being…

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Truck Over Mountain Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 2

Messrs. Jack Wheaton, Jack Dyason and Bill Sinclair are lucky lads to be alive after their experience in the early hours of Tuesday morning…

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Canada's Part In Mechanising Our Armies Great Railway Organisations Active Role in Munitions, Construction and Transport

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 4

THE area of Canada is so vast and her geographical features so varied, that it is not surprising that the climate is also varied…

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Railway And Lower Clarence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 2

At the meeting of the Harwood Shire Council, on Thursday afternoon a brief discussion arose on railway communication with the…

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New Road to China

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.—A report received in Stockholm from Berlin declares that Dalai Llama has consented to the…

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Overdrawn Minor Roads Vote

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 1

In a report to the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday, it was revealed that at the beginning of the financial year an amount of £720 was voted for…

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Bombers Attack Supply Train

The Clarence River Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 4

British long range fighters track and wreck enemy desert supply train This picture was taken from a British long range fighter at the attack. The train , which was left shattered and ablaze comprised over 26 trucks. The engine was hit and set on fire by eanon-shells…

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RECONSTRUCTION Post-War Planning Copmanhurst Shire Programme Heifer Station Bridge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 1

When the engineer introduced the matter of the council's programme of post-war reconstruction at yesterday's meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire…

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Train Passengers Have Narrow Escape

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Passengers on the Kempsey express narrowly escaped scrims injury to-day when a steel jib of a mobile crane…

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East-west Railway

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 2

Dorrigo Shire Council, at its monthly meeting, on the motion of Cr. Purke, decided to urge that the East West Railway be the first…

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Motor Registrations Show Increase

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Motor vehicle registrations in New South Wales at the beginning of June totalled 270,343…

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Advice To French Railwaymen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Fri.—The B.B.C. broadcast to French railwaymen last night, told them that when the Allied invasion of Europe…

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Mitchell Bombers Make Heavy Attack On Lae Aerodrome

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1943 · page 3

Somewhere in Australia, Sun.—The largest formations of Mitchell bombers used in a single strike in New Guinea attacked Lae aerodrome at [?]een yesterday. Sweeping over the target at a low level, the planes strafed…

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