Railway Officers' Grafton Meeting
A well-attended meeting of the Grafton branch of the New South Wales Railway and Tramway Officers' Association…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1945
362 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 19
Fatal Fall From Electric Train
SYDNEY, Mon.--T. M. Clark, 52, of Pennant Hills, was killed instantly to-night when he fell from an electric train about 300…
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Owing to the weather, trains were held up, diverted or cancelled yesterday over the North Coast section of the railways supervised by the District Superintendent at South Grafton (Mr. S. G. Harding). He and his staff were working at full pressure…
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A miraculous escape from serious injuiry was experienced at the week-end by Mr. Albert Balcomb, Miss Helen Lindman, his…
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The Main Roads Department stated in a letter to the South Grafton Council that it considered the possibility of lifebelts placed…
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The Main Roads Department Engineer at Grafton (Mr. W. S. Downs) said yesterday that the flood had blocked all roads leading out of Grafton, but the position was…
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Railway services were returning to normal yesterday. The expresses between Brisbane and Sydney passed through Grafton…
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Mr. M. C. Barnier, proprietor, of the Grafton to Glen Innes motor service, anticipates that this morning the full schedule would be…
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Yesterday was cleaning up day for Grafton City Council employees, under the supervision of the City Engineer (Mr. Pearson)…
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One of the facts that emerged from the flood on the Lower Clarence was that the excellent bitumen highway is useless to…
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Whilst returning to Bellingen from Hernani on Wednesday of last week, Mr. Albert Balcomb (driver) Miss Helen Lindman (his niece) and Mrs…
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A violent cyclonic disturbance on Sunday night and all day Monday lashed the whole of the North Coast in its fury, and brought severe…
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About 8.30 last night the occupants of several residences of a railway construction camp, located on the high bank at the southern…
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ROME, Fri.--At least 50 persons were killed and many more injured yesterday when two trains carrying Allied personnel and…
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It was stated by Mr. H. N. Griffin, senior railway clerk, yesterday afternoon that the railway encampment at South…
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Copmanhurst shire engineer (Mr. H. I. McGuigan) stated yesterday that the following was the position on main roads:--…
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SYDNEY, Sun.--There is no prospect of the limit of 30 miles per hour on motor vehicles being lifted for a considerable…
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KEMPSEY Mon.--Letters to the Macleay shire are becoming almost personal against the councillors and the engineer…
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CANBERRA. Wed.--Because of diminishing stocks of coal there was a possibility of train services being rationed in New South…
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Recent criticism of the Minister for Local Government by Dorrigo Shire Council over the proposed loan for by-roads of the shire…
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