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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1945

362 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 19

Clarence Fishermen Want Fast Train

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 3

At the conference of fishermen at Maclean it was decided, on the motion of Mr. Coombes and Mr Smith (both of Grafton branch) that the Fisheries Department be requested to grant use of fish traps from Palmer's Island to the Grafton bridge from…

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Railway Dispute In Queensland

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sun.--Already 300 men are involved in the dispute in the Townsville railway workshops over the employment of…

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Train Crew's Good Service

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 3

At the last meeting of Coff's Harbour Parents and Citizens' Association, Mr. R. F. Hodge, headmaster of Coff's High…

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Aeroplane Sold At Auction

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—A Victorian corporal, J. Griffiths, purchased a Gipsy Mark 2 aeroplone, when it was offered at auction to-day. He…

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The Proposed Aerodrome Terrain Not Very Satisfactory Altitude Restrictive

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

Following the visit to Dorrigo of Aerodrome Inspectors Thomson and Wiggan, on January 10, under the auspices of the Advancement League…

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Goods Train Derailed Near Nambucca

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1945 · page 2

A serious train smash occurred about a mile on the Grafton side of Nambucca at 3.15 a.m. yesterday, but no one was injured…

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53 Injured In Train Collision

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Out of 1200 people on two steam trains involved in a head-on collision at Clarendon railway station,…

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Road Safety Move in Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

Concerned with the safety of children in Grafton and district, the Mayor (Alderman J. C. O'Brien) has convened a…

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Train Smash in Canada

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 6

ZORRA (Ontario), Tuesday.—Eighty persons were injured when nine cars on a Canadian Pacific railway train from Montreal to…

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Road Safety Measures On The Clarence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

It was decided at a public meeting convened by the Mayor of Grafton, Ald. J. C. O'Brien, last night, that the Grafton…

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Ex-Servicemen On N.S.W. Railways

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

The Secretary for Railways writes:--In a Special Federal Court, recently, the Commissioner for…

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Train Swept From Flooded Bridge

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thurs.—Trapped in the flood when a goods train broke down on a bridge across the Burdekin River, two people are…

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The Fernbrook Road Still Not Practicable to Proceed with Reconstruction a Post War Job

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 3

Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A., is in receipt of advice from the Department of Main Roads Board relative to above. This states:—"With…

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Bridge Building In New Guinea

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 1

AITAPE, Tues.--One of the biggest tasks for Australian engineers in the Aitape sector is the bridging of the Danmap River,…

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Saboteurs Prevented Blowing Up Of Remagen Bridge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.—German saboteurs prevented the blowing up of the Remagen bridge, according to a German army…

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Americans Close To German Motor Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Wed.—Americans pushing out from their bridgehead across the Rhine are pow a mile from the great motor road from Cologne to Frankfurt. The Germans, in their efforts to hold the Americans back have…

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Motor Cyclist Killed In Collision With Cart

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 2

One man was killed and two injured as a result of a collision involving a motor cycle and a cart in Villiers street, near Powell…

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Moselle River Crossed: Motor Road Under Machine-Gun Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs.--Third Army troops crossed the Moselle eight miles south-west of Coblen z, states Reuter's correspondent with the Third Army, adding they penetrated as far as three miles…

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Britannic Class Sprinter Recent Form Prelude To Railway Win

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 5

Britannic is recommended as the likely winner of the Railway Handicap (7furs.), to be run at Rosehill this afternoon. The colt staged a promising performance last start when he finished second to Hall Stand, and galloped attractively on Tuesday morning…

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Remagen Bridge Collapses Marines Mop Up On Iwo Jima

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.—The railway bridge across the Rhine at Remagen collapsed and fell into the river at 3 p.m. on Saturday, NEW YORK, Sun.—A communique from the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Operational Area headquarters, says Marines…

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