Portable Bridge For Allied Fronts
WASHINGTON, Sun.—Capable of spanning rivers 446 feet wide, a new 54-ton portable aluminium bridge is in production for world…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1945
362 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 19
Japanese Deprived Of Important Aerodrome
MANILA, Wed.--The capture of Jolo, capital of Sulu Archipelago, in the Philippines, gives us another important aerodrome from which to tighten the air blockade of the South China Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District News Bellingen Motorists' Lucky Escape
Five passengers in a car involved in a collision at Urunga on Saturday night escaped injury though all were thrown into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strike Temporarily Averted
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The threatened Commonwealth-wide railway strike has been at last temporarily averted. The Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Discussions On Plans To Standardise Railway Gauges
CANBERRA, Tues.--Sir. Harold Clapp's report and recommendations on the standardisation of Australia's railway gauges, including certain new line construction at a cost of £76,000,000, was considered by the Full Cabinet to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Assistance Sought For Coaldale Road
In a special minute to the Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday, the president, Cr. O. V. Small, drew attention to the bad…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clarence Bridge Suicide Inquest
The District Coroner, Mr. K. M. Dash, at Grafton Courthouse yesterday, found that Ruth Beatrice Pickering, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Engineers Build Bridge Under Fire
BOUGAINVILLE, Sun.--Australian engineers under fire constructed a crossing over the creek to attack the enemy who was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist Fined £2 At Maclean Court
At Maclean Police Court, before Mr. K. M. Dash, P.M., Cecil James Stratton, who was represented by Mr. C. M…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kempsey Council To Supply Metal To Railways
The Railway Department soon may be receiving metal from Kempsey Municipal Council. At the request of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Child Dies on Train
A three-months-old child died on the first division of the Brisbane express yesterday morning before it reached Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nuffield Company For Australian Motor Car Industry
LONDON, Tues.--The formation of Nuffield (Australia) Pty., Ltd., with a capital of a million sterling, is officially announced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Manpower
The greatly increased traffic carried by the railways has brought with it demands for more men to maintain the tracks,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£2,500 Grant for Roads Minister's Offer to Shire
Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A., forwards copy of letter received from the Minister for Local Government, which reads:—I refer to your…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£30,000 Aerodrome For South Grafton
The Clarence River Regional Development Committee on Saturday considered plans submitted by Alderman J. C. Lane, for a £30,000 aerodrome at South Grafton. The proposal also included the establishment of a seaplane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Roads
Army roads were built by the Army and the C.C.C. in a network behind the forces on the mainland. One was a highway…
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In the Court of Quarter Sessions at Grafton yesterday, Judge P. V. Storkey, V.C., gave his reserved decision in the appeal of John T…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Speak Your Mind Letters To The Editor Road Saftey
Sir,--A public meeting recently held at the Grafton Town Hall decided to re-form toe Grafton Branch of the Road Safety…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Mishap
Excitement was caused in Market Square, Grafton, early last night at the Grafton Base…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unification Of Railway Gauges
The diversity of railway gauges in Australia has long been a cause of confusion and delay in transport with resultant heavy expense and inefficiency. In war, it is a serious potential danger. Had we been invaded, it would have probably caused fatal…
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