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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

587 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 30

Prince Edward.—"road to Utopia"

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1946 · page 4

The major attraction at the Prince Edward Theatre to-night will be the hilarious comedy, "Road to Utopia," starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and…

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Move For High-Level Bridge At Thora

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1946 · page 3

BELLINGEN, Fri.—The Bellingen shire engineer (Mr. W. Arthur) reported at a recent meeting of the Bellingen Shire…

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Ulmarra Council To Decide On Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 June 1946 · page 4

A MEETING of the Ulmarra Municipal Council was presided over by the Mayor (Aid. A. G. Bailey). Others resent were Aids. A. Rowling, S. J. Buchanan. Les…

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Wants Train Link With Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1946 · page 2

Tweed Shire Council at a meeting decided to make further representations for running a train from Casino to Murwillumbah to…

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Guards Fired Shots At Motor Truck

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.—Shots fired by guards at a truck driven into a Maribyrnong munitions dump at midnight shattered both…

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Failed To Pay Railway Fares

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 June 1946 · page 3

Thomas William Brown, 20. Kevin Edward Conway, 18, Charles Gill, 19, Frederick John Boase, 19, were charged before…

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Damage To Roads In Bellingen Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Wed.—When the Engineer (Mr. W. S. Arthur) told the Bellingen Shire Council of the need for…

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Skeleton In Railway Luggage Room

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—When a box that had lain unclaimed for three months in the luggage room at Sydney Central…

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Country Roads

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 2

RECENT meetings of Shire Councils on the North Coast have made it clear that the organisations are experiencing difficulty in maintaining and improving the roads under their control. Strongly supported representations are constantly being put…

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Train Crushes Truc Occupants Unhur

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 3

LISMORE, Thurs.—With the whole front portion of a three-truck, including the driving cabin, crushed beyond rep the four occupants had an amazing escape from injury when vehicle was hit by a passenger train at a gateless level cross…

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High Level Bridge Wanted At Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 3

BELLINGEN, Thurs.—Bellingen Shire Council recently was requested by a deputation to [?] that a steel and concrete…

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Train "Lost" In Snow-Clad Mountain

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Sydhey-Bombala mail train "lost" to-day in the sn[?] covered, mountains betw[?]…

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Thora Bridge Requires Renewing. Says Shire Engineer Council Will Request High Level Structure

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 2

Reporting to the recent meeting of Bellingen Shire Council, the Engineer (Mr. Arthur) stated the Thora Bridge had been tested for…

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Gar Smashed Skids From Road at Ebor Occupants Admitted to Local Hospital

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 5

The Bellinger River District Ambulance was called to Ebor on Monday night of last week, following a bad car smash-up at that…

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Request More Coal For State Railways

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Federal Government, will be asked by the leaders of railway unions to arrange that more coal is made…

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Railway Strike In Queensland Did Not Eventuate

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thurs.—Queensland's proposed railway strike in support of the meat strikers did not eventuate last night, and…

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New Source Of Revenue For Feeder Roads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 5

"IN July, 1944, I tabled a report to the Nambucca Shire Council setting out the general position in N.S.W. of roads and their finances. Since then the council has sent copies of the report to all shire councils and to the Ministers of the Crown, and at the…

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Russians Control Railways In Azerbaijan

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Fri.—The Russians still control the Azerbaijan railways 40 days after Moscow had announced complete evacuation…

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Lower Railway Revenue

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—Railway revenue for the 11 months ended May 31 was £23,868,642. a decrease of £608,410 over the figure…

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Nine-mile Road Race

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—At Coff's Harbour to-aay the Coff's Harbour Cycling Club conducted a nine-mile road race on the…

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