Road Accidents
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Noel Henry Jarvis, of Edgecliff, was fatally injured when a motor cycle collided with a lorry in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
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Huge Expenditure To Train British Scientists
An important report placed before Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer by a Parliamentary and scientific committee…
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LONDON, Sun.—Five people were killed and 15 seriously injured with 20 to 30 others slightly injured, when in dense…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grafton Council Plans £20,000 Programme For Roads Footpaths
DECISION to proceed with a £20,000 programme for roads, footpaths, kerbs, gutters and the construction of a Baby Health Centre, was the outstanding Grafton City Council action in 1946. The length of footpaths…
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This train, built by the British Government, will be the home of the King and Queen for the greater part of their South African tour. It consists of 14 coaches, specially designed to suit the Royal comfort. The King, Queen and two Princesses will each have a special car…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railwaymen Farewell Mr. J. C. O'Brien
On Monday at the office of the District Superintendent of Railways, South Grafton, the members of the staff farewelled their…
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Yesterday afternoon, Richard George Rooney, 39, of Commercial road, Patterson, a railway ganger, suffered an injury to his…
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A motor car and lorry came into collision on the main Bellingen-Dorrigo road on the afternoon of Saturday, December 21 and…
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NANKING, Thurs.—Communist guerrilla forces have cut the Peiping-Tientsin highway disrupting United States marine…
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PARIS, Friday.—Twenty-five people, some suffering from chlorine gas poisoning, were taken to hospital when the…
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MACLEAN, Monday.—Plans for improving the intersection of the Broome's Head road and the Pacific Highway at the boundary…
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Special care should be taken by motorists to avoid trouble and discomfort on summer motor tours, according to the Chief Engineer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]t Action Sought [?] Aerodrome Moves
[?]G to the South Grafton Council, on Monday night, the [?]ton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce urged [?]ion for improvements to the existing aerodrome…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.—At Coff's Harbour, Mr. G. L. Berry. P.M., bound over George Arthur Fenning on a £10 bond, after…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.— Acting Chief Judge Drake Brockman said in the Arbitration Court today he proposed to make an…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—A survey of the motor trade indicates that even at present high prices Australia could absorb about 150,000 motor…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—A blasting operation using 28001bs. of explosives will be conducted by the Railway Department to-morrow…
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Fifteen Sydney men of the Railway Construction Section recently commenced work at Glen Innes on a survey of the…
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The Minister for Local Government has offered the Shire Council a grant of £1000 towards the amended estimate of cost (£3558) of…
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The Shire Clerk reports to the Council on Wednesday that no further advice had been received from the County Council as to the cost of…
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