Support For New Railway Station
The Grafton City Council has agreed to support a move by the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
726 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 37
Local and General Motor Lorry Topples 700 Ft. Over Mountain Road
A motor lorry driven by Mr. Reg. Edmonds, of the M.R.B., toppled 700 feet over the Mountain Road just above the cement wall a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girders Collapsed In Carr's Creek Bridge
Yesterday afternoon Copmanhurst Shire Council employees discovered that two girders in the Carr's Creek bridge had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Request For Road Grant Refused
MACLEAN, Thursday.—The Maclean Municipal Council has been advised by the Department of Works that the department was unable to accede to council's request for a grant of £10,000 for road works. This information was received at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycling On Showground
The Grafton Showground resounded to the staccato roar of motor cycle exhausts on Wednesday night, when the Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl Killed by Train
SYDNEY, Sun.—A 14 years old girl was run over by a train and killed at Awaba, near Wyong, this afternoon. She was Jennifer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harwood Shire To Borrow For Roads
MACLEAN, Friday.—Harwood Shire Council decided at a meeting at Maclean to-day to borrow £16,000, for work on roads in the shire. Cr. D. Archer suggested that application be made for a loan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cars Collide On Ulmarra Road
Two motor, cars, one driven by Maxwell John Worthing, of Ryan street. South Grafton, and the other by Charles Leslie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rocks On Roads Grave Menace To Motorists
A warning that stones and rocks left on roads were a grave danger to motorists has been issued by Inspector R. B. Mackie,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Protest Against Railway Plan
SOUTH Grafton Council decided last night to adopt a Mayoral minute of protest in regard to the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce, request for the transfer of the railway refreshment rooms to Grafton…
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CANBERRA, Tues.—Bad roads increase running costs of motorists by lid per mile. This was reported to Federal officials…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Danger On Roads From Straving Stock
The danger accruing to travellers within the Copmanhurst shire area from cattle and horses being allowed to stray on roads at night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carr's Creek Bridge Conference Discusses New Structure
"IF you are not prepared to help yourselves, you cannot very well expect much-consideration from others," said the president of the Copmanhurst Shire Council (Cr. O. V. Small) at a conference with ratepayers and representatives of Grafton City…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Buccarumbi Bridge Still Uncrossable
Election of extra temporary spans to the Buccarumbi Bridge which is again closed to Grafton-Glen Innes motor traffic,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter On Roads Called "Insulting"
A letter from Francis Egan and Co., on behalf of Clarence timber truck owner-drivers and general carriers, was described as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Missing Link" Road Request
A proposal for the construction of the Back Creek-Glenreagh road, termed the "missing link" will be submitted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Exploded In Railway Yard
ROME, Sun.—Forty were killed, and more than 100 injured when a train carrying 20 tons of explosives blew up in the Fiume…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aerodrome Passenger Car
Messrs. Vost Bros, local agents; for the Butlen Air Service, have purchased a' 9-passenger Cadillac car. for the conveyance of air passengers to and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Too Many on Motor Bike
Charged at Coifs Police Cburt with having earned more than one? passenger on a motor cycle, Basil H. Alcock wits released under-Section 556A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accident Charge Against Driver
Arising out of a collision at Sawtell on April 5 last, John Edward Burgess was charged before Mr, G. Lt. Berry, PM, at Coifs Police Court…
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