Men Work On City Railway Before Job Authorised
SYDNEY, Fri.—"I am sure people who live along the route, of the proposed Dubbo-Newcastle railway will be interested to hear…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
726 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 37
Railway Signal System With A "Memory"
IN the laboratories of railway signalling equipment manufacturers in Britain, experiments are being carried, out with some revolutionary apparatus which, if it passed all tests satisfactorily, may bring about an important change in methods of railway…
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There were 400 passengers on the excursion train from Grafton to Coff's Harbour yesterday…
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The principle of State forests being rated on the basis of unimproved capital value, as opposed to the annual rental…
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RECLASSIFICATION of the South Grafton-Armidale trunk road as a State highway was recommended as a first priority job in this area to the Department of Main Roads investigations officer (Mr. A. G. Klose) by the Clarence River Regional…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.—Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) has advised the Coff's Harbour Chamber of Commerce that plans…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Freight Competition Railway and Shipping
The Railway Department insists that it is Within its rights in competing for freights along the North Coast and that the making of…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—Motor spare parts in short supply are bringing exorbitant prices on the black market. As a result cars and…
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A District Court jury at Grafton yesterday found in favour of the Commissioner for Railways in a claim brought by…
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WOOLGOOLGA. — Traffic was held up for a considerable period on the Pacific Highway, Woolgoolga, on Monday morning,…
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The Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce last night instructed the secretary. Mr. K. M. McCallum, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Day Labour For Buccarumbi Bridge
A new bridge across the Nymboida River at Buccarumbi on the Gwydir Highway would be built by day labour, and the work…
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"If we are to develop this country and progress as we should we must have good roads to serve all producing centres,"…
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The construction of a subway and the maintenance of a gate system for the passage of high loads at the Turf street…
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MACLEAN, Thursday.—Valentine Edward Garde, was charged at the Maclean Police Court on Wednesday on several counts of…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Heavy rain yesterday arid last night caused extensive washaways on the Griffith-Temora railway line…
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Sir,—I learn with interest of the proposal to form a motor cycle club in Grafton, and I understand that motor cycle events…
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PROLONGED applause greeted an announcement by the State Secretary (Mr. J. A. Ferguson, M.L.C), at the South Grafton branch of the A.R.U. function, on Saturday, that it was reasonable to suppose railwaymen would be granted pay at time and a half…
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The road frorh Raleigh to Ebor (expected to be continued to the Queensland border) received second preference among the main roads…
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The Clarence River County Council yesterday agreed to contribute a third of the cost of making the Farm road, Casino,…
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