Expenditure of Petrol Tax on Shire Roads
A letter from the Shires Association to last meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council advised that it was essential that…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1948
510 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 26
Street Lighting On Jetty Road
Provision of improved street lighting on Coffs Jetty Road was under investigation, the Chief Engineer (Mr. J. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Car Wins Classic Road Race
A 16 horse power Healey Saloon ear, driven by Count "Johnny" Lurani with Serafini as his co-driver, passing at Brescia the finishing line of the Mille Miglia—Italy's classic 1100 mile race. The British Healey car, built in the back streets…
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When binding over on a good behaviour bond for three years Arthur Thomas Benbow (32), stranger, on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Damage on Main Roads
Complete figures of the damage done to main roads and bridges wee not yet available, said the Divisional Engineer, Department…
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BELLINGEN.--Mr. Pat Capararo, of Gleniffer, is in a serious condition in Bellinger District Hospital as a result of a mot[?]…
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The Secretary for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) has advised Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A., that, the Commissioner had approved…
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SYDNEY, Wed.--Four persons, including a woman, were killed, and 19 injured when the south-west mail train was derailed [?]ear Harden, 237 miles from Sydney, at 5 a.m. to-day. With many passengers asleep the engine left the rails and…
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SYDNEY, Wed.--Applications for permits for new motor cars were being received at the rate of 4300 a month in excess of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News In Brief Reduced Train Services
SYDNEY, Thurs.--Hand-bills showing reduced time-tables for steam train services between Sydney and country centres will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Level Bridge Sought for Thora Dorrigo Councillors on the Move
The construction of a high level bridge at Thora, over the Bellinger River, was strongly advocated at Dorrigo Shire Council meeting…
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LITHGOW, Fri.--When a taxi driver, Edward Smith's car collided with a butcher boy on a bicycle to-day, Smith was…
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The chairman, Cr. E. J. Gaven, said at Nerang (Q). Shire Council meeting last week that he was becoming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →School Train Derailed At Byron Bay
LISMORE, Mon.—The North Coast Mail to Sydney was delayed for over four hours this morning when a carriage on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Repair Railway
BERLIN, Mon. (A.A.P.).--Berlin Railwaymen's Union has decided that members unemployed as a result of the Russian…
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Discovery of several small obstructions on the railway line between Queen street and the Grafton railway station led to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CYCLING Road Race To Ulmarra And Back
On Sunday morning members of the Grafton Cycle Club will compete in a 17-mile road race to Ulmarra and return. Last Sunday morning a similar…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Orara Shire Cannot Finance Armidale Road Programme
THE Orara Shire Council meeting at South Grafton yesterday received a letter from the Department of Main Roads asking if the council still desired to proceed with the bitumining programme of the Armidale road as it had proposed to do before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coronial Inquiry— Man Committed for Trial Aftermath of Bielsdown Bridge Tragedy Finding of Feloniously Slaying
Following a lengthy two-days' hearing on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the District Coroner, Mr. Robt. Reid,…
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CANBERRA, Friday.--In year ended June 30, 1947, trams were involved in accidents 16 times more often than motor Vehicles. This was disclosed to-day by…
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