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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

510 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 26

Motor Cyclists Collide With Cow

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1948 · page 2

COWPER, Fri.--While returning on a motor cycle from their work on the canefields late this afternoon, Cliff Bultitude, of…

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Rescuers Trapped Under Train

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--After going to the rescue of an unconscious man lying be path of an oncoming electric train late yesterday afternoon, two young men were trapped for more than 10 minutes under the train. The rescuers pinned the unconscious…

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Stepped In Front Of Electric Train

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 1

SIDNEY, Sun.--Near Lewisham railway station yesterday, 90 year, old Thos Murray stepped in front of an incoming electric…

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Cycling Roy Wall Wins Road Race

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 5

Starting off senat[?] Roy Wall won the Grafton Cycle Club's 20-mile road race on the Ulmarra road course yesterday Pedalling against a headwind, Wall…

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Fewer Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--One hundred and sixty-eight persons were killed and 2656. were injured, in road accidents in N.S.W. during…

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"Strike Neurosis" Effect on Road Accidents

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 5

Public inrritation over the failure to solve major industrial problems, allied with john Citizen's difficulties in…

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Britain Wins Swiss Motor Cycle Grand Prix

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

An incident during the 500 c.e. event of the Swiss Motor Cycle Grand Prix held at Geneva recently, when Harold Daniell, of Great Britain, won the event, riding a British Norton machine. This fine action picture shows Harold Daniell…

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Inverell Aluminium Would Influence Iluka Railway Link

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 2

The establishment of an aluminium plant at Inverell would influence the construction of the Inverell-Iluk a railway because…

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Railway Ambulance Examinations

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR.--Mr. W. Watson, honorary instructor of the Coff's Harbour Railway Ambulance Corps, has concluded…

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Proposed Railway Stoppage Off

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—The proposed two-hour stoppage throughout the railway service in New South Wales next…

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Aerodrome Delay Brings Kempsey Protest

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 7

"A few departmental inquiries should be forthcoming from the latest information concerning the Aldavilla…

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Wonderful Scenery Woeful Roads

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 4

Mr. George Lee, Melbourne journalist, has this to say: "The NSW South Coast is undoubtedly one of the greatest…

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Road Race

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 4

A road race from the Royal Hotel, South Grafton, will be held on Sunday. Starting at 10 a.m. The race will be to Ulmarra…

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Need For More All-Weather Roads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 2

The State Governor recently spoke feelingly on the urgent need for more all-weather roads in the country…

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To Seek Grant For Road Work

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 6

MACLEAN: Residents of Townsend, Taloumbi, Broome's Head and Sandon River during the recent flood were cut off…

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Jackadgery Road Work To Be Resumed

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 2

Sir Earle Page stated yesterday that he had it on good authority that the work on the main Jackadgery road to Glen Innes…

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Missing Motor Car Found Damaged

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 2

A Chrysler Plymouth sedan car left standing in Victoria street, Grafton, on Friday night last, was some hours later found…

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Railway Teams

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 4

Railway teams for Saturday are:—A Grade a bye. A Reserve No. 1 v Cathedral, at Cathedral court: C. Gadd (c), R…

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Noxious Weeds "Railway Property One of Greatest Nuisances" Inspector's Report to Council

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 2

It would appear that railway property is one of the greatest nuisances for noxious weeds in existence, said Mr. J. W. Towell,…

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Railway Banks Nursery for Weeds

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

In the course of his report to Dorrigo Shire meeting on Wednesday, Noxious Weeds Inspector, J. Towell commented: "It…

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