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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 32

Boy Threw Stone at Moving Train

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 7

The dinger attached to children throwing stones at passing vehicles was emphasised in the Children's Court…

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Schoolboy Dies After Road Accident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

Rodney Chaimes, nine-yearsold son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hudson, of Fernmount, died at the. Bellinger…

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2100 Vehicles Use Jetty Road Daily

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

An interesting census of road traffic passing between Coffs Harbour and Coffs Harbour Jetty reveals that approximately three vehicles per minute use the road in a twelve hour…

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P.w.d. Road Costs Worry Urban Committee

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

The costs of the road being constructed from the railway crossing to the Public Works Department offices on…

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New Railway

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The new second line, between Branxton and Maitland may be constructed with materials from the North…

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Traffic Figures On Main Road

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Friday.—Claims by the Coft's harbour Urban Area Committee that the stretch of main road between…

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Tenders for Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

MACLEAN.—The latest hold-up in the reconstruction of a section of the Yamba Road, from Palmer's Island Post…

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Finance For Tullymorgan Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 4

MACLEAN.—At the Harwood Shire meeting, Cr. O. Ryan said it would appear that the Tullymorgan people had been dumped…

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Two Deaths In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Two people died as a result of motor accidents last night at Maitland and Muswellbrook…

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Seventeen Killed In Train Mishap

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 4

CALCUTTA, Tues. (A.A.P.).—Seventeen people were killed and eight seriously injured yesterday when they were swept off the…

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Russians Block Berlin Roads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 1

BERLIN, Fri. Russians are building iron and stone roadblocks across several Berlin streets which link the…

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Oppose Right-Hand Rule Of The Road

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 3

GENEVA, Friday (A.A.P.).—Britain and Sweden blocked a move to introduce the right-hand rule of the road…

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Motor Vehicles in Collision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a New England Motor Service bus and a motor lorry collided opposite the Grafton Hotel, Fitzroy street…

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Train Tragedy in France

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

PARIS, Sunday. (A.A.P.).—Thirty-four persons were killed, and 150 injured when an express train collided with a locomotive…

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Stole Suitcase From Train

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 4

Lance Mervyn McLaren (36), baker, of Dorrigo, was lined £10 and ordered to pay £4/14/6 costs by Mr. E. I. Cocks, S.M…

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Works Sought Under New Roads Aid Grant

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 8

Approval wafe given by Der rigo Shire Council on Wednesday to the suggested programme for the new £5000…

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School's In— Watch Out Mr. Motorist!

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 3

Now that schools are again open after the long vacation, the NRMA and RACA warn motorists that they must…

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Question On Reimbursement From Railway

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.).—The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Stafford Cripps) said in the House of Commons…

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Seeking Improved Train Services

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 5

BELLINGEN.—Urunga Progress Association has received a letter from the Nambucca Tourist and Development League stating that…

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Rabbit Menace On Shire Roads

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

BELLINGEN.—Referring to the P.P. Board drive to clean out rabbits, Mr O. Churchill, Bowraville delegate, stated at the…

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