Held Up Train; Gunman Captured
WASHINGTON, Fri. (A.A.P.)—Two gunmen who have confessed to holding up an express train in West Virginia on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1949
628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 32
Railway Traffic Held Up By Derailment
Heavy rains in the Dungog area caused the derailment of a fruit train between Dungog and Wallarobba, early yesterday…
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BRISBANE, Sun.—The City Council will prosecute nearly 1000 tramway men who stopped work for 24 hours yesterday…
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THE heavy rains of recent weeks on the North Coast and Tablelands have served to reversal more clearly than ever…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Footballers! You Must Train!
Although football training commenced last week at the Jetty Oval, only a few players turned up for practice. The…
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The Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday received advice from the Department of Main Roads that the main road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Light on Hill Denotes Road to Serfdom
MELBOURNE, Thurs.—"Australians prefer to live their own lives in their own way instead of becoming serf s under a Socialist-dominated Government," the Leader of the Federal Country Party (Mr. A. W. Fadden) declared at the annual conference of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Mower And Grass Worries
The cutting efficiency of the Shire Council's motor mowe[?] was discussed at some length at Wednesday's meeting. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Railwaymen Injured
Two railway employees were injured yesterday, when a tricycle on which they were riding jumped the rails at…
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GENEVA.—A black spanner on a white background, and a telephone receiver similarly conspicuous, are among 61 road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Want Armidale Road Made State Highway
THE Northern Rivers and Tablelands Chamber of Commerce with press for the declaration of the Graf-on-Armidale road as a State highway. This was decided at a…
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MACLEAN.—The engineer in reply to the president (Cr. John Ryan) at, the Harwood Shire Council meeting, said the…
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Cr. R. Loudon addressed last meeting of Eastern Dorrigo Development League, placing the Shire Council's…
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BELLINGEN.—Referring to a new bridge required in the Crossmaglen area, Cr. Vic Lindsay at the meeting of the Bellingen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Claims Organisation For Railway Thieving
LISMORE, Tuesday.— Evidence clearly showed a large organisation was stealing from the railways and sending goods to a central deport from where being sold, said MR.J.J.B. Kinkead, at the Lismore Quarter Sessions to-day…
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LISMORE, Wednesday.—In the past two years losses by thieving from the railways in New South Wales totalled, almost £45,000, said Detective W. Penny, in the Lismore Quarter Sessions to-day…
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The road leading to Sawtell from the Pacific Highway at Boambee is in such a bad state that vehicles: are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wet Weather Causes Road Damage
The continued wet weather over the past few weeks has played havoc with the roads and streets in Coffs Harbour and…
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The condition of the road from Graften to Vamba, particularly the section between Harwood punt and Yamba, had…
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SYDNEY, Sun. — Called to investigate a reported prowler" Boggabri police last night found a man dead from injuries…
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