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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1949

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Road Erosion Near Houlahan's Bridge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 6

The Dairyyille P & C Association has drawn the Shire Council's attention to the serious erosion that is taking place…

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Bridge Over Boambee Creek

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 8

The Minister for Public Works, Mr. J. J. Cahil, has acknowledged Mr. R. S. Vincent's personal representations on…

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Main Road— Coffs to Jetty Section?

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 1

The Department of Main Roads has not yet made its decision regarding [?]iorrigo Shire Council's application for…

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May Railway Excursions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 6

The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. R. Nicholas, announces that arrangements have been made for the issue of excursion…

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Glenreagn Railway And its Lighting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 6

Glenreagh Primary Producers Union, anxious to know the position regarding the lighting at Glenreagh Railway Station…

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Fell Through Train Window

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 2

A MAN who fell through a window of the north-bound Brisbane express yesterday morning, was found lying on the…

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Chamber Of Commerce Strong Criticism Of Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 3

STRONG criticism of the state of the last seven or eight miles of the road to Yamba was voiced at last night's meeting of the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce. The meeting decided to ask…

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Railways In Reverse

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 2

MOST lands delight in progress. Better services, more power, transport development—to foster and praise these things…

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Railway Strike

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Members of the Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen in Queensland and Tasmania have decided…

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Few Allweather Roads in Queensland

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 4

Only abdut five per cent of Queensland roads are suitable for traffic under all weather conditions, according…

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Upper Orara Roads In Dreadful State

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

Upper Orara Branch of the CWA wrote to last meeting of Dorrigo Shire asking for some attention of the dreadful roads…

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The Road Through Karangi

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

Cr. Boultwood asked at the April meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council what the position was in regard to the proposed…

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Lucky Escape on North Beach Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 7

Two motor vehicles collided at a bad turn on North Beach Road last week and the occupants were lucky to escape…

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Found Hiding In Railway Carriage

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 5

Found hiding under the seat of a carriage on the North Coast mail when it arrived at South Graf ton yesterday, Melville…

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Yamba Road Wanted As State Highway

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 2

MACLEAN.—At the Maclean meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' branch, a motion was carried that the Harwood Shire Council approach the Main Roads Board to have the Yamba road declared a State highway. Also that the shire urge…

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Three Motor Cycle Fatalities

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Three motor cyclists were fatally injured in accidents in the metropolitan area to-day. One of them, Elwyn…

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Sawtell Loop Road Control

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 6

April meeting of Bellingen Shire Council received from the Department of Main Roads Office, Grafton, several…

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Another Effort To Reopen Railway Crossing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 3

Grafton City Council last night decided to make another effort to have the level crossing across the railway at Turf…

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Road On Railway Property

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 4

BELLINGEN.--Bellingen Shire Council, which has a programme in hand for tar surfacing of roads in its area, recently wrote to the…

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CYCLING Road Racing Season

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 7

The first race to start, a point, score for the road racing season will be held on the Southgate Road course on Sunday morning…

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