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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

635 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 32

Road Transport Of Superphosphate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 2

"Wheat growers who are experiencing delays in the delivery of superphosphate can obtain from the Commissioner for Road…

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Dorrigo's— Railway Yards To Be Levelled

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

Mr. F. Garside, Railway Commissioner, readily approved the levelling of Dorrigo Railway Yards, when he visited Dorrigo…

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Motor Mechanics' Responsibility

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

The NRMA makes an appeal to motor mechanics for the greatest care in attending to the safety equipment of motor…

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Motor Czar Here Again

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 5

Lord Nuffield, 73 - year - old motor car magnate and philanthropist, arrived in Australia recently to discuss the…

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Fire Damages Railway Station

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Fire swept through the railway station b[?]ing a t Gunneiah, New [?] Wales, completely destroying the…

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Railway Strike Threatened

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.-- A dislocation of rail traffic is threatened in a statement to -night by the secretary of the A.R.U (Mr. J…

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Charge Against Motor Cyclist

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 5

Hearing of a negligent driving charge against Mosston B. Carter, of 135 Arthur street, Grafton, was adjourned to March 6 at…

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Train Driver Charged With Manslaughter

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tues. (AAP).-- An electric train driver, Jacob Kiefer, has been remanded until March 6 on 10,000 dollars bail…

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Approval For New Railway

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Construction of the £3,000,000 railway between Inverell and Glen Innes was approved to-day by State Cabinet…

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Petrol Buried In Railway Yard

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 3

The discovery of 106 gallons of motor spirit buried in steel drums at the Grafton railway station trucking yards was told before Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…

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Nationalist Planes Attack Train

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 4

HONG KONG, Wed. (AAP-Reuter).--Two Nationalist planes caused heavy casualties when they strafed a train near the…

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Against Diverting Petrol Tax Money To Bridge Cost

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 2

LISMORE, Wed.--Delegates for the Far North Coast local governing bodies to-day protested against the proposal for…

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Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 4

In the past 25 years I have been a resident of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. I have seen and known a considerable part of Australia, land in my opinion the Lower Clarence…

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Yamba Road Personal Approach To Minister

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 5

The executive of the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce will interview the Minister for Transport when he visits the Clarence next month, asking for assistance for repairs to the road from…

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Electric Railway For Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

TOOWOOMBA, Thurs.--Cabinet approved of the electrification of the Brisbane suburban rail system at a cost of £8,853,000 extending over eight or nine years…

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Failed to Pay Railway Fares

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 6

William Tobin (37) and George David Tobin (35), painters, of 19 Donald Avenue, Essendon, Victoria, appeared before Messrs…

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Road-making Plant

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 3

BELLINGEN. -- The shire president (Cr. E. J. Cooper), Cr. W. Raymond, the engineer (Mr. Marks), and clerk (Mr. Philips)…

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Four Die in Road Toll

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun. -- Four men were killed and at least six other persons were injured in road accidents in N.S.W. over the weekend…

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High Level Bridge at Thora

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 2

At Wednesday's meeting of Dorrigo Shire Council the President (Cr. W. H. Bailey) stressed the great urgency for…

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Attack In Train; Court Hears Story

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

MAITLAND, Mon. -- At the Maitland court to-day, a 34-year-old labourer was committed for trial or March 31 on a charge of having attempted to rape Coral Jean McLaehlan, 26, of Harwood Island, near…

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