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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 7 of 32

Calls for Support for Tram Men

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--A stop-work meeting of Wonthaggi miners to-day called upon railway workers, key men…

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Research On Jet Railway Engines

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 1

OTTAWA, Sunday (AAP).--The Canadian National Research Council has started technical work on a…

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Motor Lubricating Oil Price Up 8D

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--The General Secretary of the Service Station Association (Mr. C. A. Gregory) anncunced that from to-day the…

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Royal Commission Railway Official Gives Evidence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—David John Howse, chief traffic manager, told the graft charge Royal Commission to–day that the Railways Department had given no undue preference to Mr. F. J. Cahill when it allotted rail…

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Brands Tram Strikers "Stooges" Of Reds

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed. — The meeting of tramwaymen last night was stacked with "stooges and stand–over men of the Communist…

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Evasion of Railway Fare

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

At Coffs Court of Petty Sessions yesterday John Murphy, who described himself as a wharf laborer, was fined £2 and…

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Tramway Union Deregistered

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Full Arbitration Court to–day deregistered the Tramways Employees’ Association. The deregistration is on a Federal basis and not confined to the Victoria branch…

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Diverts Runaway Trucks; Saves Train

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 5

NEWCASTLE.--A signalman at Fassifern diverted 400 tons of runaway loaded goods trucks from the path of a train with…

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Council Seeks Early Action On Aerodrome Site

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

Grafton City Council last night decided to request the Minister for Civil Aviation to indicate at the earliest possible date his decision on a site for an aerodrome to serve…

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Railway Bill Passes Third Reading

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Glen Innes to Inverell Railway Bill passed its third reading in the Legislative Council…

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Shot Dead, Pushed Through Train Window

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thurs. -- Shot through the head, a murdered stockman was pushed through the window of a moving train…

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Railway Driver Convicted Of Theft Of Drums

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 7

A 52-years-old locomotive driver with 38 years of service in the N.S.W. Railways, was convicted at Grafton Court…

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Two New Australians Killed By Train

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Fri. -- Two new Australian members of a railway repair gang were struck by a train at Pascoe Vale and killed…

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Migrant Injured In Fall From Train

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri. -- A B[?]lt m[?]grant was critically injured last night when he fell from the special train taking him to the…

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Sentenced to 12 Years for Train Assault

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

MAINLAND, Fri. -- Rodney Francis Thorley, 34, labourer, of Singleton, was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment by…

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Second Fine Against Railwayman

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 2

Lance Hepper, 52, locomotive driver, of Grafton, was fined £7 by Mr. A. E. Cap[?], S.M., at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…

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Drove First Train Over Bridge

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 3

The Premier of New South Wales has an association with the North Coast which has probably been forgotten by…

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New Bridge Wanted at Beelingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 5

BELLINGEN. -- A representative deputation of townsmen and residents of rural areas waited on the monthly meeting…

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Question of Road Safety Patrols

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 7

Delay by the Government in appointing additional police to the Sofety Bureau for the prevention of road accidents is…

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Illegal Use of Motor Car

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 5

Frederick Arthur Haynes, 26, P.M.G.[?]inesman, of Duke street, Grafton, was fined a total of £16 at Grafton Court of Petty…

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