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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Motor Cycle Fell In Creek

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 2

Lindsay Reid (19), of 112 Charmon road, Mentone, victoria was admitted to Grafton Base Hospital yesterday…

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12 Mile Chase After Motorist

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--A Sydney motorist who saw two cars collide near Glenbrook to-day. Chased One of the cars for 12…

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Decision Made On Inverell Aerodrome Site

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

INVERELL. Mon. -- Letters from the Department of Civil Aviation, containing what is believed to be its final word on…

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Tamworth Councils Face Heavy Road Expenditure

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Mon. --Shire councils within Tamworth district are finding it an almost impossible task to keep the…

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Railway Excursions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon. -- One-day excursions from Goulburn to Wollongong and Thirroul had been arranged for Sundays,…

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Armidale Train Achievement For Chamber Of Commerce

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

ARMIDALE, Tues.--The placing of an air-conditioned train on the Sydney-Armidale route was an achievement for…

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Aerodrome Work At Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Wed.--An early start is expected on improvements to the Kempsey aerodrome…

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Scottish Train Smash

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Wed. (AAP).--One person was killed, and at least 18 injured when a Perth-Glasgow express and a light engine…

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Final Notice To Vacate Shire Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

Final notice to vacate a shire road will be served by the Orara Shire Council upon a timber firm whose operations in the Dobie street punt lane, South Grafton, are causing a nuisance to…

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One Killed, Two Injured On Dorrigo Mountain Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

One Glen Innes resident was killed and two seriously injured in a motor accident on the Dorrigo Mountain Road on Saturday…

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Dorrigo Railway

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 6

The Glenreagh to Dorrigo branch railway will re-open today for the first time since a 25 inch rainfall in 24 hours…

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London Train Cut

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 6

LONDON, Fri. (AAP):--Nearly 1500 London suburban trains will be taken out of service next week as part of a…

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New Bridge at Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

BELLINGER.--Plans, specifications and estimates for a high level bridge at Bellingen are being prepared and should be…

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Week-End Toll Of Road Deaths

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--A two-year-old boy was hurled from a runaway truck, and killed at Petersham to-day, bringing…

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Your Contribution To Road Safety Brakes And Bells On Bicycles

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

IN a City such as Grafton, where bicycles are perhaps the main means of transport, it is to be expected that many…

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Britain's Motor Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

The Commercial Motor Show was held recently at Earls Court London. Leading British motor vehicle manufacturers displayed the 1951 models, which ranged from tiny grocers delivery vans to the biggest tractor, the 100-ton "Mighty Antar," built for…

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School To Train Public Librarians

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Vacancies for prospective librarians exist at the State Library School, Sydney, which will reopen on March 5, with a three…

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Farmer's Complaint About Richmond River By-Roads

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 3

LISMORE.--Unless by-roads in the district were improved, 50 per cent, of dairy farmers would have to give up dairying,…

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"Human Error Cause Of Road Accidents"

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--The human factor is the major cause of road accidents, said the Director of Road Transport…

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New Northern Train

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

GLEN INNES.--The Chief Traffic Manager of the New South Wales Department of Railways (Mr. D. J. Howse)…

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