Storms Slash and Scour Shire Roads
Troubles never come singly! It would normally be accepted that the appalling havoc of the 1950 flood visitations and the shockingly inadequate…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
601 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 31
Your Contribution To Road Safety Giving Right Of Way To Pedestrians
Courtesy in driving is closely allied with safety, and observance of the rules of the road as laid down by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Racing—The Grand Prix of Europe
Their Majesties the King and Queen attended the motor [?] meeting at the Silverstone circuit when leading British and [?] tinental racing drivers took part in the Grand Prix of Europe over a distance of 180 miles. This picture shows cars lined up…
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Leonard A. Hutchings, of 119 Alice street, Grafton, pleaded guilty, before Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at Grafton Court of Petty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Youth's Escapade In Motor Lorry
The escapade of a-16-year-old youth, who took a motor lorry in Brisbane, and started off on his own for Sydney to obtain work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Long Train Trip From Sydney
A Grafton couple returning from Sydney last Friday night in the limited express, were 23½ hours on the journey…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conference On Railway Access
A committee of the South Grafton Council will meet officers of the Department of Railways at South Grafton to…
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SYDNEY, Wed. -- Alterations were made to some trains leaving Sydney to-night where passengers had to be tra[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spanish Train Crash MADRID. Wed. (AAP). --
Seventeen people, including four children, were killed, and 28 were injured, 10 seriously, when the Valencia-Barcelona…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On The Road To Fame
MACLEAN, Wed. -- Maclean must be bead of the list as the Mecca of tourists. The proprietor of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways Unions' Claim Rejected
MELBOURNE, Wed. -- The main claims for overtime after eight hours, and the abolition of passive time by the A.R.U, and A.F.U.L.E„ were rejected to-day by Conciliation Commissioners Austin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms Play Havoc With Roads
Troubles never come singly! It would normally be accepted that the appalling havoc of the 1950 flood visitations and the shockingly inadequate financial aid by way of Government grants to meet damage was enough for any council to bear. At last meeting,…
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"With rumours of war and fears of war on every hand today, whether this country finds its mainland invaded or whether we…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire Has No Funds Roads Cry for Repairs
Many matters of urgency and importance were dealt with by councillors in attendance at the January meeting of Dorrigo Shire. No less than 70 letters were tabled from various sources. Most, of course, related to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Progressive Plan Needed for Federal Aid Roads Grants
"This business of a patch here and a patch there under the Federal Aid Roads Grant scheme is of very limited use," said Cr. Arthur Boultwood at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Voluntary Labour Builds New Road To Wire Fence
A Wire Fence Progress Association was formed recently with the object of improving the five miles of road from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Services Washaway On Dorrigo Line
A WASHAWAY yesterday between Glenreagh and Timber Top closed the Dorrigo branch railway line. Engineers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road, Rail Transport Disorganised
Flooded roads and submerged bridges have disorganised mail and passenger road services on the Clarence. NO buses ran between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corrimal Man Killed By Train
WOLLONGONG, Sun.--The body of George Joseph Faulkener (20), of Railway Parade, Corrimal, was found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Your Contribution To Road Safety School Road Patrol Will Operate
AS school starts again tomorrow, now is ah appropriate time to remind car drivers that a newly-formed…
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