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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Car Gutted on Hill Road

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

MACKSVILLE.--A sedar car owned by Alan Kerr, of Taylor's Arm, was totally destroyed by fire on the Hickey's Creek Road…

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Upper Bellinger Road In Bad Way

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

BELLINGEN. -- Bellingen Shire Council engineer (Mr. H. I. S. Marks) claims that Hood damage to the Brinerville road on the Upper Bellinger is worse than previously had been thought…

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Search For Hit-Run Motorist

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

MURWILLUMBAH -- Southport police instituted a wide search for a hit and run motorist following an accident at Surfers…

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Meat Operators Lose By Railway Delay

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

Operators sending meat by rail from Casino to Sydney will lose about £7500 because of the Maitland flood…

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Dorrigo Roads

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.-- Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A. has been advised by the Minister for Local Government of an…

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Buccarumbi Bridge Approach Repairs

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 4

A Department of Main Roads official at Grafton said yesterday that the washaway at Buccarumbi bridge would be…

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Huge Railway Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A goods shed at Geelong railway staion was almost completely destroyed last night in one of…

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Yamba Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

Sir,--In the construction on the Yamba road I notice that the lower sections of the road are being built up above the existing…

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Train Services Curtailed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

Train services on the North Coast line have been curtailed following the shortage of coal. THE following details were…

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Glenreagh Roads In Bad Condition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

GLENREAGH, Wed. -- Following further rain in Glenreagh and district, the roads are in a deplorable state, especially…

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Camped On Railway Property

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

A young woman and two young men were each fined £2 yesterday, when they apeared before Messrs. P. D. Davenport…

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Thrills in Road Inspection

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

Two engineers — Mr. Bradshow, assistant District Works Officer at Coffs Harbour, and Mr. Marks, engineer to…

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£7,270 Grant Federal Aid for Roads

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

Mr. J. J. Cahill, Minister for Public Works and Local Government has advised Mr. D. Hughes, MLA as follows: I have pleasure in…

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Bad State of Dorrigo's Roads Dorrigo Dairy Company Faces Disruption of Supplies

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

Writing to the Editor, Mr. H. Saunders, manager, Dorrigo Dairy Company states:— Sir.—The recent heavy and…

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British Luxury Coach at New York Motor Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

A new Leyland luxury coach built for Wallace Arnold Tours, Limited of London and Bradford, is expected to become a big dollar earner after its showing at the New York Motor Show. This roomy coach has luxurious seating equipment designed for…

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Grants For Roads Total £12,000,000

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 6

The Local Government Association s review of this year's Commonwealth Aids Roads grants for road works shows that sixpence per gallon, from the tax on…

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Railway Institute Tennis Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 5

The annual meeting of the South Grafton Railway Institute Tennis Club was held on Tuesday at the Institute Rooms,…

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Bellingen Road Aid Grant

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 4

BELLINGEN.--Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Local Government of an allotment of…

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Keep Window Down When Driving Road Safety

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

Comfort in driving is as desirable as comfort at all other times, but some slight discomfort should not be removed by the increase of risk to yourself and other road users…

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Dual Road Construction

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

A proposal for the construction of Grafton streets with the unmade sector running down the centre is being…

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