Grafton Roads
Sir.--Further to "Mud-Bound's" letter, may I add the following observations, as letters to the council apparently…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1951
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Bellingen-Dorrigo Road
The mountain road between Bellingen and Dorrigo passes through picturesque scenery, but is frequently blocked by landslides following heavy rain. This picture shows one of the numerous waterfalls on the road, with part of the rubble from…
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NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.).--At least 75 persons were killed and about 500 injured after a speeding Pennsylvania railroad passenger train was wrecked…
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SYDNEY, Fri.--The derailment of a goods train near Mittagong to-day disrupted southern line rail traffic, and…
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A traveller who parsed over the Yamba road yesterday stated it was in better condition than it had been for some…
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Too much stress cannot be placed on the need for drivers and riders of vehicles of all descriptions observing most carefully the requirements of the law when making a right-hand turn…
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LONDON, Sunday (A. A. P.).--Two Englishmen are setting off to-morrow by motor bike to rifle 33,000 miles round the world, via Australia, in one year. They are John Lennox Cook, former Oxford…
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The Yamba road is not as bad as it is painted according to a motorist visitor to Yamba recently. He was a…
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BLELZEN (East Germany), Mon. (AAP).--East German refugees revealed yesterday that 25 armed Polish partisans…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keen To Compete At Bawden's Bridge Motor Cycling
Riders from motor cycle clubs on the North Coast, including the strong Casino and Lismore clubs, are keen to…
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South Grafton Council last night adopted recommendations from a special committee on proposals to enlarge considerably the South Grafton railway entrance area…
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South Grafton Council, on Monday night, decided to spend £1311 provided on the estimates, plus £500 to be raised by the ½d rate increase, on re-sealing of bitumen roads throughout the…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.--An unknown sailor this morning crawled along the footplate of a speeding express train to tell the guard that a small boy had fallen off a few seconds earlier…
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The mountain road between Dorrigo and Bellingen passes through picturesque scenery, but is frequently blocked by landslides following heavy rain. This picture shows one of the numerous waterfalls on the roads with part of the rubble from a recent…
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It is situated about halfway between Thora, at the foot of the mountain, and Dorrigo. This section of the road is…
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THE final computing of figures regarding road deaths in New South Wales has now been made available,…
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YAMBA.--Attention of members of the Yamba Urban Area Committee to serious erosion taking place on Ager's subdivision, near the C.W.A. allotment, was emphasised by the chairman, Mr. F. J…
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LONDON, Mon. (A.AP.).-- The train which was trapped in deep snowdrifts, on Rannoch Moor, near Pass Glencoe for…
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BELLINGEN-- As road restoration work on the Upper Bellinger River is beyond the means of Bellingen Shire Council, Council decided to approach Government Departments concerned on the…
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URALLA-- At the Federated Chambers of Commerce conference here Mr, C. I. G. Huxley (Tamwerm) informed the…
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