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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

601 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 31

Express Train Was For Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

URALLA-- At the Federated Chambers of Commerce conference here Mr, C. I. G. Huxley (Tamwerm) informed the…

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Phelps Wins Road Cycling Race

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 5

The Grafton-- Ulmarra return road race conducted on Saturday by Grafton Cycle Club, drew a field of seven riders. Winner was the club…

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Supervision of Railway Gates

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 6

The Coffs Harbour Station Master, Mr. Ebeling, informed Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce that the gates leading to…

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Merits Of Dual Roads Debated By Council

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 4

Grafton City Council has referred to the Works Committee a proposal by Ald. E. H. Chataway for the adoption…

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Big Increase In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--There was a startling increase in road accidents in 1950, compared with 1949. according to final figures…

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Motor Cyclist Breaks Leg

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 2

X-ray examination has revealed that the break in Mr. Alwyn Gray's leg is a clean one, and he is expected to make a…

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Trouble Zone On Casino Road

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 4

"This is a most important work and one on which council has to throw away money practically each year," said…

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Copmanhurst Shire Accepts Road Grant

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 4

Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday accepted a grant of £8150 under the Commonwealth Aid Roads Act for the 1950-51 roads programme for works estimated to cost £8400…

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Heavier Fines For Road Breaches

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH: Fulfilling warnings that penalties would be increased as deterrents, Mr. A. E. George, S.M., in Southport…

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U.S. Cut In Steel For Motor Cars

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed. (AAP).--Steel for motor cars will be cut 20 per cent during the second quarter of this year…

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Proposal to Amend Motor Traffic Act

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed. -- Cabinet has adopted a Parliamentary select committee's proposal that the Motor Traffic Act be…

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Man Injured In Bridge Accident

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 3

Howard Hutchings, 26, married, of Clarence street, Grafton, was taken to hospital in a serious condition yesterday…

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Road Junction Concerns Ppu

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 5

The South Grafton Municipal Council will be asked by the Clarence District Council of the P.P.U. to extend the roadway nine feet on both sides of the junction of Bent street and the Pacific Highway…

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Locomotive For Indian Railways

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 4

One of the largest single exhibits in the South Bank Exhibition is a W.G. Class locomotive nearly 80 ft long. The exhibit, which is one of a hundred locomotives of the type being built by the North British Loco Co. at Glasgow, for the Indian railways, was too big to make the journey from Glasgow by road--so it travelled by sea--and was unloaded at the Surrey Commercial…

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Your Contribution To Road Safety Pedestrians Have Responsibilities

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 2

AN accident has been defined as an undesirable or unfortunate happening, a casualty or a mishap. This seems…

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11 Killed, 12 Injured Road-Rail Smash Near Horsham

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday--Police to-day released the names of all but five of those killed and injured in a level crossing smash near Horsham yesterday…

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Australian Motor Racing Year Book

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 4

The Gand Prix in Western Australia on March 5th and Easter Monday races at Bathurst are bought into focus by Motor…

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Awaiting Flag At Bawden's Bridge

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 5

MR. John A. Robinson said yesterday that, with John Morris and Geoff Scott, he was instrumental in founding…

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Road Smash; Two Killed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Two men were killed instantly, and three people were injured, when two cars collided on the…

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Seek To Lift Road Tax For Two Years

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 3

Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce decided last night to support Dubbo Chamber in an effort…

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