Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

601 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 31

Farmer Killed; Tractor-Train In Collision

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 3

TAREE. Thurs.--A dairy farmer was fatally injured this afternoon, when his tractor collided with a train at a…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Amended Schedule Sought By Orara Shire Road Works

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 4

Orara Shire Council yesterday accepted a grant from the 1950-51 Commonwealth Aid Roads Act fund, as notified by the Public Works Department, but decided to ask that it apply to an amended…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Dorrigo Accepts £7270 As Roads Grant

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 4

Dorrigo Shire Council has accepted a grant of £7270 as its share of the Commonwealth Aid Roads Fund money…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Parents Should Set Example Your Contribution To Road Safety

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

The dictionary defines the word "learning'' as the acquisition of knowledge or skill, and one of the greatest ways that…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

New Road Work System

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

On a request by Ald. E. H. Chataway, Grafton City Council Engineer (Mr. G. E. Walken) while in Sydney…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

High Cost of Motoring

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. (AAP).--It costs £28- sterling in taxes alone--sales, registration and petrol--to run a 10 horsepower…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Record Profit for General Motors

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tues. (AAP.).-- General Motors Corporation reports an all-time record net profit of £372,341,000 for 1950…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Motor Cyclists Killed

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

LITHGOW. Thurs.--Two motor cyclists and a woman pillion rider, were killed instantly in a dual collision with a motor…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Theft From Road Grader Caravan

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

An Orara Shire Council road grader caravan, standing at the four mile peg on the Armidale road was…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Missing Professor In Road Gang

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Fri.--Police today located the missing University lecturer, Professor Patrick Eldon Daunt (26) Working…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Nymboida Shire's £7,420 Road Grant

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1951 · page 4

Nymboida Shire Council yesterday accepted a grant of £7420 for the 1950-51 road works scheme on a programme estimated at £7745. The engineer (Mr. H. M…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Goods Train Derailment Delays Express

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

The Brisbane express, southward bound on Saturday night, was held up for four and a half hours at Lanitza,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Road Race to J. McKENNA CYCLING

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 6

J. McKenna, on a handicap of 4 mins. 30 secs., won the Grafton Cycling Club's road race on Saturday…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Brakes Of Vehicles Must Be Effective Your Contribution To Road Safety

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

ONE of the most important parts of the equipment of a motor vehicle is its braking system…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Railway Worker Hurt

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

Neville James King (33), railway worker of Federation street, South Grafton, suffered an injury to his right leg yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Straying Stock on Public Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 2

Before Mr. A. Capp. SM. in the Coffs Harbour Court of Petty Sessions, Hubert Lee and Oswald J. Hall pleaded guilty…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Killed By Train

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Thurs. -- Two men were fatally injured when struck by a train at Neath, last night…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

U.S. Train Smash

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

DETROIT, Thurs., (AAP).--Five carriages of a New York central railway passenger train overturned in a suburb of…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Handicap Road Races Cycling

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 6

An 18-mile cycling handicap event will be held on Sunday morning on the Ulmarra-- Glen Innes road course. This race will be the second last…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Death in Road Smash

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 3

LISMORE, Fri.-- A former Grafton man was killed and two others critically injured in a motor smash on the Lismore Casino road to-night…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →