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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Bicycle Accidents Warning To Riders Your Contribution To Road Safety

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 2

DURING March there have been three accidents involving bicycles in Grafton. In two of these the riders…

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Easter Railway Services

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 8

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. F. C. Garside) said that following a review of coal stocks, it had been decided to…

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Armidale Road Cut

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 2

Water backing up from the swollen Orara River late yesterday afternoon cut the Armidale road at Peisley's Flat…

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Train Tickets Issued In Advance

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Owing to the heavy bookings being made at present, train tickets will be issued up to 14 days in advance…

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Dorrigo Mountain Again Blocked By Landslide; Railway Out! Expedient & Lasting Repairs Needed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

With the continued heavy rains over the past months, Dorrigo Mountain Road is once again blocked by a large…

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Seek Railway Staff From Overseas

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The New South Wales Government will advertise in overseas papers in an endeavour to secure staff to work on the State railways…

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Easter Road Toll in Victoria

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.-- The Victorian Easter road toll had amounted to seven to-night, six men arid one woman being…

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Road Race to J. Duroux Cycling

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 4

Jim Duroux rode very strongly throughout the 18 -mile handicap conducted by the Grafton Cycle Club to score a convincing win…

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Cost £28M to Repair Roads

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--The defence and transort systems will break down unles the repair of roads is approached in a national…

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Three Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--A nine-year-old boy and two men were killed in separate road accidents in the metropolitan…

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Motor Cyclists Fined At Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 4

MACLEAN, Wednesday.-- On January 6, young motor cyclists were involved in a smash on the Pacific Highway at…

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Motorists Have Fortunate Escape

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 2

Mrs. Mary G. Draffin, of Greenslopes, Brisbane, and her husband had a fortunate escape from injury late on…

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Died As Result Of Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sun.--Three men and a woman died as a result of road accidents in the Newcastle district during the…

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Vehicle Drivers Must Dip Lights Your Contribution To Road Safety

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

I WONDER how many people would be contented to drive a motor vehicle or act as a pedestrian in an…

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Governors For Motor Cycles Proposed

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--Proposals to curtail the mounting number of accidents involving motor cycles have been referred to the…

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Many Requests Road Repairs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

Again at the March meeting of the Dorrigo Shire, on Wednesday last, a big batch of requests from ratepayers seeking…

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Road Pipes (Letter to the Editor)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

Sir,--In your issue of Monday, March 26, appeared a report of Harwood Shire Council making one paragraph reading…

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Sharp Clash On Road Proposal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 4

A sharp clash occurred at Grafton Council meeting oil Monday night between Ald. G. Garratt and the Town Clerk (Mr. Wilfrid C Sheather) during a discussion on the King street road proposal…

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Three Killed In Car-Tram Smash

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday-- A young engaged couple and a married woman were killed, when a car collided head-on with a tram in Victoria Road, Drummoyne, this morning…

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Unorthodox Riding Of Motor Cycles

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

The Australian Military Forces Motor Cycle Unit from Ingleburn Camp will arrive in Grafton early next week for…

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