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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1952

754 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 38

Seek Grant For Casino Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 4

An approach will be made to the Commissioner for Main Roads requesting a 100 per cent. grant for…

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Support For Yamba Road Re-classification

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 4

Commanhurst Shire Council will support representations of Harwood Shire Council to have the Yamba…

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Cwa Seeks Money for Road Works

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Country Women's Association will ask the Federal Government to make available the whole of the petrol tax from road-using vehicles for restoration and…

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Your Contribution To Road Safety. Exhibition Shows How To Use Roads

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

CITIZENS of Grafton and South Grafton now have their opportunity to show their real interest in…

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Road Betterment Campaign

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 7

The road betterment campaign being conducted by the committee representing the NRMA and other road using…

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Motor Mower For Park Beach

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

The Park Beach Management Committee decided art its last meeting to purchase a meter mower for use on the recreation…

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Pupils In Unique Road Safety Lesson

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 5

"The question of road safety is becoming so important that special steps have to be taken to save people from the perils of the road." That remark was made…

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Killed by Train

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Thurs. --An 13-months-old boy was killed by a train at Wo[?]barra. 11 miles north…

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Loadings on B.g.f. Train I8a

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 8

A total of 7785 cases of bananas was carried on BGF train 18A which picked up at Coffs Harbour on Wednesday. The…

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Motor Cyclist Killed

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thurs.--Sidney James Briggs (28). of Waminda Avenue Campbell-town. was killed instantly…

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Six Killed 50 Injured In Road Toll

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun. --Six persons have been killed and over 50 injured in week-end road accidents in…

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Drove Train While Under Influence

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.--In Campsie Court to-day an electric train driver was sentenced to six months'…

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Two Killed in Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Two people were killed and three injured in road accidents in New South Wales to-day…

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Road Courtesy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 2

THE toll of the road goes on. Death and disaster seem to lie in wait at every turn. We read of fearful accidents, listen to terrifying slogans, and receive instruction in careful driving…

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Dorrigo Mountain Road Restoration Work to Go Ahead?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

The following telegram was received on Tuesday by the Editor of the "Gazette" from Mr. D. Hughes. M.L.A.:— "Have secured…

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Tram Collision Injures 20

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Twenty people were injured one seriously, when a tram smashed into the rear of a…

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Fire Destroys Motor Boat

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 2

MACKSVILLE, Thurs.--Nat Gillett narrowly escaped severe burn when a motor-boat was destroyed…

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Driver Tried To Stop Train

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday--The driver of the electric train which crashed into the hack of another train at Berala on Wednesday had tried desperately to stop, but had had no chance…

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Terrorists Derail Train

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Sun.--Terrorists last night derailed the south-bound mail train from Ipoh to Kuala Lampur…

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Train Smash Victim Dies

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 3

Sydney sun.--one of the persons injured in the disastrous Berala train smash last Wednesday died…

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