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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 3 of 38

Bridge Building

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Minister for Transport. Mr. Sheahan, said to-day the George's River bridge was…

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Repair Aerodrome, Or No Service To Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—Unless the Wollongong Council repairs the local aerodrome. South Coast Airlines will…

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Youth Charged With Illegal Use Of Motor Car

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 3

An 18 years old youth appeared before Mr. P. D. Davenport, J.P.. at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…

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Many Injured In Bridge Collapse

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. (AAP).—One hundred and twenty football fans were injured yesterday evening, 50 of them seriously , when a footbridge at the Bury (Lancashire) railway station collapsed, plunging them 25 feet to the…

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Your Contribution To Road Safety. Cause Of Many Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 2

THAT people are slowly becoming accident conscious is apparent by the numbers who have…

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Motor Accidents At Yass Kill Two Women

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday—Two women were killed in motor accidents at Yass to-day within two hours of each…

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Strenuous Fight At Railway Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 2

South Grafton Fire Brigade under Inspector II. Rodgers had a strenuous Sight to extinguish a fire…

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Mountain Roads Too [?]. Interstate Timber Haul Cancelled

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

The South Australian Electricity Trust sent a large semi-trailer to Coffs Harbour on a trial run to ascertain the possibilities of road transporting 70ft. piles to that State. The piles are urgently required for a jetty in…

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Banana Loadings On Week-end Train

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

Week-end banana loadings on BGF train 3b, which cleared Coffs Harbour on Saturday were Northern areas to Sydney 4463,…

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Motor Tour by Local Residents

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 7

A party of local residents consisting of Mrs. M. Gregor, daughYvonne and sons Iain and John, accompanied by Mr. O…

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To Stop Thefts From Railways

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—N.S.W. railway detectives will stage an all-out drive in an effort to stamp out pilfering from…

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Fines for Motor Cyclist

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 5

Allan Arthur Quinn, of Cambridge street. South Grafton, was fined a total of £14 at Grafton Court of…

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Motor Vehicles Sought By Police

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 2

Sergt. First Class T. A. Schuback, officer in charge at grafton police sub-district, said yesterday that…

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Motor Drivers Retrenched

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.—The Federal Government has sacked 600 men attached to the Commonwealth stores…

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Three Die On Roads; II Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—Three people were killed and 11 injured in road accidents in New South Wales this…

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Your Contribution To Road Safety. Set Children Good Example

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 2

THE school holidays will soon be over, and the younger ones will be going back to their studies. To…

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Women Back On British Railways

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1

LONDON, (Reuter).—For the first time since the last war women are tackling maintenance work on…

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Motor Car Thefts Are Appalling

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 1

Motorists demand stronger Government action to remove tire curse of the car thief from the community, said Mr. H. E…

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Bridge Approach

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 2

Sir,—I would like to congratulate the Grafton City Engineer, Mr. Walker, on the splendid job he has…

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Terrorists Blow Up British Train

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 1

CAIRO, Tues. (AAP).—Mines laid on the railway track near Kantara, between Port Said and…

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