Old Clarence Roads
By riverside to Grafton town. Still run the roads of old renown, Marked, in the toil of early years With rut and wheel of pioneers…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1952
754 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 38
Road Extension Proposal
The Mayor of South Grafton (Ald. W. E. Crisn) warned council on Monday night of possible danger…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Deficit By Railways
SYDNEY, Wed.—The Railways Department showed a record deficit of £6,412,432 for the year ended June 30, 1951. This was £3,922,827 more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Banana Loading on Train 5A
Bananas shipped to southern markets on tram 5A, which cleared Coffs Harbour on Wednesday, totalled 14,132 cases. Of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Cycle Accident
As the result of an accident between a motor cycle and a car at Rushcutter's Bay, a former Dorrigo New Australian,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Theft Of Motor Vehicles
Motorists demand stronger Government action to remove the curse of the car thief from the community, said Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hints For Motor Handymen
The N.R.M.A. engineers offer the following advice:— Battery filler plug ventilating holes should be kept free and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Oil Dearer
MELBOURNE, Thurs.— The Prices Branch to-day approved an increase of ½d a pint in the price of first…
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SYDNEY Fri. — A man who pleaded guilty to stealing from motor cars and having stolen property in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Chief Is K. A. Fraser
SYDNEY, Friday.—State Cabinet to-day appointed Keith Aird Fraser, Chief Civil Engineer of the Railways Department as Railways Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Killed 9 Injured In Road Toll
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Three people were killed and at least nine others were injured, including three…
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Grafton's road works programme will be proceeded with. despite problems which have arisen because of…
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ARMIDALE. — At the monthly meeting of Armidale branch of the Country Party, Mr. F. Jones…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railwayman Fined For Assaulting Wife
Found guilty of unlawfully assaulting his wife, Hilton John McLeod (19), loco cleanen, of Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Supplies Halt Power Used By C.R.C.C.
About half the electricity now being used over practically all the Northern Rivers area comes from the Department of Railways generating station at Newcastle…
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ALTHOUGH the Railway Department deficit for the year of more than £6,000,000 is enormous, it can hardly be considered surprising when the circumstances surrounding the operation of the railway system are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-railwayman Entertained
Ald. W. E. Crisp, who recently retired from the Railway Department after 35 years' service, 22 of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Tour And Yacht Honeymoon
Mr. and Mrs. C. Falk, of Grafton, spent their honey- noon touring the South Coast of Queensland by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Road Widening Machine
Now in use with the Gloucestershire County Council is a new road-widening machine, the only one of its kind in Britain, which it is claimed can do the work of 40 men. The machine, on caterpillar tracks and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Banana Loadings On B.G.F. Train 6A
BGF train 6a, which picked up at Coffs Harbour on Wednesday, carried 17,618 cases of bananas. This total represents an increase…
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