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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 7 of 38

Grafton Woman in Motor Accident

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

ACLEAN, Monday. — A Grafton resident, Mrs. S. Whiteman. was involved in a motor accident north of…

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Motor Cycle Prank Brings Fine

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 4

A prank with a motor cycle in Prince street on the night of January 30 resulted in the appearance of…

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Busy Time At Coffs Aerodrome

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Tues.—The heavy rains on Sunday and Monday caused some delays to aircraft…

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Bridge Opened 50 Years Ago

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 3

Fifty years ago yesterday, the bridge that spans the Coldstream at its confluence with the South Arm of the…

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Ship Smashes Into Bridge

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 2

LISMORE. Wed.—A 60ft. trawler at 9 o'clock to-night smashed into a bridge at 'East Ballina. Keavy seas…

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Australian Bridge For British Firm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 5

A tender by the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company, Darlington, in County Durham, to [?]…

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Banana Loadings On Train 9a

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

There was a marked decline in banana consignments carried on BGF train 9a, compared with the corresponding train last week…

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Korean Men To Train On Troopship

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Troons of the First Battalion will continue to receive training while on the troopship…

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Daylight Express Towed To Sydney By Steam Train

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. —The North Coast Daylight Express which broke down at Berrico, near Gloucester,…

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Improved Service By Railways

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY. — An extended liquor service on railway stations and improved train refreshment facilities were…

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Warning On Strikes By Railwaymen

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The N.S.W. branch of the National Union of Railwaymen to-day warned its members…

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Woodburn Road to Be Re-sheeted

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1952 · page 2

MACLEAN, Fri.—The Harwood Shire Engineer (Mr. D. Drewett) explained to-day that tenders had…

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Railway Staff Increased

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—If staff increases continued, the Railways Department, would be able to provide more…

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Your Contribution To Road Safety. Apathy Towards Saving Lives

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 2

The apathy shown towards the very vital question of saving lives on the roads is something that is beyond…

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Motor Cyclist Fatally Injured

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Rav McKenzie (25). of Harper's Hill Greta, near Maitland was fatally injured last…

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Train Attacked By Terrorists

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Seven, civilians were killed, it others wounded and there…

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Motor Cyclist Fined

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 6

Mervyn Cooper of 9 Rouse street, Murwillumbah, was lined £2 at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…

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Rail, Road Blockages Cut Off Supplies

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 1

TOKIO, Wednesday (A.A.P.-Reuter)—Wrecked communication lines cut off emergency supplies to-day for more than 10,000 homeless, freezing victims of the Japanese earthquake. A United Press report from Saporo, Hokkaido Island, said the…

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Bush Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 3

Across the vale the bush road Towards the ramparts of the hill…

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Yamba Road Work

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 3

MACLEAN, Thurs.—Cr. John Ryan (president of Harwood Shire Council) said to-day that the work…

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