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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

537 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 27

Motor Cyclist Convicted

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 6

A Ballina motor cyclist, Harold Turner, 35 was fined £3, with 12 costs, at Grafton yesterday for driving…

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Casino Road Blocked By Water

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 3

THE Grafton-Casino road was closed up yesterday when water covered the road at Dilkoon…

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Police Recover Motor Vehicles

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 3

An unusual crop of motor car disappearances, was reported, yesterday, to the police at Coffs Harbour arid Grafton. Active police work has resulted in all the vehicles…

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Seek Work On Road

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 5

RAPPVILLE, Saturday--A well attended Rappville and District Progress Association meeting decided to…

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Important Railway If Suez Lost

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Mon.-- The Belgian Congo was making rapid progress on a strategic railway line, which…

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Bellingen Shire Discusses Mountain Road

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 7

The following matters were dealt with at the last Bellingen Shire Council meeting: From L. Crawford, Mountain Top via…

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Forestry Commission of N.S.W. Disposal of Plant, Motor Vehicles and Spare Parts

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 8

Offers, closing at 44 Margaret Street, Sydney at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 30,1953, are invited for purchase and removal…

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Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.--Two men have died and many others have been injured in accidents on Victorian…

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Road Toll in Victoria

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- With still another day of the Easter holidays to go, the road death toll for the holiday period reached the grim figure of 11 up to late…

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Record Volume Of Traffic Chokes Roads

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Tens of thousands of people poured into Sydney to-night by road, rail and air, after…

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Road Toll Eight Dead At Easter

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--The deaths of four people to- day brought the Easter holiday road toll in…

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Road Deaths Fewer

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.--Although at least nine people were killed in road accidents in N.S.W. during…

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9 Bodies From Train Wreck

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--Nine bodies to-day had been recovered from two wrecked London underground trains which collided in an eastern suburbs tube last night…

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Motor chief sees great progress

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

Mr C. A. Smith, managing director of the Ford Motor Co. of Australia, said, on…

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No Money For New Cangai Bridge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 4

Nymboida Shire Council has been advised by the Main Roads Department that the present financial position would not permit undertaking construction of a new…

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Two Killed In Train Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.--A railway ganger was killed instantly when he was struck by an electric…

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Train Smash Death Roll

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 3

LONDON. Monday.--The deathroll of last week's London tube train smash rose to ten to-day. An…

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Borrow £15,000 For Roads, Sewerage

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 4

South Grafton Council will borrow £13,000 from the Government Insurance Office for a bitumen road scheme at Hawthorneville and £2000 for sewerage works…

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Forestry Help Needed on Shire Roads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 5

THE need for the Forestry Department to assist shire councils with the upkeep of roads used by heavy…

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Seek Data On Bridge For Ferries

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 5

THE Minister for Public Works and Local Government has requested the Copmanhurst Shire Council…

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