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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

649 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 33

£20,000 in Flood Damage Over £11,800 Damage in "B" Riding to Bridges, Roads Little Murray at Dorrigo 4' 6" Higher Than 1950 Flood

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

In a report to a special meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council last Wednesday, March 3, the Shire Engineer (Mr. F. J. Dodd) revealed the extent and probable cost of damage to roads at £20,000…

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Motorists Kill Snake In High Street

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 6

Prompt action by two motorists on Monday afternoon despatched a venomous snake which was making its way into the grass in…

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Close Finish To Road Race

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 3

Grafton District Cycle Club's 10 miles handicap race along the Ulmarra road on Saturday was won…

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Aerodrome Conference March 20

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

A CONFERENCE to discuss a site for the Clarence aerodrome will be held in the Grafton…

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Banana Loadings (hi B.G.F. Train 9B

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

BGF train 9B; which picked up at Colls Harbour on Saturday, carried 26,624 cases of bananas to southern markets. Northern…

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Fatally Injured In Motor Mishap

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. Horace M. Sherlock, a former well-known resident of Grafton, was fatally injured in a motor mishap…

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Early Completion Of Aerodrome Sought

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 4

Early completion of the aerodrome on the site at Junction Hill, as approved by the Department of Civil Aviation, is being sought by the Grafton and South Grafton…

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Found Platypus Walking On Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

Young Robert Groom, of Rose's Read, Bellingen, found a live platypus, measuring about one foot, on the road near his home…

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To Gravel Lake Road At Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 5

WOOLGOOLGA.--Woolgoolga Urban Area Committee, on the motion of Messrs. S Bultitude and D. Clinch, decided that the Dorrigo Shire Council be notified that…

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Motor Vehicle Not Registered

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 5

COFFS HARBOUR. At the Court of Petty Sessions. Coffs Harbour, Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M, fined Charles…

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Magistrate Warns Motorists

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 6

A warning to motorists convicted of failing to give way to vehicles on their right at intersections was…

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Motorist Fined

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 6

Peter Gregg, of Wee Waa, was fined £28, with 12 costs at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday,…

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Press For Aerodrome On Chosen Site

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 5

Grafton City Council on Monday night decided to instruct its delegates to the aerodrome conference on Saturday, that council's policy was that the choice…

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Railwayman Placed On Bond

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 4

A young railway signalman, of Ulmarra, was placed on a three years good behaviour bond by…

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17 Injured In Brisbane Tram Smash

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wed.--Seventeen people were injured when a tram packed with people on their way to see…

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Land for Aerodrome Extension

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 7

Unanimous approval was prompty given by the Town Plan Implementation Committee to the acquisition by the Commonwealth of an area compirsing 19 acres 2 roods 31 preches…

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Banana loadings On Mid-Week Train

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 4

The B.G.F- mid-week tram carried the following consignments to southern markets: Northern areas to Sydney 8288, Melbourne…

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Suggested New Route For Casino Road

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

Lawrence P. and C. Association asked to have the Grafton-Casino road altered to go via Lawrence at…

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Standard Motors Expanding

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 6

"The Standard Motor Products Limited is writing a new and vital chapter in the Australian car manufacturing…

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Move for Early Start on Aerodrome Leave Site To Department

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 3

A conference in Grafton on Saturday, representative of all Local Government bodies on the Clarence River, and the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce, carried a resolution urging the Department of Civil Aviation to implement…

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