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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1975

25 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2

Inspection of Dorrigo Road

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 22 January 1975 · page 4

Two senior officers of the NSW Soil Conservation Service recently inspected roadworks on Dorrigo Mountain. The officers will…

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Shire supports train proposals

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 29 January 1975 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Shire Council will not accept any liabilities, or financial responsibilities, in supporting the Bananacoast Tourist Association efforts to re-open the Glenreagh-Dorrigo railway line. The BTA has interested the Hunter Valley Steam Railway and Museum…

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Bowlers Bridge Gap for Victory Opinion Sporting Section

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 26 February 1975 · page 10

Bessie Tyler’s team came from an apparently hopeless position to score a 26-25 victory in a fours championship match at Woolgoolga Women’s Bowling Club last week…

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Are there enough road speed signs?

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 5 March 1975 · page 3

Is there a location where you feel speed limits are inadequately signposted. The NRMA is calling for reports in such…

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Shocking Roads

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 6 March 1975 · page 1

There's no doubt the recent rain was much needed and in many cases it will save crops and livestock but as far as our roadways are concerned, it has left…

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Help On Road

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 20 March 1975 · page 1

Two women, one of them elderly, had good reason to be grateful to a couple of young motorists over the weekend,…

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Road Will Not Be Blocked

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 9 April 1975 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Shire Council has refused a request from the Department of Lands to…

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$111,000 for minor Cowper road works

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 9 April 1975 · page 3

The Cowper Electorate will receive almost $111,000 grants for minor road improvements. Mr. I. Robinson, MHR (Cowper), was advised of the grants by the Federal Minister for Transport (Mr. Jones)…

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Road Not Favoured

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 17 April 1975 · page 2

Guyra Shire Council will oppose the construction of a road through the New…

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Additional Road Grants

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 24 April 1975 · page 1

An additional $10,400 has been made available for distribution to councils in the Clarence electorate for expenditure on rural arterial roads…

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Grants for Roads

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 30 April 1975 · page 1

An additional $10,400 has been made available for distribution to councils in the Clarence electorate for expenditure on rural arterial roads. roads. Mr. Matt Singleton,…

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Limits for Trampoline

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 7 May 1975 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Ambulance Service will be asked to control the use of trampolines on its grounds. Coffs Harbour Shire Council took this action…

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Subsidy for Shepherds Creek Bridge

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 15 May 1975 · page 1

A bridge subsidy has been made available for construction of a bridge over Shepherd’s Creek…

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New road bridge to cost $½m

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 21 May 1975 · page 3

A new $½m bridge over Blick’s River on the Grafton-Armidale Road will be completed in about 12 months…

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Sporting car club motorkhana

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 16 July 1975 · page 20

A motorkhana will be staged by the Coffs Harbour and District Sporting Car Club on…

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Letters to The Editor Middle Creek Bridge

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 17 July 1975 · page 2

Madame, The statement made by Mr. Gentle, Shire Engineer, if reported correctly in The Advocate…

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Road Tragedy

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 24 July 1975 · page 1

Many residents of Sawtell were saddened on Sunday afternoon when news was received…

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New twinette sleeping cars on Motorail

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 20 August 1975 · page 23

The first two of 10 stainless steel twinette sleeping cars will go into service on Monday on the Sydney to Murwillumbah MotoRail Express train…

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Motor cyclist injured in Moonee smash

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 3 September 1975 · page 19

A 17-year-old Coffs Harbour motorcyclist was injured yesterday when his cycle was involved in a collision with a car at Moonee…

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Road Grants To Shire

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 11 September 1975 · page 1

Mr. Matt Singleton, MLA for Clarence, in announcing that a total of $718,800 had been made…

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