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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1878

16 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

The Old Woman and the Tramp

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1878 · page 2

TRAMPS calling at the Cobleigh mansion have received something to eat, if there was anything to give them. Mrs. Cobleigh's mother is visiting her son-in-law. When…

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Colonial Milde Railway Carriages

Northern Star · Saturday 2 March 1878 · page 3

THOSE travellers by the railway who are interested in to progress of colonial manufactures will have noticed with much satisfaction that of late there have been several…

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Late Railway Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 2 March 1878 · page 3

THE trial of the guard responsible for the trait which rail into the regular down goods traill at Lapstone Hill has resulted in his committed for manslaughter, and we do not…

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The Railway in Burmah

Northern Star · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 4

UNLIKE, the Chinese Burmans appreciate their railway A correspondent of the Melbourne, 'Argus' thus writes from Raugoon[?] —The railway station is the latest novelty in…

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Tweed River Railway

Northern Star · Friday 17 May 1878 · page 3

IN reference to the above, the following appears in the 'Legan Witness' of 4th May:—Brisbane, April 12. To Messrs. Parbury, Lamb, and Co. Gentleman,—…

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Clarence and New England Railway Scheme

Northern Star · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 4

A. DEPUTATION, consisting of Mr. E. D. Ogilvie Mr. C. H. E. Chauvel, Mr. J. W. Dickson, and Mr. E. Bell waited on the Minister for Works yesterday to advocate…

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The Clarence and New England Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 13 July 1878 · page 4

THE following appears in the 'Tenterfield Star,:—Sir,—I am glad to see from the 'Star,' that there is once more some agitation on the subject of railway communication…

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The Northern Star. Lismore, July 20, 1878. RAILWAYS

Northern Star · Saturday 20 July 1878 · page 2

Now that the war scare is over, politics dull, and news in general rather scantly, the question of Railway extension comes very opportunely to the fornt, and should from an…

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Railway Meeting

Northern Star · Saturday 27 July 1878 · page 4

PURSUANT to advertisemtns, a meeting was held in the old Court House, Lismore, on Friday afternoon last, the object being to take steps in the matter of co-operating with the…

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Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 2

Now that the Railway agitation is going on, it would be as well, in our humble opinion, to have the subject properly ventilated and discussed, and under present circumstances…

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The Keely Motor

Northern Star · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 4

THE Keely motor deception seems at last to be nearly exploded, and the secret of the means by which its inventor obtained his enormous pressure has been discovered. Mr…

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The Tweed Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 3

The S. M. Herald ' says,—With regard to tho construction of a railway from KoranT Heads to the Tweed, whioh wan moot oil soum months ago by tho Brisbane representatives of…

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Our Roads

Northern Star · Saturday 5 October 1878 · page 3

THE following letters have been Landed to us for publication:—Department of Public Works, Sydney, 10th September 1878. Sir, —Referring to your Letter of the 6th ultime…

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Railway to Tamworth

Northern Star · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 3

DESPTIE the unpopular sea-voyage, however, the excitement of the opening of an additional extension of the railway drew a large concourse of Sydney citizens to…

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Tales of the Mines. on the Road to Bendigo. an Incident at Mount Macedon

Northern Star · Saturday 16 November 1878 · page 1

"WERE there any bushrangers in Victoria?" said the old pioneer, as we sat in our hotel, a few days since. "Were there? I should say so. Why, I came across three of…

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Eleight O'clock Train

Northern Star · Saturday 23 November 1878 · page 2

[?] summer, I went to North [?] It was not to while tway a month [?] nor yet to search for health [?] mountains. I went with a more…

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