Lismore-Tweed Railway
The S. M. Herald has declared against the proposal to connect the Lismon-Tweed railway with the Queensland South Coast railway at the borders of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
65 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 4
Opening of the Narrabri-Moree Railway
SPEAKING to the tosst of "The Minstry" at the luncheon given at Moree, the Minister for Works, Mr. Young said: They must remember that one of the things which made the opening…
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The march of events makes it imperative that to make provision to cope with the rapidly-expanding trade of this district, the inhabitants should look beyond…
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TENDERS were opened yesterday for a number of road contracts in this district. The following were the lowest offers:— 72—Lismore to Risley's—P. Coady, £43 2s; 9…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland Railway Extension. Proposed Line to the Tweed River
THE Mayor of Lismore (Alderman J. F. O'Flynn), accompanied by Messrs. Collins, Feaser, and Stephens, Ms.L A., waited on the Hon. J. R. Dickson, Minister for Railways, on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ballast Train Accident
SIR,—As you are aware, the ballast train, with about to mou (mostly married), when going from Bangalow to Byron Bay a few weeks ago with a full load on, left the rails at a place known as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The 'Tweed Advocate' on the Deputation to Queensland Minister for Railways
" MEN who take an active interest in public matters., are useful members of society, provided always that they are actuated by pure and disinterested motives. On the other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Queensland Railway to the Tweed. Beyond the Border. (From the Brisbane Courier.)
SlNCE the eyes of people on the Tweed and Richmond Rivers are turning to Brisbane as their natural outlet and trade centre, it behaves people on this side of the border to know…
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Despite the decision arrived at by the fragment of a public meeting at Casino —called for the purpose of petitioning the Government for the construction of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Queensland Railway to the Tweed. Development of the Tweed and Richmond. (From the Brisbane Courier.)
THE development of any district will depend upon its means of access to market; and the experience of the people living on the Tweed and Richmond Rivers prompts them to wrestle hard…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Queensland Railway to the Tweed. Sugar-Growing over the Border. (From the Brisbane Courier.)
SUGAR- GROWING on the Tweed and Richmond Rivers is a subject full of interest, though tangled up at present by the freetrade policy of the Government and by recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Thefts in Italy
The thefts from passengers' luggage on Italian railways have for some years past been so numerous and so persistent as to seriously discourage tourists and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Queensland Railway to the Tweed. A Summing Up. (From the Brisbane Courier.)
IN this closing article I shall endeavour to discuss the points which struck me as providing strong arguments in favour of an immediate move upon the Tweed and Richmond from this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Queensland Railway to the Tweed. The Public Purse and a Developing District. (From the Brisbane Courier.)
THERE can be no question that Southern Queensland has immense advantages in any competition for the trade of the district watered by the Tweed and Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burglary at the Railway Station. The Money safe Looted
DURING the early hours of Sunday morning the Railway Station here was broken into, and the safe in which the cash was kept was removed, broken open, and the cash stolen. The robbery became…
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THE series of special articles contributed by "C.B.F," opens up the question of the proposed railway extension from [?] to the New South Wales border with new light and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Roads
THE Scientific American says, "The value of a farm is determined to a large extent by its accessibility. Giving similar conditions of soil, climate, and demand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, June 26Th, 1897 Death of the Chief Commissioner for Railways
THE announcement of the audden death of Mr. EDDY, Chief Commissioner of Railways,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. T. T. Ewing and the City Railway
THE Evening News criticises the Member for Lismore as follows: Mr Thomas Ewing, M.L.A., chairman of the late Royal Commission which recommended the cutting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Obstructions on Roads
SIR,—Allow me, per medium of your columns, to draw attention to the obstructions on the road between Coraki and Casino, on the north side of the river, which is fenced…
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