Railway Grafton to Casino. (From Hansard.)
Mr. O'Sullivan (Queanbeyan) Secretary for Public Works, rose to move: That it be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1900
103 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 6
Railway Grafton to Casino. (From Hansard.) (Continued from Wednesday's issue.)
"MR. MEAGHER (The Tweed): Having some knowledge of this portion of the country, I must say of those who have criticised the question of constructing a railway there, if the…
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THE comparatively had state of the main road leading from the junction township to Casino, and the fact that £50 per mile is annually voted for its improvement and…
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A KINDLY correspondent sends to S[?]NGS the following account of how a bridge was recently destroyed with the aid of electricity. It was a wooden bridge resting on…
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SPEAKING at a meeting of the Casino Railway League Mr. Pyers, M.P., said he found there was only a [?]azy idea among the people concerning the position of the proposed Lisinore-Casino…
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THE following were the lowest tenders of those opened on Wednesday, 31st ultimo:— Lismore to Risloy's, D. Mahoney, £58 5s. Seven tenders…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Presentation to Railway Guard W. M'Donald. Goes to Eskbank on Western Line
ON Saturday evening the staff of the Lismore-Tweed line met at the Terminus Hotel, South Lismore, to make a presentation to Guard William M'Donald, one of the oldest members of…
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There's risk on the ballasted roadway, There's death on the girded bridge, Red Ruin from sleeper to sleeper, And wreck on the bouldered ridgo…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, 21Th February, 1900. Visit of the Sectional Committee and Railway Matters
THERE appears to be a good deal of misconception with regard to the visit of the Sectional Committee, and the Lismore Chamber of Commerce appears to be coming in for…
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Mr. Harry Gibson, a well-known railway official, over takes an earnest, if quiet interest, in all that pertains to the welfare of state or individual…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grafton to Casino Railway. Inquiry by the Public Works Ommittee
ON Tuesday Mr. H. Donne, Engineer-in-Chief, Railway Construction Branch, Department of Public Works, was further, examined as to the expediency of constructing…
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THE Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met on Friday, under the presidency of Mr. W. J. Trickett, M.L.C. An inquiry was opened as to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Grafton-to-Casino Railway. Visit of the Sectional Committee. Evidence Given at Grafton
Looking through the evidence given at Grafton to the Committee on Wednesday, we find the following as reported by the Grafton 'Argus':—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Visit of the Sectional Committee. the Grafton-casino Railway
THE Sectional Committee of the Parliamentary Public Works Standing Committee arrived in Lismore on Monday afternoon. The members consist of Hon. W. J. Trickett, M L.C., Messrs…
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To anyone cognisant of the nature of the country lying between the Richmond and Clarence on the proposed Grafton-Casino railway route, the bulk of the evidence…
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THE Sectional Committee took evidence at Myrtle Creek on their way to Casino. E. T. Smith, of Wyan, gave evidence in favor of the line. This witness stated that with 100 acres…
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IN addition to the evidence published in last issue, the following was taken before the Committee, which sat at the Council Chambers here on Wednesday:—…
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DR. RICHARD J. GATLING, who revolutionised methods of warfare by inventing the rapid-fire gun that bears his name, and whose inventions have been chronicled in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How to Train Young Girls
A GRACIOUS and dignified manner in woman is something which we all admire ; it gives to her her finest charm. The man who touches his hat to his little daughter, who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Northern Star. Wednesday Morning, 28Th March, 1900. Fa Wcett Bridge
EVERY day furnishes proof of the pressing necessity that exists for the immediate…
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