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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport
91 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 5
IN reply to the petition (forwarded through the Chamber of Commerce) from residents of Upper Myrtle Creek, Wyan, Busby's Flat, etc., protesting aginst a proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A sudden crashing noise, followed by a blindflash of electric light, which was succeeded by darkness throuhgout the Ultimo power-house shortly before 9 o'clock on Thursday night told the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Commissioners have issued their report for the year ending 30th June last, and it is pleasing to note that it is satisfactory from every point, the year having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DR. GATLING'S invention, if it performs what is claimed for it, will revolutionise ploughing and agriculture generally. His motor plough will turn over 30 acres a day,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IT was mentioned recently that the Lismore Council was obtaining a Road-Making Machine for trial and approval, and, it having reached here early this week, a trial was arranged for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Hon. Charles Rolls, one of the foremost auto-mobilists in England, recently delivered a lecture in London concerning the advantages of the motor car over horses…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE granting of a "flying survey" of the proposed light line of railway from Coraki to Casino, supported by a promise received at Casino that a survey will be made from thence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. DAVIDSON, M.L.A. for the Hastings and Macleay, introduced a mammoth deputation to the Minister for Works on Thursday, to urge the submission of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sin,—The avenging angel and ex-chairman of the Swan Bay Progress Association has been festering ever since his political tour, and I fear broke out under that enigmatical and superfluous headline in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE great Dunlop Road Race from Warrnambool to Melbourne, a distance of 165 miles, was held on the 12th. and heavy rain fell throughout the greater portion of the route. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Wednesday Mr Meagher asked the Minister for Works whether he would before the session closed send certain lines to connect the Great Northern system with the coast for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN the Assembly, last week:-Mr. R. D. Meagher : I desire to ask the Secretary for Public Works if he will state definitely whether he will send to the Public Works Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE contemplated electric express service between Berlin and Hamburg continues to attract much attention, and deservedly so (says ' Engineering.') Experts hold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE name of " Jack " Hinton has become unpleasantly notorious duriug the latest phases of the guerilla warfare now being carried on in South Africa, through his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. O'SULLIVAN moved on Tuesday,— "That it be referred to the Public Works Committee to consider and report upon the expediency of constructing a line of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following in a copy of a letter received by the Mayor of Coraki from the Secretary of the above :- WILLIAM NOLAN, ESQ., Mayor of Coraki…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MR. R. PYERS, M.P., accompanied by Mr. Stewart, of the Railway Construction branch, arrived at Coraki on Friday morning last, having come over the route of the proposed railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABOUT 10,000 people were present at the opening of the Inverell railway on Monday. A banquet was held to celebrate the event at which over 150 attended. Alderman Bloore,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WE find last Grafton Grip bristling with black letter headings "Danger Ahead," and manisestly in a funk that the Grafton railway connection with the tableland is in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ACCORDING to 'Tractuib abd Transmission,' the Island of Cuba in just now the seene of what may not inaptly be termerd a during railway venture. Sir William…
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