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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

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Private Railways in Canada

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 3

THE Canadian correspondent of the PASTORALISTS' REVIEW reports as follows:-" To promote improvement in the breed of cattle the Canadian Pacific Railway and the…

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Railway Automobiles in Europe

Northern Star · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 10

THE United States Consul at Rouen in a recent report states that railway automobiles are beginning to be considerably used in Europe: (1) As early and late postal…

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Tweed River Railway. Interview with the Hon. J. LEAHY

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 April 1902 · page 8

The Minister for Railways (the Hon. J. Leahy), who has returned from a visit to Sydney aud Melbourne, said in an interview with a Brisbane "Courier" reporter: While in…

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The Lismore Council and Railway Site Leases

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 April 1902 · page 5

SIR,—I have read in your issue of the 12th inst. the Leader, and also an effusion under signature of J. B. Kelly, President of the Chamber of Commerce, in which exception is taken to the…

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The Nerang Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 6

THE following leadingarticle from the Bri bane ' Courier ' shows how eager Brisbane people are to get complete communication with these rivers:—" The anuouncement…

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New High-Level Bridge over the Tyne

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 3

THE Directors of the North-eastern Railway Company have decided to proceed with the construction of a new high-level bridge over the Tyne, Newcastle,…

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Road Contractors and Crown Lands

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 4

IT sounds very strange to hear that the law does not permit…

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Motor Cars and Horses

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 2

OWING to the spread of automobilism, horses, are dying out. According to official statistics, the number of those four-footod servants reported to the Minister of War as…

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North Coast Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1902 · page 8

REPLAYING to a deputation which waited upon him last Friday urging the construction of the North Coast line, Mr. O'Sullivan said that he knew of no better investment for loan…

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The Co-operative Works of New Zealand. Report by the Commissioner for Roads and Bridges

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2

MR. W. P. HANNA, the Commissioner and Principal Engineer for Roads and Bridges in New South Wales, who was sent to New Zealand to report upon the system of…

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The Nerang to Tweed Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 8

MR. T. J. HIGGINS, of the Imperial Hotel Murwillumbah, writes to the Brisbane Courier as follows:—" With reference to the proposed deviation of the Nerang to Tweed Heads…

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"The Northern Star." Saturday Morning, May 24, 1902. the Proposal for a New Bridge

Northern Star · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 4

THE inadequacy of Fawcett Bridge for the existing traffic has repeatedly been…

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People Employed on Railways

Northern Star · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 2

Some remarkable figures are given in the "Railway Magazine," showing the immense number of people employed on railways throughout the world. Over 4,000,000 men…

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The Nerang-Tweed Railway. Visit by the Minister

Northern Star · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 8

THE Brisbane Courier states that the Queensland Minister for Railways (Hon J. Leany), with the Acting Railway Commissioner (Mr. Thallon), and the Engineer-in-Chief for Railways (Mr…

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Rail and Tram Progress in N. S. Wales

Northern Star · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 3

AT the annual banquet of the N. S. Wales Amalgamated Railways and Tramways Association on Monday, the State Treasurer (Mr. Waddell) alluded to the…

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Tenterfield to Casino Railway. Consideration by the Works Committee

Northern Star · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 5

THE expediency of constructing a line of railway from Tenterfield to Casino was further considered by the Public Works Committee on Monday…

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Tenterfield-Casino Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 2

THE expedience of constructing a line of railway from Tenterfield to Casino was further considered by the Public Works Committee on Tuesday…

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The Road-making Machine

Northern Star · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 8

SIR,—For a really choice bit of "leg-pulling" the paragraph referring to the above in last Saturday' issue will take some beating. It will be admitted the Council were in a sort of…

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Nerang-Tweed Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 8

THE " Brisbane Courier " in a leading artiele writes:£" Most of our readors will agree with Mr. Billington that the sooner Moreton Bay is connected with the fertile…

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The Bridge Question. Public Meeting

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 4

IN compliance with a largely signed requisition a public meeting was convened by the Mayor (Alderman Lockett) for Monday evening last for the purpose of urging the Government to…

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