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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

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The Railways of France

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

AT the close of last year there were 23,888 miles of railways in operation in France, as compared with 23,747 miles at the close of 1900. The revenue collected…

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The North Coast Railway. the Railway Commissioners at Grafton

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 8

MESSRS. Fehon and Kircaldie, Railway Commissioners, and Mr. Harper, Chief Traffic Manager, arrived at Grafton as announced on Tuesday, having t[?]avelled along…

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The Armidale-South Grafton Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 6

THE Armidale Chamber of Commerce has communicated with the Minister for Works, requesting that an exploration survey be granted for a newly-discovered…

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Tenterfield to Casino Railway. Evidence of Mr. T. T. EWING, M.H.R.

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 6

A MEETING of the Public Works Committee was held on Wednesday, when the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Tenterfield to Casino was further…

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Tenterfield - Casino Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 2

MR T. T. EWING on Thursday gave evidence on the Tenterfield-Casino railway proposal before the Public Works Committee. He said that if any coastal…

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North Coast Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 8

AT Grafton last week the Railway Commissioners were met by a number of leading persons, who gave evidence in favor of the continuation of the line from Grafton to…

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Tenterfield-casino Railway

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 1

THIS is the line in which Byron Bay is deeply interested; and her people should be up and doing to the end that the connection between the…

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District News. Byron Day. September 11. the Railway Employees' Picnic

Northern Star · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 8

THE Railway employees picnic held on Tallow Beach was well attended and was a very social affair with beautiful weather. The sports programme was under the management of an…

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The Railway Commissioners

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 2

As the seven years' period for which the Railway Commissioners were appointed does not expire until October 22, or about six weeks hence, members of the…

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Tenterfield to Casino Railway. Evidence by Mr. R. PYERS, M.L.A.

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 September 1902 · page 5

THE Public Works Committee on Monday further considered the question, of constructing a line of railway from Tenterfield to Casino…

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Tenterfield to Casino Railway

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 6

The Public Works Committee on Tuesday further considered the question of constructing a railway from Tenterfield to Casino. The…

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Lismore Police Court. on Wednesday, before Mr. F. G. Adrain, P. M. Stock Trespassing on Railway Line

Northern Star · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 4

Superiatendent Lismore-Tucced Railway v. Mrs. Petersen.—This was an adjourned case, in which defendant was charged with having permitted stock to trespass on the Lismore-Tweed…

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Campbell Railway Fraud

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 2

THE Minister of Public Works in West Australia has made the following statement regarding Campbell, who is charged in Queensland with perjury and…

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Coraki-casino Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 4

A PUBLIC meeting, presided over by the Mayor, was held in the new Council Chambers, Coraki, on Tuesday night last, for the purpose of asking the Government to make a survey of the proposed…

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North Coast Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

THE short tour of inspection undertaken by the Railway Commissioners some short time ago, along the proposed line of route for the North Coast Railway, culminated…

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Killed off a Train

Northern Star · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 3

AN inquest was held at Parramatta on Monday into the death of Sarah Annie Read. 17, who jumped or fell from a train at Eastwood whilst returning from church on…

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Motor Cars

Northern Star · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 3

NEARLY 8000 motor cars are now in use in Paris and the neighborhood, 3800 of the cars having a registored speed of over 18 miles an hour. The number of licensed…

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Public Works Committee. Tenterfield to Casino Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 4

THE Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works on Thursday took further evidence in regard to the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Tenterfield to Casino. Mr…

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Day Labour v. Contract. the Tabulam Bridge. Explanation by the Minister for Works

Northern Star · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 8

WITH reference to statement made as to the costiness of day labour operations [?] with work done by contract, and more especially in regard to the Tabulam Bridge, the Minister for Works has been furnished with a report on…

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The Holiday. the Train Excursion

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 4

THE traffic on the railway showed a slight falling off in some respects compared with the previous King's Birthday. This was due, no doubt, to the many counter attractions this…

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