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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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North Coast Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 7

ON Wednesday Mr. H. McLachlan, the Seen tary to the Commissioners for Railways, gave evidence beforei the Public W[?] Committee in reference to the…

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New England Coastal Railway

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting was held at Armidale on Friday night last, when the matter of the New England coastal railway connection was discussed. The…

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Myrtle Creek Railway Station

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 6

A meeting of residents of Myrtle Creek was held last week, to protest against the site selected for a railway station at that place. The reasons…

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Harbour or Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 8

THE question of the relative advantages of sea and railway for the carriage of goods came up last week in the course of the examination by the Public Works Committee of…

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North Coast Railway and Harbour Improvements

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

ONCE more the matter of constructing the North Coast Railway is being considered, and the Public Works Committee is now taking evidence in…

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The Train Service

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 5

WAS totally inadequate to cope with the number of excursionists on Wednesday last, more especially on the return trip. We greatly dislike to…

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Oil Engine Plough Motor

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 7

The report of a trial given this new motor in the North British Agriculturist of 14th January states that "the Ivel agricultural motor, brought out by Mr…

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Judgment by [?]ault. Seizing Railway Trains

Northern Star · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 3

THE proprietor of a menagerie in France sent his animals and paraphernalia to Limoges by train on the occasion of a fair held in that town. During the journey…

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"The Northern Star." Wednesday Morning, 25Th March. the Canadian Pacific Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 4

WHILE we are talking of our Transcontinental Railway for the…

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The Siberian Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 6

SOME five and twenty years ago it was prophesied that the time would come when one would be able to accomplish the journey from London to Melbourne…

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Myrtle Creek Railway station

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 4

RESIDENTS of Myrtle Creek, Wyan, Busby's Flat, and vicinity recently prepared a petition to the Minister for Works asking a stay of the preliminary…

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Road for Terrania Settlers

Northern Star · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 4

The member for Lismore, Mr.,J. W. Coleman, sends the following letter, showing that the matter of a road for Terrania settlers has had his attention:£…

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Coastal Railways and Water Carriage

Northern Star · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 2

IN Some articles which have appeared in our columns within the last few days attentention has been drawn to the serious consequences that are resulting from the policy…

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Our Railway

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 7

Mr. P. Smith is in receipt of the following communication from the Railway Commissioners to the Member for the Tweed:—"With…

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Speed of 110 Miles an Hour. Bbir's Monorail Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 3

THE present year will witness some interesting developments in locomotion, both by land and sea. Next June F. B. Behr hopes a portion of his…

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Graflon-Armidale Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 4

MR. SAMUEL SEE, Mayor of Grafton, addressed a public meeting at Armidale on Thursday night with reference to the projected railway between Gratton and the New England…

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Mr. Wise on Railway Expenditure

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 4

THE Attorney-General states that he is having a return prepared showing the exact expenditure of the Railway Commissioners out of loan moneys…

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Victorian Railway Crisis

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 5

SERIOUS trouble has arisen in Victoria between the Government find the railway men owing to tho issue by the Minister of Railways (Mr. Bent) of a compulsory order…

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The Railway Crisis

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 3

The Melbourne Commissioner for Railways has not yet received a reply from the railway unions, who are required to withdraw from…

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The Victorian Railway Crisis. a Strike Impending

Northern Star · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 5

Serious trouble has arisen in Victoria between the Government and the railway men owing to the issue by the Minister for Railways (Mr. Bent) of a compulsory order that the men are…

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