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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

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N.S.W. Railway Commissioners

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1904 · page 4

Mr. L. E. 'Cope, Mayor of Casino, has received a letter from the Superintendent of Railways, stating that the Commissioners will be prepared to meet him…

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Road Contractors and The Truck Act

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 3

AT the Lismore Quarter Sessions, on Saturday last, Thomas Croke and Phillip O'Connor appealed against a decision of Messrs. F. G. Adrian, P.M. and D…

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Casino-Lismore-Tweed Railway

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 2

The Commissioners, now on their annual tour of inspection of the above railway, intend, it is said, to make certain alterations during their visit, conducive…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 3

As notified in our last issue the Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver, Fehon and Harper visited Casino for the purpose of making their annual inspection…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners. Waited Upon by Deputations

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 August 1904 · page 4

Messrs. Charles Oliver and W. M Fehor, Railway Commissioners, arrived in Lismore on Monday on their usual annual inspection of the Casino-Lismkore-Tweed Raliway. They…

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Rassia's Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 August 1904 · page 7

The Trans-Siberian Railway ia the one link between the Russian army in the Far East and its source of supplies of men, munitions, and food. The line is…

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Road Contractors' Appeal

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 2

AT Lismore Quarter Sessions last Saturday, Thomas Croke and Philip O'Connor appealed against a decision of Messrs. F. G. Adrian, P.M., and D. Campbell and J. T…

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Railway Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 8

AN elderly man named Thomas M'Ivor, a resident of Norton-street, Ash field, met his death on Saturday night on the railway line at Ashfield…

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New Railway By-laws

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 6

THE Railway Commissioners have issued a number of new by-laws, which it is explained, were agreed to at the recent conference of Commissioners…

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Boers as Railway Officers

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

MR. T. R. PRICE, general malinger South African Railways, in his report on the Central South African Railways referring to his staff writes: "I…

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The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, Sept, 10Th, 1904. the Railway Commissioners Report

Northern Star · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners are always prompt in getting out their…

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Railway Employees' Picnic

Northern Star · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 5

The annual picnic of the railway employees' and their families was held on Thursday and there was a large gathering, of which the juveniles preponderated. The…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 8

The Railway Department reports that efforts in the direction of improving the conditions under which the refreshment rooms at country stations are carried on…

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The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, Sept. 17Th, 1904. Steam Traction for Country Roads

Northern Star · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 4

Steam traction engines have been so much…

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Teams Against Railways

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 5

TELEGRAMS have frequently appeared in the press from country towns with reference to carriage of goods by road in waggons. The Railway Commissioners…

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Local News. Tenders for Road Work

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 2

The following were the lowest tenders for work on the Ballina Tenterfield road opened yesterday, September 26th:—Contract number 8, D. Kennedy, Casino…

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Methedist Church, Wardell Road

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 September 1904 · page 8

The first anniversary of the above church was celebrated as advertised. Rev. W. J. Walker delivered a very fine sermon on the Sunday afternoon to…

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Noise of the Motor Car

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 6

THE opinion is very commonly expressed that a decided improvement in motor vehicles would be gained if the noise of the motor could be reduced or suppressed…

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Grafton-Casino Railway

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 4

The Grafton "Grip" commenting on this railway extension says that when it is opened it will infuse some life into Grafton, us all the passengers and the…

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Bridge over Deep Creek

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 2

In reference to the much-needed bridge over Deep Creek, at Knight's, Mr. J. Craigie brought the matter under the notice of the Member for the district…

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