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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1904

114 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 6

Local News. Railway Service

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 2

FOLLOWING upon the recent public meeting in Casino in regard to railway management here, Mayor Cope communicated with the Railway Commissioners, and…

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Grafton-Casino Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 December 1904 · page 3

The following is an official report by Mr. W. Hutchison, of the Works Department, in regard to the work now being carried out on this line. It is dated…

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Grafton-Casino Railway

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 1

IT was expected that the end of the year would have seen the completion of the section of the North Coast line from Grafton to Casino. True, by the…

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A Remarkable Bridge

Northern Star · Saturday 10 December 1904 · page 7

One of the most curious bridges in the world is to be seen at Hastings, Minn., U.S.A., where it crosses the Mississippi River. Its chief feature is its ingenious…

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Mishap at the Railway Wharf, Tomki in Collision

Northern Star · Saturday 10 December 1904 · page 4

A steamer, a raft of timber, a wharf, and a shallow river were the combined elements which tended to produce a strange occurrence here yesterday. It appears from what can be…

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Lismore's Bridge

Northern Star · Saturday 17 December 1904 · page 4

I must be distinctly understood that what appears below is, in many respects, as "Artemus Ward" wrote "sad ironick." Lismore must be, and, if it is not, it should…

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Our Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 20 December 1904 · page 2

IN connection with the Casino railway line the Department has only one horse box to cary three animals. As a result the truck has been looked for a week…

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Casino-Grafton Railway

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 December 1904 · page 3

REFERRING to the railway line now in course of construction between Casino and Grafton, the Clarence Examiner has the following:--The last rails of the…

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Train Service

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 4

MAYOR COPE has been informed as under by the Railway Commissioners :—"With reference to your telegram of the 16th inst. addressed to the Hon…

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More Road-work

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 4

ON Wednesday last Mr. Kirkpatrick, District Works Office, opened tenders for the undermentioned road contracts in the Casino district. No. 25-04-05,…

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Local News. Road Contracts

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 4

ON November 7 tenders were opened by Mr. Kirkpatrick, District Works Office at Casino, for contract No. 14-04-05, road Kyogle to Ettrick, the lowest…

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Canada and State Railways

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1904 · page 9

THE Canadian correspondent of the Daily Telegraph writes :— The opposition to the Laurier Government sought help from New Zealand in…

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Tram Collision

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 8

A TRAM collision, luckily without serious consequence, occurred near Randwick racecourse on Monday. Three crowded cars wore proceeding to La…

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The Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 4

The outward trafile on Boxing Day was not by any means heavy, the town offering the principal attractions. A number of people, however, journeyed to Murwillumbah to the…

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