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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1905

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The Conquering Motor

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 6

IN an interesting article in "The World's Work and Play," Mr. H. Norman states:—It is in agriculture that the motor is…

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The Ettrick Road

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

THE prompt action taken by the Casino Progress Association in regard to this very necessary road is quickly bearing fruit, aided by the efforts of Mr. C. Lee,…

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Railways

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

THERE are three things in the way of railway communication tely essential to the due development of the Upper Richmond area, scarcely an acre of which is unfitted for profitable settlement, provided holders can…

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Railway Workshops

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 2

THE position which the workshops in connection with the present constructed portion of the North Coast railway should occupy, is a matter at the…

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Railway Workshops

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 2

THE position which the workshops in connection with the present constructed portion of the North Coast railway should occupy, is a matter at the…

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Railways

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 4

ON the above subject Premier Carruthers is now doing the talking part, and to the North Coast people in this far eastern part his utterances are but queer claptrap. He talks of a great North…

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The Grafton-Casino Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 2

RECENTLY a Sydney paper published a long article anent the above, from which the following very far-fetched and delightfully refreshing passage is taken :-" As an…

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The Longest Span Bridge in the World

Northern Star · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 3

There is now under construction across tho St. Lawrence at Qneboo, a cantilever bridge, which when com ploted wilt contain the longest span of any bridge yet erected,…

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Casino to Tenterfield Railway Extension. Public Meeting

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 7

The public meeting convened by advertisement in this journal by Mr. D. Jarman, Hon Sec, of the Byron Bay Leayue, firstly to consider a resolution of the…

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Railway Meeting at Coraki

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 2

THE meeting advertised and convened by the Mayor to consider the connecting of Casino and Coraki by rail was well attended last Friday evening. The…

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Railway Meeting

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 2

ON Friday last a well-attended meeting took place at Coraki for the purpose of considering the matter of a railway line from Casino to that town. The Mayor, Ald. W. Nolan…

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Railway Meeting

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 2

ON Friday last a well-attended meeting took place at Coraki for the purpose of considering the matter of a railway line from Casino to that town. The Mayor, Ald. W. Nolan…

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Railway Meeting at Coraki

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 5

The meeting convened by the Mayor to consider the connecting of Casino and Coraki by rail was well attended last Friday evening. The Mayor (Aid. W…

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A Way to Deal With Tramps

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 7

The authorities of Oakland, Maine. U.S., A., have adopted a novel method of ridding their town of the professional tramp. Whenever they discover him in their borders they…

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Abandoned Bilongin Road

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 4

MR. M.J. FITZHENRY writes:—"In the interests of the public I would ask you to give space to this, and the enclosed. It should have been published…

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Land Settlement and Railway League

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 4

AT the conclusion of the railway meeting in the Council Chamber on Friday evening last, Mr. Eugene F. Rudder addressed those , present on the objects of the North Coast Land Settlement…

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Coraki-casino Railway. Public Meeting at Coraki

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 4

AN important public meeting took place in the Coraki Council Chamber on Friday evening last, the object being to consider what steps should be taken in agaitating for railway connection…

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Official Correspondence. Cowlong Road

Northern Star · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 5

The following letter has been [?]anded to us for public information:— Public Works Department, Sydney, March 24th, 1905…

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Our Open Column. [We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by correspondents.--Ed.] Bilongin Road Again. (To the Editor.)

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2

SIR,--In the public interests I would ask you to five publicity to this, and the following letter, in your next issue. The latter should have been inserted before…

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Our Open Column. [We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by correspondents.--ED.] Bilongin Road Again. (To the Editor.)

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2

SIR,--In the public interests I would ask you to give publicity to this, and the following letter, in your next issue. The latter should have been inserted before,…

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