About Roads
WE might point out that the Minister for Works stated some time since that br would have the Bark Creek round to Bently opened up, and the work is to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1906
537 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 27
Back Creek Road
THE following letter from the Works Department has been received by the Hon. C. A Lee :—" With further reference to the letter of 5th Jane last,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For Motors Only. No Speed Limit on the New Road to Brighton
Backed by a powerful syndicate, a Bill will be laid before Parliament next session asking for powers to construct a special road from London to Brighton for the use…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The North Coast Railway
THE Sydney correspondent of the "Mullumbimby Star" writes :—What has railway communication done for New Zealand's In my opinion its the main…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Inquiry
ONE witness before the Railway Royal Commission innocently gave voice to much that is always current thought in regard to the management of the departments of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Perilous Railway Ride
WHEN the Scotch express steamed into Preston, an axle-greaser was astonished to discover under ono of the coaches a small, well-dressed boy, with his foot on the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pelican Creek Bridge
The "R.R. Herald" says the Hon. C. A. [?] has arranged for the much-needed highlevel bridge over [?]lican Creek. For many years this and Sandy Creek bridge have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Northern Star. Published Monday, Wednesday, & Saturday. Saturday, January 6, 1906. The Railways and the Holidays
Much dissatisfaction has been expressed verbally in our hearing in respect to the passenger rates charged on the local lines during the holidays, when no cheap trips…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Holiday Railway Traffic
The figures for the passenger traffic on Casino-Lismore-Tweed Railway for the holiday season at the close of 1905 and the beginning of the present year are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Traffic on Fawcett Bridge
From this morning all vehicular traffic over Fawcett bridge must be driven at a walking pace. At each end of the bridge is a notice-board, on which appears the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway From Booyong to Ballina
The Mayor of Ballina (Alderman Webster) has received (says the "Ballina Beacon") from Mr. Perry the following report on the recent flying survey made by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Important Invention for Motor Vehicles
A new motor tyre has been invented which seems to promise a solution of the problem of tyre maintenance in the case of motoromnibuses and trade vans (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Struggle for Life. Held by the Heels in Front of a Train
A terrible story of a terrible struggle for life in the case of a man who was held by the heels in a trap whilst a railway truck was approaching to mangle him to death,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton-Casino Railway. Official Opening
A meeting of the demonstration committee was held on Thursday, the Mayor presiding. Correspondente was read from the Minister for Works and member for the…
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Prince's Train
The train that is to carry the Prince of Wales over the Fruit Indian Railway is undergoing continued trials, of the Prince appears on scheduled time he will have,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Our Railway
FROM December 14th, 1905, to January 1st, 1906, during which excursion fare rates were charged on the Casino to Grafton and Lismore railway lines, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening of the Railway
THE Mayor presided over a meeting of the Grafton-Casino Railway Demonstration Committee at the Town Hall (says the "Grafton Argus.") The principal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lost Articles on Tramways
"ABSENT-MINDED beggars" are much in evidence in connection with railway travelling, and they are equally in evidence in regard to the trams. One striking fact is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →That Railway
IN regard to the proposed Casino to Kyogle railway, the construction of which is demanded…
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