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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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The Proposed North Coast Railway and Past Australian Railway History. No. [?]

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 4

In making a fresa start towards completing contribotions concerning the me[?] of this much [?] [?] question, [?] ing the following [?] intor[?] as…

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Rail Roads

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 10

PARLIAMENT is now taking what is claimed to be a well earned rest. Well, sir, if interfering with private enterprise and individual liberty by its liquor reform at the dictates of people who seem…

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Road Contracts

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

ON January 25th tenders close at the Casino Office for the under described contracts on district roads :—19-05-06, Casino via Ettrick to Kyogle, between…

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London's New Type. the Motor-omnibus Driver

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 12

New times, new customs; new customs, new men. And so it is that the era of the motor-omnibus has created a new type of man in our modern…

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Kyogle Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

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Worth Coast Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 2

SATURDAY's Examiner says :-" Has Grafton yet given a thought to taking the initiative in an extensive movement in support of the North Coast railway ?…

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Mails and Motor Cars

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 10

I AM disgusted at the R. R. HERALD advocating carriage of mails from Lismore to Tenterfield, until that railway comes to pass, by motor cars. What is to become of…

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Armoured Motor Car

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 5

A MOTOR-CAR built for use in time of war is a recent invention of Frederick R. Simms. In general appearance the car may be described as a "mobile conning tour." It…

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Casino-kyogle Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 7

APPENDED is the report of the Railway Commissioners in regard to this proposed line, as submitted to the Hon. C. A. Leo, M.L.A., Minister for Public Works :-…

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The Road Through Back Crook

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 6

The following letter appeared in last Casmo "Cou[?]":— The above named road is of late causing some comment and Correspondence in your coldnms. The…

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Mr. W. J. Hanna at Lismore. the Bridge and the Septic Tank

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

Mr.W. J. [?], Principal Engineer for Roads and Bridges in the Public Works Department, arrived at Lismore on Wednesday evening, having been driven through…

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Motor Cars and Mails

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

Mr. J. H. Tredlnnick, secretary of the Richmond and Tweed Rivers District Council of Progress Associations, has received (through Mr. Ewing) an acknowledgment…

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The [?] Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 2

The report of the Railway Commissioners in regard to this proposed line, as submitted to the Hon. [?]. A. Lee. M.L.A.. Minister for Public Works, is as follows:—…

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The Fawcett Bridge

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 2

Sir,—In your contemporary appeared an article on the danger to pedestriuns on the Lismore Faweett bridge, which is now undergoing repairs. There is no doubt…

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That Rveglo Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 3

[?] upon the [?]…

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Local News. The Railways

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

On Friday next, a special train will leave Grafton at 6.40 a.m. and after calling at intermediate stations, passengers will be landed at Byron Bay at…

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Street and Bridge Traffic Important New By-laws

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 4

At Monday evening's meeting of the Lismore Council, on the motion of Alderman Aickerman White, the following new by-laws were adopted:—…

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Grafton-Tweed Railway. the Question of Excursion Fares

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 4

At Monday night's meeting of the Lismore Council, Alderman Lockett, who said that he had been asked by a number of ratepayers to bring the matter before the…

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Road Contracts

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 4

THE lowest tenders for the undermentioned road contracts in the Casino district (opened yesterday) are as follows:— No. 18-05-06, Casino via Ettrick to…

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A Bishop on "Bridge."

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 10

Preaching at Simla recently, the Bishop of Lahore chose for his subject the evils of card-playing for money, and severely attacked the gambling which…

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