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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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Record Railway Earnings

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 3

FOR the quarter ended December 31, said Mr. M'Lachlan at the Railway Institute last week, the Commissioners' report for the half-year showed a…

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North Coast Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 8

THE profound disappointment of the people of the Northern rivers at the failure of Parliament to pass the North Coast Railway Bill last session found…

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Fastest Motor in the World

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 5

AMERICANS are not at all satisfied with the pre-eminence attained by the old world in the manufacture of speedy motor cars. Mr. Alfred G. Vanderbilt is…

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Grafton-Tweed Railway. the Question of Excursion Fare

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 8

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…

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North Coast Railway the Kempsey Conference

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 5

The conference was held on Saturday. and there were 25 delegates, representing the country between the Clarence and the Manning…

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Fell off a Train—Accident on the Mountains

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 2

A gentleman passenger, bound to Coonamble by the Bourke mail train on Tuesday night. fell off the platform of a sleeping car near the tunnel at Glenbrook. Some…

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The North Coast Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 4

[?] conference [?]…

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Railways

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

THE result of the inquiry so far as to certain coal contracts entered into by two of the New South…

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Our Alma Motor

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

ONE of the most artistic and meritorious literary productions to band for some time past is "Our Alma Mater," published in connection with St…

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Work at Fawcett Bridge

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 5

The contractor, Mr. Oakes, will soon have the temporary bridge completed. Apparently he will make one job of this, although his contract only demands it to be…

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Bishop's Wife Robbed. Lady Mart Glyn's Jewels Stolen From a Train

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 9

Lady Mary Glyn, the wife of the Bishop of Peterborough, has been the victim of a cleverly-planned robbery. The stolen gems wore worth about…

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Recovery of Tramesmen's Debts

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 7

"The [?] Attention [?]…

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Railway Commissioners

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 6

[?] thing," [?]…

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The Motor Bus

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 9

THE rapid progress of the car during the last few months has (says a London paper) synchronised with the advent of the motor bus. The popularity of this…

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The North Coast Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 8

AT the conference at Kempsey last week to further the matter of the North Cost railway, the following resolutions were adopted:—…

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Casino-Kyogle Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 10

KYOGLE people are very disappointed at the report against granting a railway to their township. One who witnesses the great and rapidly increasing traffic between Casino and…

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Girl's Secret Bridge Debts. Promises Never to Plat Again

Mullumbimby Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

The painful stories revealed in a recent correspondence in the "Daily Mail" of gambling among the women and young girls who frequent some of the modern…

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Grafton-Tweed Railway. the Question of Excursion Fares

Mullumbimby Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 2

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…

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Railway G[?]llsion in Victoria

Northern Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 7

A railway collision occurred on Thursday night in the Flinders-street station yard. The incoming Port Melbourne train which was fairly filled with passengers…

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The Railway Commission. MR. E. W. Knox's Resignation

Northern Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 7

The following is the letter of resignation sent by Mr. Knox to the head of the Government tendering his resignation as a member of the Commission appointed to…

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