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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Casino Railway Returns

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 4

FOR the month of February 649 passenger tickets passed through the hands of the stationmaster, amounting to £184 18s2d;as against 500 passengers and £1404s8d for the…

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Kyogle-Corakl Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 4

THE Hon. C. A. Lee writes:—"As the majority of the members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works are Members of the Legislative As…

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Collapse of Quedec Bridge

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 9

The Royal Commission which was appointer at Ottawa to inquire into the recent collapse of the great cantilever bridge which was being built over the river St…

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Extensive Robbery From Train. London

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 7

£30,000 worth of bank notes and shares have been-stolen from Herr Meyerstein, a resident of Glessen, while the train was at Cologne station…

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Latest Cablegrams. Train Robber Identified. London

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 7

Meddi, an expert train thief, has been identified as the assailant of Miss LOW, who was murderously robbed in the Turin express train of 13th January, 1907…

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Railway Dispute Settled. London

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 7

The Chekinng railway loan dispute has been settled, being past the serious question between Britain and China…

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Railway Commissioners. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 3

The chief Railway Commissioner gives an unqualified den[?]al to the reported disagreement amongst the Commissioners…

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The Motor Bus

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 2

Lismore council had before it at its lastmeeting an offer of two motor omnibuses by a city firm, which cause[?] the aldermen a good deal of laughter, and produced;'he…

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The Novibazar Railway Dispute Settled. London

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 3

The No[?] railway dispute has been virtnally settled. Rossia withdraws her objeetions, if Tarkey will agree, as seems likely, to a railway from the Danube to…

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Railway Matters

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 3

MR. T. JOHNSON, the Chief Railway Commissioner, denies the rumor that there is a disagreement among the Railway Commissioners, and he says…

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Mail Train Accident. Two Cars Overturned. Fall Down an Embankment. Eleven Persons Injured. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

A sensational accident happened to the North-western mail train at midnight. The train, which had been despatched from Imverell, had reached a spot some five miles…

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Motor Race Record. London

Northern Star · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

[?]mond motor car races held in [?]lorida, U.S.A., Bernin drove a 60 hoursepower[?] car 100 miles in 1 hour [?]2min, 56 sec., constituting a world's…

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Bungawalbin Bridge

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

THE Hon. C. A. Lec' s intimation to the Coraki and District Citizens' Association that he has noted on the Estimates a I sum sufficient to cover the construction…

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Woodburn - Evans River Road.-

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

Complaints have boon made to us during this ' week of the very bid condition of this road, from the river bank at Woodburn to the first patch of metal. We have many times called…

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A Railway Washaway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

THE Railway Department in Brisbane was notified on Thursday that the western line was washed away for about half-a-mile at Hodgson (about…

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Serious Railway Smash. Sydney

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 5

A SERIOUS railway accident, happened at midnight to the mail train from Nwrrabri to Sydney, with a large number of passengers, by running off the line near…

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Revolutionising Railway Construction

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 9

Every man on the land who lives and labors more than a few miles from a railway siding should read, mark, learn and inwardly digest the article in a…

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Public Meeting. Survey of North Coast Railway Asked For. Grafton

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 3

At a well attended public meeting to-night, the Mayor, presiding, teh following resolution was moved by Mr. A. Thompson, and seconded by Mr. T. M. Lobban,…

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Motor Accident. London

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 3

Motor races were being held at Cairo in hotfour of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, but were brought to n, abrupt close in consequence of one…

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Mail Train Mishap

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 5

The passengers by the North-western mail, making their way towards Sydney on Wednesday night, were plunged, without warning, into all the…

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