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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

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Railway Border Traffic

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

The question of border traffic, on which there has been some difference of opinion between Queensland and New South Wales, is likely to come up at a conference…

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Sensational Collision. Tramcar and Sulky. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 3

A sensational collision occurred near the Central Railway Station to-day between a sulky and a tramear. The driver of the vehicle and his…

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Farmer's Narrow Escape. Horses Killed by Train. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 5

James Flack, a farmer in the Lower Horton district of Victoria, was drawing across the railway line when a passing engine struck his horses hurling them into…

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Watching the Trains. Boy Falls 40Ft. Off Bridge. His Condition Critical. Sydney, Tursday

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 5

A lad named John Rolorts, aged six, climbed on the side of the railway bridge at Redfern last night to watch the trains passing bencath…

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Border Railway Traffic

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 3

THE Brisbane Cornier says :--The question of border traffic, on which there has been some difference of opinion between Queensland and New…

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Kyogle-Casino Railway. Kyogle Meeting

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

A WELL attended meeting of the joint committees of Casino and Kyogle was held at Kyogle on Monday night to discuss the question of celebrating the turning of the…

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Tenterfield-Casino Railway

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

REFERRING to the line from Tenterfield to Casino, the Tenterfield "Star" says:--" We hear on reliable authority that the Railway Commissioners have reported…

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Public Works Committee. Coramba to Dorrigo Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

The Public Works Committee took fur ther evidence on Thursday on the question of constructing a railway from Corambu to Dorrigo…

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North Coast Railway

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

Rapid progress is being ronde with the construction of the first section of the North Coast railway from Maitland to Dungog. The week has so far advanced…

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Bonalbo Road. [To the Editor.]

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 12

SIR,—I see Mr. J. Woodworth, of Peacock Creek, is on the warpath getting autographs to a petition to the Minister for Works, for money to fix up the road…

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Casino-Kyogle Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

On Monday last members of the Casino Executive Committee in connection with this demonstration of turning the first sod of the above railway on January 27th,…

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Coramba to Dorrige Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 11

Mr. J. HARPER gave evidence before the Public Works Committee, on behalf, of the Chief Commissioner, in regard to the proposed railway from Coramba to…

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The Casino - Tenterfield Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 4

As was generally anticipated by those who follow tho trend of the Railway Commissioners'' policy of vigorous effort is being made by those gentry to strangle the cause of the Tenterfied…

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Railway Superannuation Scheme

Northern Star · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

The two railway superannuation schemes not yet been accepted by the authorities, Guard Burgue's scheme, which had many merits but wsa not the work of an…

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Ode to the "Knights of the Road."

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 5

DURING the interval when the commercial Travellers were trying to stop the flow of oratory on the part of one of their number at the banquet, our scribe passed a few…

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Sydney. Gastric Catarrh, Heart, Liver, and Kindney Disease Cured. Military-road, North Shore

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 3

It was my misfortune to suffer from a complication of disorders, My heart, liver. kidneys, stomach, and nervous system were all very hadly affected. My illness…

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Casino-Tenterfield Railway

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 7

On the motion of Mr. R. Campbell, it was decided at, Wednesday's meeting of the Lismore Council of Progress Associations to deputationise the Minister for Public…

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Lismore Railway League

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the Lismore Railway League was held at the Council Chambers last night, when there was a good attendance of members, pesided over by the…

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Railway to Dorrigo

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 2

At the meeting of the Public Works Committee on Thursday, Mr. J. McFarlane, M.L.A., gave evidence in reference to the proposal to construct a railway fron…

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Railways

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

It is evident that the Chief Commissioner of Railways has determined upon a defined policy us regards…

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