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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1909

943 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 48

A Railway Bus

Northern Star · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 4

Mr. John A. Harley has complted arrangements to place a bus to ply between the Railway Steation, South Lismore, and the Post Office. A timetable will be…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Six Men Injured. One Man Killed. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 7

A shocking railway accident occurred at the railway crossing near Geelong. A party of six men were driving in a vehicle when a goods train crashed into…

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Railway "Tragedy" Without a Victim

Northern Star · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 9

A cry of horror went up from a crowd of passengers standing on Burton-on-Trent railway station platform. Before their very eyes lay all the elements of a tragedy…

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Evans River Road

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 4

At Casino on Wednesday last Captain Storey introduced to the Hon. C. A. Leena representative deputation of Richmond River residents, who asked that a grant of £750…

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Another Payable Railway, [To the Editor.]

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

SIR,—Will, you kindly permit. me per [?]ium of your valuable paper, to express my opinion re the Tenterfield Casino railway, which, by the way, Isee Commissioner…

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The Casino-Kyogle Railway Demonstration. The Speeches at the Banquet. CONTINUED

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 4

"PARLIAMENTS: Federal and State" was in the capable hands of Mr. J.J.W. Kissane, who in submitting it to the company, delivered the following able…

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Murwillumbah-tweed Heads Railway Connection. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

It is feared in some quarters that unless vigorous action is speedily takeil by public bodies between Murwillumbah and Lismore there is a danger of losing all chances of…

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Fight in a Train

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

CHIEF Secretary Wood got a "punch in the eye" the other day. He was travelling down from the Blue Mountains with Mr. James Ashton, M.L.C…

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Minister for Works Returns to Sydney. Says Country Roads Better Maintained by Shibfe Than by Department. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 5

The Minister for Wor[?]s Hon. C. A. [?]e, [?]on his return from the northern district, where he turned the soti of the CasinoKyogle railway, says he learned a good…

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Electrification of a Railway. London, Monday afternoon

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 5

The South London Railway, Victoria to London Bridge, has been successfully converted to an electric service, that of Dawson's single phase alternating o[?]rhead…

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Roads Wanted. Grafton

Northern Star · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 3

Spreaking at a smoke concert last night, Mr. John McFarlane, M.L.A., for the Clarence, said the Government should put the people on selected Crown lands on the…

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The North Coast Railway. Glouester-taree Section. Contractors' Final Deposit Lodged. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 3

The contractors for the Gloucester-Tarce section of the North Coust railway, Rhys, Jones, Carter and Company, Ltd., lodged their security deposit of £8350 with the…

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Irving Bridge

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 4

THIS work is very near completion, all the heavy work in connection with the fitting together having been completed. The work of painting the bridge is now being…

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Another Railway Proposal

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 10

SINCE the late J. J. M. Marks described, in the "Tweed Herald," the route of a railway to run from Kyogle to Murwillumbah, via Tyalgum, we have…

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The Railways We Want

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 10

F. ELLIOTT writes in the "Richmond River Herald":—I noticed an article in your last week's issue, apparently taken from the Casino EXPRESS, headed "What…

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Tenterfield-Casino Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 5

A DEPUTATION, headed by Mr. R. Pyers, waited on the Hon. C. A. Lee at Casino last week to advocate the cause of the Tenterfield-Casino railway…

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Fire in Sydney. George-street Building Gutted. Tram Traffic Blocked. Sydney, Thursday night

Northern Star · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

A fire threatening serious results, broke out in a four storey building in George st., near Hunter-st. to-night. The building was occupied by Messrs…

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World's Lar[?] Bridge

Northern Star · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 9

The Pennsylvania railroad on December 121 filed plans for buildiug the largest bridge in the world. It will connect the mainland of New York with Long island…

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Hanging Rock Road

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 2

At a meeting of the Terania Shire Council last Thursday, Cr. Thorne reported having, with the President of the Kyogle Shire and other, at Casino on January 27th,…

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The North Coast Railway

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 5

THE contractors for the Gloucester-Taree section of the North Coast railway, Rhys, Jones, Carter and Coy., Ltd., lodged their security deposit of…

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