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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Caslno-Kyogle Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

OWING to lack of space in our last issue we were compelled to curtail the speeches other than of "Our Guest." Following that toast was "The Parliament "…

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Railway Disaster at Stoatsnes. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 3

The cause of the accident at Stoatsnes is a mystery. The express was still crossing the points when the ill-fated coach broke a coupling…

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Brewarrina Cyclone. Enormous Damage. Hailstones Kill Animals. Numerous Buildings Blown Down. Railway Washaways. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 3

Further particulars of the cyclone at Brewarrina on Saturday night, and reported in the telegrams in the "Star" published yesterday, state:—…

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Railway Disaster. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 5

Further details of the disaster to the Brighton and London express train at Steat's Nest, near Croydon, on Saturday, leave the cause of the accident still a…

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Motor Cars in Bombay

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 3

It is of groat interest to study the meeting of East and West in the glad adoption by India of all the conveniences of the incidental…

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The Railway Umbrella

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 3

Teddy was the last to start for school on that rainy, windy morning. Ernest and Ellen had gone a half-hour before, and two of the…

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Latest Telegraphic News Sydney, Wednesday. Railway Fatality

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 5

Two drovers, unities unknown, from either Cowra or Grenfell in charge of sonic stock, alighted from their train at Goulburn this morning and stood on the main line…

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Railway Disaster at Stoat's Nest. London

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 3

Evidence given in the inquiry on the Stoat's Nest railway accident discloses that the points were not damaged, but the front wheel of the derailed coach had…

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Railway Fatality. Two Drovers Knocked Down. One Man Killed. Goulburn

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 3

A shocking fatality occurred at Goulburn this morning. Two drovers in charge of some stock alighted from their train and stood in the…

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Queensland Floods. Rail-ways Under Water. Brisbane

Northern Star · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 3

Owing to the floods in Queensland many washaways have occurred on the railway lines. The water is three feet over the rails at…

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Evans Head Road

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 4

SrR,— In your last issue appear the estimates of expenditure of the Woodburn shire for the current year, in which £ 450 is allocated to the above road. Much useful work has been…

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South Crafton-Glenreagh Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 2

THE Mayor of Grafton (Ald. R. Dobie Bawden) and Mr. A. Thomson (President, Grafton branch of the N.C. Railway League) were the only two members…

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Tho Coraki Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 4

A resident of Lismore writes:—" I have rend your report of Mr. Lee's' satisfactory speech at Kyogle. From my knowledge of Casino's necessities in regard to deep water…

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Railway Accident. Coal Train Derailed. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 9

A heavily laden coal train bound to Sydney from Lithgow left the rails at Katoomba. The engine and four trucks were thrown…

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English Road Law

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 10

A motor-cyclist travelling on a Sussex road, met a man riding one horse and leading another. Seeing the cyclist, the man in charge of…

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A £1,000,000 Bridge

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 7

A bridge that is to cost a million [?] and will take nearly five years to build is exciting interest just now among engineers. The bridge will be erected in…

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Dynamite Used. Bridge Foundations Injured. Collery Traffic Interfered With. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 9

Between one and two o'clock this morning some person or persons made a desperate attempt to shatter with dynamite the foundations of the wooden bridge over…

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Federalising Railways

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 2

FOR years there have been strong efforts made to connect the high lands with the North Coast; and much time and money have been wasted in the attempt to induce…

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Gyroscope Railways

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 5

Berlin is to have the first gyroscope railways in Europe, according to Herr [?], the wealthy newspaper proprietor and philanthropist, who has…

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Dorrigo Railway Proposal

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

The Public Works Committee had referred to it last year a proposal as to the expediency of constructing a railway from Coramba to Dorrigo. Upon evidence taken…

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