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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

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War Against Bridge. a Young Girl's Losses

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 6

From New York on 15th October the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote: -- Mr Justice Shuster's decision on…

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Latest Cablegrams Strikers and Dynamite. Attempt to Wreck a Train. Philadelphia

Northern Star · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 5

Nineteen sticks of dynamite were found attached to a Boston Maine freight train. It is believed that the outrage was attempted by Lawrence strikers when the…

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Casino Tenterfield Railway Project

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

The Lismore "Northern Star" of yesterday has an article on the Tableland railway extension, and with a considerable degree of…

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New Aerial Feat. Parac[?]ting From Aeroplane. S[?].LOUIS,Saturday

Northern Star · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 5

For the first time in the history of aeroplanes a man has leaped from his machine and reached the ground safely in a parachute,Captain Berry,in the prese[?] of…

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Ratings on the Road. London

Northern Star · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 5

The first batch of Australian naval ratings have sailed…

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North Coast Railway. English Contractors' Offer to Complete. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 5

It is again freely stated that a big English firm of contractors have offered to complete the remaining sections of the North Coast Railway and bring out two…

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The Railway Commissioner

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

For some time rumors have been gaining ground regarding alleged strained relations between the Government and the Chief Commissioner…

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North Coast Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 4

It is an open secret that Messrs. G. S. Briner and H. D. Morton, M's.L.A., have for some time been endeavoring to induce the…

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The Tramway Men's Badge. Judge Higgins' Judgment

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 3

In making his award regarding the dispute over the wearing of badges by the tramway men, in the Federal Arbitration Court, when he decided…

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Amending an Award Application of Railway Employees. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 3

In the Industrial Court the application of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Association to have the various awards altered so as to make the general…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. the Chief Railway Commissioner. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Wade asked Mr. Ducey would he make a statement to the House regarding the relations between the Government and the…

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Bridge Over Flood's Crossing

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 5

At last the residents in the vicinity of Flood's Crossing are to obtain what they have been agitating for during the past three years. The contract for the bridge…

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The North Coast Railway

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 4

The Coff's Harbor "Advocate" says:--We have been reliably informed that an important proposal has been placed before the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. North Coast Railway

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Griffifth denied there had been any delay in the construction of the North Coast railway between Gloucester and Wauchope…

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Railway Men Threatening. Miners Already Getting Weary. Prime Minister Again Explains. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 5

Many additional works have been closed down in consequence of the coal strike. Three hundred and fifty thousand, workers engaged in the various industries are now…

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Discontent and Unrest. Trouble in the Railway Department. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 5

Allegations are made that the Chief Railway Commissioner has succeeded iln creating discontent and unrest among nearly all the unions in the Department. Unless the…

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Penny-in-the-slot Train Speedometers

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 3

Several of the observation cars of the limited trains of a railway system in England have been equipped with penny-in-the-slot speedometers…

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Rainfall and Railways. Landslip at Ipswich. Heavy Falls in the Burnett. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 5

Heavy falls of rain are reported from the Maryborough district, in Queensland. The city had 12in. and Plalba 12in. A subsidence occurred on Sunday night, on the…

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Returning to Work. Appeal to Aid Ex-tram Men. Tram Strikes to Sermons. Brisbane, Wednesday Midnight

Northern Star · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 5

Calling off the strike has given the greatest statisfaction to all parties. The Bundaberg miners have been ordered back, and operations will be resumed…

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Appeal to the Railway Employers. London

Northern Star · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 5

Mr. Neasdin has appealed to the National Railwaymen's Strike Committee to support the miners…

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