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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

1,386 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 70

Train Robbers. Terrechaute (Indiana)

Northern Star · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 5

Five masked men held up and robbed the Vandalia train of a large sum and looted the express cars…

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Express and Wreck Train. Collide with Fatal Results. Fort Wayne

Northern Star · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 5

Four men were killed and eleven injured by a collision of the Pemsylvania express with a wreck train. All aboard the latter lost their lives, two workmen being burned…

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Masters Remain Firm. Railway Employees to Be Reduced. London

Northern Star · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 5

A deputation of enginemen waited on the Northumberland minoowncrs and applied for permission to cease work in the event of the miners going out on strike. The…

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Motor Car Thieves. a Jeweller Again the Victim. Citizens Apply to Carry Revolvers. New York

Northern Star · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 5

Two men jumped from a taxi cab, entered a jeweller's in Maiden Lane, beat the jewaller, and dashed, off with a large quantity of jewellry estimated at £3000…

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Spring Grove Bridge

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 4

The official opening of Spring Grove bridge over Pelican Creek takes place tomorrow. Invitations have been sent to the Councillors of Gundurlmba and Tomki…

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Motor Mail Service

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. Goldsmith) submitted a minute at the last meeting of the Murwillumbah Council, in which he stated that he had…

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North Coast to Tableland Railway

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 3

The extreme north-eastern corner of New South Wales, from the Richmond River to the Queensland border, is the most thickly-populated…

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The Motor Mail Request

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 6

The Mayor of Murwillumbah, at the last Council meeting, stated that he had interviewed Mr. Nash, Inspector of the Postmaster-General's Department,…

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Tenterfield-Casino Railway

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 6
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The Hon. J. Wetherspoon, Vice-President of the F. and S. Association. in acknowledging the welcome tendered to the Executive in Casino…

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Mother Jumps Fbom Train

Northern Star · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 4

A sensational Incident occurred at the Albury railway station last Tuesday morning. Amongst the passengers by the first express was Mrs. Walker, of Geelong, who…

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Train Held Up. and the Passengers Robbed. Baltimore

Northern Star · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 5

Masked men jumped aboard the New York-St. Louis express when the train was mounting a heavy grade near Altamont. They held up the passengers, robbing them…

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Casino-Tenterfield Railway

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 8

A meeting of members of the executive of the F. &S. Association and Lismore Railway League took place at Lismore last week. Among those…

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Mullumbimby Railway Station. Improvements in Progress

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 2

Improvements are being effected at the local Railway Station which will conduce very much to the convenience and comfort of the public…

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Tableland Railway. (By a "Daily Telegraph" Correspondent.)

Northern Star · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 8

The extreme north-eastern corner of New South Wales, from the Richmond River to the Queensland border, as the most thickly-populated of the country…

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Queensland Strike. Wood for the Railways. Bringing the Wharfies to Book. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 5

It is understood that the Employers' Federation of Australia. Intends taking strong aggressive action against the W[?] Labourers' Union for breaking tho present…

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Opening of Pelican Creek Bridge

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

Wednesday last was a red-letter day in the history of the residents of Spring Grove and the surrounding districts, whose rejoicing was…

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North Coast to Tableland Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 6

A "Daily Telegraph" correspondent writes:—The extreme north-eastern corner of New South Wales, from the Richmond River to the…

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Developing the Country. Extensive Railway Scheme. Issue of the Elections. Vancouver

Northern Star · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 5

The McBride Administration are planaing an extensive railway scheme to develop the northern interior of the province, where vast mineral and agricultural…

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The Bridge

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 4

The bridge is a single-span high-level, 35ft. long, 19ft. above water level, with 15ft. between curb logs, to which hand rails are affixed. The piles at the…

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