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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1916

1,431 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 72

Kentish Coast Raided. Enemy Aeroplane and Seaplanes. One Civilian Killed and Six Others Injured. Operations in the Cameroons Drawing to a Close. Pursuit of the Last of the Germans. Russian Victories Over the Turks. Aerial Raid on England. Bombs on East Coast of Kent. a Man Killed—six Other Persons Injured

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.—A hostile aeroplane at midnight dropped nine bombs on the eastern coast of Kent, killing one civilian and slightly injuring two other men, a woman…

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New German Aeroplane. LONDON

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

The exploits of the German Fokker aeroplanes are exciting public interest, and are featured by some newspapers which suggest that…

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Russian Campaign. Troop Train Wrecked. a Daring Achievement

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 5

PETROGRAD, Monday.—A detachment of Lettish volunteers crawled up Libau-Rohny railway in daylight, cut the sentry's throat, and removed the rails. One of the…

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Uniform Motor Horn

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 4

The new Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Meagher, M.L.A.) says that he intends to bring about a reduction of the discordant nerve-wracking noises which afflict people in…

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The Eastern Front. Heroic Volunteers. German Railway Destroyed. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 3

A message from Petrograd states Civilians and Lettish volunteers crawled at daylight to Libau- Romny railway, and cut the throats of the…

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Motor 'Bus Burnt

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 4

A motor 'bus owned by Mr. Connelly, and engaged in the Brunswick Heads-Mullumbimby passenger traffie was destroyed by fire one night last week (writes our Brunswick…

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Tramwaymen's Grievances

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A mass meeting of tramwaymen decided to take a ballot on the question of holding a stop-work meeting to discuss their grievances…

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Railway Men and the War

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Railway Department is experiencing difficulty in obtaining men necessary to carry on the usual services. In addition to its many employees…

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German Train Wrecked

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday.—Lettish volunteers at daylight crawled past the German soldiers guarding the Libau-Romany railway, cut the throats of…

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Run Over by a Train

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

As the Sydney mail train was about to leave Junee a returned soldier, wounded at Gallipoli, named James M'Donald, was saying good-bye to some friends, when…

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Tablelands Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Public Works Committee have just returned from the North Coast, after having taken evidence in connection with…

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Railway Men Farewelled

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

On Friday, the 14th instant, Messrs. John Cameron and Ernest Ellem, of the permanent way branch, railway department, Casino…

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Shortage of Railway Men

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

The N.S.W. Railway Department is experiencing difficulty in obtaining men necessasy to carry on tho usual services. In addition to its ninny employees at the…

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Railway Porter's Death Coroner's Rider. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

The Coroner returned a finding of accidental death at the inquest on John Hardy, a temporary porter, who was killed by a passing train at…

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Motor Cycle Accident Rider Seriously Injured. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

A man named William Cole, while riding a motor cycle at Mclong, collided with the leading horses of a Wheat team and sustained a broken jaw,…

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Motor Car Accident at Bulli Pass. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

A motor car carrying five men, proceeding from Liverpool to Bulli, lost a front tyre and the car fell over a cliff thirty feet at the Bulli Pass. All the…

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A Motor Bike for a Million. Midget in Weight and Height

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

During the past two years there have been various movements to introduce light-weight motor-driven vehicles ranging all the way from the evcle-car to the motor wheel, but the…

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Tramwaymen's Ballot

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Great interest, centres around the ballot which is proceeding on. the question of holding an all day stop work meeting. Should the members decide in the…

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Warning to Tramway Employees

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The president of the Tramway Employees' Union warned members of the latter organisation that the holding of the proposed stop-work meeting will…

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Freeing Railwaymen

Northern Star · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 6

A suggestion has been made to the Victorian Railway Commissioners that retired officers and employees of the department should be asked to resume duty in such occupations…

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