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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1918

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Casino Railway Station

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. D. G. McDonald, station master, Casino, has supplied the following figures showing the passenger and good traffic for the month of…

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Millionaires in a Day. Quick Road to Fortune

Northern Star · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 3

To the man who may toil through a _long lifetime in order to save a few hundred pounds to leave behind him there is something breath-taking in the'very: thought- that…

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Motor Cycle and Tram. Fatal Accident

Northern Star · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A fatal accident occurred at Darlinghurst as the result of [?] collision between a motor cycle and a tram. Harry Merrick, of Boyce-street, Glebe, was…

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Another Railway Syndicate. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

The Minister for Works has signed an agreement with a syndicate, said to be Victorian, for the construction of the Henty to Billabong railway, on much the…

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Railway Extension. Agreement,with a Syndicate

Northern Star · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Minister for Works has sighed an agreement with the representative of a syndicate for the completion of.the railway extension from Henty…

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Assaulted in a Tram

Northern Star · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—John Walker, a laborer, was assaulted in a tram at Alexandria, resulting in being run over by the tram and narrowly escaping death. All his fingers…

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The Motor Traffic

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

The following passengers have arrived in the district per New England motors since last issue: Mesdames Ross, Osborne, is Sanith,…

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North Coast Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

In the Assembly, Mr. Osborne was informed by the Minster for Works. Mr. Ball, that it was proposed to complete the sixth section of the…

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Railway Excursion

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

Sunday's railway excursion to Byron Bay was patronised by about 100 people from the Tweed end of the line. The number who went from Murwillumbah…

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Telegrams I Cabinet Crisis. Railways Out of Local Loans. Division of Opinion Among Ministers. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

It is Reported that strained relations exist between certain of the State Ministers over the projected construction of railways from locally raised loan money:…

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Thrown Out of a Tram. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

A man named John walker had an altercation with a fellow passenger in a tram on Saturday night, ending in the second man throwing Walker out on the…

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Reported General Railway Strike. Strikers Dynamite Trucks. New York

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 3

A general railway strike is reported in the Argentine, accompanied by violent widespread disorders. The strikers dynamited many railway trucks, 'thus…

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Railway Extension. Finding the Money. Ministerial Explanations

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Referring to the construction of the railway extension from Henty to Billabong through the medium of funds raised by people locally, the Minister for…

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Railway Employee Fare Welled

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. J. Beetan, who for two years has been engaged as a checker at the Murwillumbah railway station, and is now leaving to take up pastoral pursuits…

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Plucky Tram Conductor

Northern Star · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 2

When crossing the Torrens River bridge in Adelaide recently a train conductor noticed from the car a man struggling in the river near the City Bridge. He jumped off the car,…

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General News. Motor Fare to Glen Innes

Northern Star · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 2

Owing to a figure being misplaced in the Northern Motor Company's advertisement in a recent issue, it appeared that the fare from Grafton to Glen Innes was 30s. This…

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The Motor Traffic

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

The following passengers have left the district per New England motors since last issue :—Mesdames Fanning, Donovan, Burnett, Noble,…

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Local Loans for Railway Construction. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

The State Cabinet further considered the local loan proposal to-day. Mr. Holman said there was nothing for the Press…

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State Parliament. Building Railways by Local Loans. the Premier's Explanation. Mr. Storey Finds a Mare's Nest the North Coast Line. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

In the Assembly to-day, the Premier made a statement explaining that the offer made to raise money to complete the Henty-Billabong railway, the money…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Railway Works

Northern Star · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the Legislative Assembly at the request of the Leader of the Opposition, the Premier made a statement regarding the Henty-Billabong…

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