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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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BALLINA. (From Our Special Representative.) Thursday. East Ballina Bridge

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

Recently the Department of Works caused several of the timbers in the East Balling bridge, which were eaten by the insistent termite, to be replaced, but it is currently…

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Kyogle Railway Returns

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

Mr. G. Mitchell, stationmaster at Kyogle, furnishes the following return of revenue for the month of December, 1918:—745 passengers…

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New Motor Tip Lorry

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

A New Zealand paper publishes this:-The task of converting an ordinary 5-ton motor lorry into a tip wagon is not altogether an easy one, but this has…

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Increased Railway Freights

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

At the last meeting of the P.P.U. Executive Mr. Watt [?] attention to the recent increase in railway freights. He said that although the increase was…

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Cables. Light Railways in France. Connecting up Country Districts in England. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

The Government propose to utilise a large quantity of light railway material now in France for connecting the country districts in Britain with the main…

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Railway Mishaps. Shunting Accidents at Hurstville and Rockdale. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

While some railway carriages were being shunted into Hurstville station this morning into a dead head with too much speed they crashed into the buffers. The…

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Railway Crash

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A number of railway carriages crashed into the buffers of the deadend at Hurstville this morning. The impact was so severe that the foremost carriage was…

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Railway Strikes in England. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.—Railway strikes for a 47-hour week are extending to London. The Brighton-South Coast railway is disorganised. Tyneside shipyards are idle…

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Hold-up of Mail Train. Charge Against Larsen

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Wolfren Larsen was charged at the Bathurst Police Court with robbery under arms in connection with the recent hold up of the Forbes mail train…

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Attempted Robbery Under Arms. The Forbes Mail Train Incident. Larsen Before the Court. Ideas for the Hold-Up got from Picture Shows. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

At the Bathurst Court to-day Wolfren Larsen was charged with attempted robbery under arms. This was a case wherein an attempt…

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Letters to the Editor. We do not necessarily endorse the opinion expressed by correspondents.--ED. Coast Tableland Railway

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 5

Sir,--I notice it is reported that the Minister for Railway points out that the proposition for connecting the coastal districts with the tablelands…

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Open Column. Coast-tableland Railways. (Editor "Star.")

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 5

Sir,—I notice it reported that the Minister for Railways points out that the propostion for connecting the coastal Jistriets with the tablelands via Tabulam will have…

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The Train Hold-up

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

Wilfren Larsen was charged at the Bathurst. Police Court with robbery under arms in connection with the recent hold-up of the Forbes mail…

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Run Down by Goods Train. Father and Son Killed. SYDNEY,Monday

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 3

John Hoskins, a lengthsman, while riding on a railway tricycle with two of his sons, between Hendon and Clifton. Queensland collided with a goods…

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The Motor Traffic

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

The following passengers have travelled from the district per New England motors since last issue:—Mesdames P. Lynch, R. S…

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The Motor Traffic

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 3

The following passengers travelled from the district per New England Motor Company during last week: Mesdames Lavers, Diehl and…

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Bolshevik Outbreak on Siberian Railway. Tientsin

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 3

A strong Bolshevik activity is reported at various points on the Siberian railway…

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Nationalising Railways. London

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 3

The Premier informed a deputation of railwaymen that the question of nationalisation of the railways has been held over for the present…

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Lismore to Ballina by Tram

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

The recommendation of the "Facilitation of Access" committee that came before the Ballina Betterment Conference on Thursday night, viz., "that steps be taken…

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Berlin's Street Battles. Liebknecht, Spartacus Leader, Killed. Fighting at Railway Stations. Bolshevists in Russia. German Revolution. Liebknecht Still Defiant. Does Not Believe in Moderation

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A Berlin message states that Dr. Liebknecht is still defiant, He has refused to yield to the pressure of his more moderate colleagues. Berlin is faced…

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