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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1919

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Telegrams Railway Mishaps. Permanent Way Torn Up. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 3

Fourteen empty railway carriages being shunted at Wollongong yesterday crashed into a dead end, severely damaging them. Many were telescoped…

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Railway Arrangements

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 2

The issue of tickets for Queeusland has been stopped on the Tweed-Grafton line in conjunction with other lines. Yesterday a number of people desirous of…

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Railway Accidents

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY,Wednesday —At 7 o'clock yesterday morning a heavily-laden. coa[?] train drawn by two " T" class engines jumped the points at Lyndhurst. The permanent…

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Paris Railway Strike. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 5

PARIS, Monday.—The normal train service has been resumed…

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A North Coast Motor Trip

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

Some residents of Moree recently conceived the idea of making a motor trip through the North Coast district. Had it remained at that it…

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Tramway Employees and the Public. Overpacking of Trams. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 3

Mr Thompson, Secretary of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Association, thinks that all employees should wear masks as well as the public. The…

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Train and Tram Travellers. to Wear Masks

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Fitzgerald announced this afternoon that all race meetings had been prohibited till further notice. The Cabinet had also decided that it was…

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Train Services Curtailed

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Owing to the anticipated falling off in the passenger traffic, and in view of the expressed desire to induce the public to avoid unnecessary travelling, the…

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Train Travellers to Wear Masks. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

The Executive Council will make it compulsory for any person travelling by train in any part of the State to wear masks, also if on any railway or…

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The Transcontinental Line Hold-up. Passengers Living in Train. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

Further particulars regarding the holding up of the train on the Transcentinental line show that, including the crew, between seventy and eighty…

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Pneumonic Influenza. New Cases in Sydney. Case Reported From Grafton District. Train Travellers to Wear Masks. Congestion at Tenterfield

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Terrible congestion prevails at Tenterfield owing to the closing of the border. Over 700 strangers are in the town, and it is absolutely impossible to…

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Tram Travellers. Restrictions Asked For. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

One doctor had a trip of over 40 miles during which he visited seven widely-separated homes and found ordinary influenza. No contacts had developed…

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Railway Restrictions. a Noticeable Curtailment. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

The effect of the railway restrictions from Victoria is already noticeable. Only one division of the Melbourne express arrived to-day instead of the…

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Railway Management

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

This paper recently made reference to the lack of intelligent management on the railways, and on Wednesday there was further evidence of it. Quite a…

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Post-war Motor Trade. C.C.M. Developments

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 7

Since the signing of the armistice, information has been eagerly awaited by motor importers as to what would be done in England regarding the motor…

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Railway Mishaps

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 3

At 7 o'clock on Wednesday morning a heavily-laden coal train, jumped the points at Lyndhurst. The permanent way was badly ploughed up. The…

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Train Travellers. Wearing of Masks

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

Mr. Richens (stationmaster) notifies that he has been advised by Mr. Graham (Superintendent of Railways, Lismore) that by-law 532, departmental…

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The Flight Train. Who Is to Pay for It Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

Regarding the special tram engaged last Saturday to take Mr. Holman and other Ministers home, it has not yet been decided who will pay for it. It is…

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Steamers Held Up. Not Restriction of Railway Traffic Yet. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

The steamers Hunter, Barwon, Westralia and Rupara are held up owing to the action of the seamen demanding concessions…

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Masks on the Railways

Northern Star · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 4

The District Railway Superintendent. (Mr. R. F. W. Graham) has been notified from the Commissioners' office of the following by-law:—"No porson shall until such time as…

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