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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

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Tarred Roads. What Our Main Highways Need

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 3

In view of the capital idea to lay down a tarred section of road for experimental and test purposes in Woodburn Shire the following excerpts from…

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Preferential Railway Rates

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 4

In a recent issue we commented on the differential railway rates existing in this State, by which the Grafton-Murvillumbah section is more…

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Attack on Motorists

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 4

Our Tweed IIeads correspondent writes:- On Tuesday night last two well-known residents of Tweed Heads were motoring home from Tumbulgum, where they had attended a…

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Smash in Railway Yards

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The disorganisation caused by the storm on Tuesday night was responsible for a smash in the Clyde shunting yards. Several cattle trucks were…

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Overseas Labor. British Railway Men. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The meeting of the railway representatives with Sir Eric Geddes (Minister for Transport) this afternoon lasted two and a half hours. It is…

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Dyraaba Estate Roads

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Kyogle Shire Council, a letter was read from the Local Land Board stating that tenders had been accepted and…

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Bonalbo Road Improvements

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

The Casino Chamber of Commerce wrote to the last meeting of the Kyogle shire, asking the Council if it were possible to increase the expenditure…

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Cycling. Road Race

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

The following are the handicaps allotted for the seven-mile road race to take place this afternoon over the Lismore-Tuncester course, starting from Spillane's Hotel at…

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Fencing a Road

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

Thos. B. Foyster, Crabbe's Creek, wrote to yesterday's Shire Council meeting Stating that he had received a letter from the Under Secretary, Department…

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Cudgen Creek Bridge. a Broken Promise

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

At yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council the matter of the non-completion of the Cudgen bridge was discussed on a letter from W. Wells stating that his…

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Tenterfield Road. Another Ukase Disregarded

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 1

At the meeting of Kyogle S[?] Council on Monday the following letter from the Local Government Department was read:--…

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Tomki Shire Roads. Commerce Chamber's Criticism. Council Wants Withdrawal

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Casino Chamber of Commerce some criticism was levelled at the Gundurimba and Tomki Shire Councils regarding…

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Fatal Motor Smash. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

Four people were injured in a motor Smash in Anzac Parade, Moore Park, this morning, and one girl, 26 years of age, had her skull fractured, and is in a…

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British Railwaymen. Majority Favour Settlement. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

The railwaymen's leaders state that, a majority have now accepted a settlement on the basis of the Governments offer…

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Railway Station Hold-up. Venture by Masked Men. BATHURST

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

Two masked men held up the Perthville railway station early this morning. They secured money that had been sent up to pay the workmen, and escaped into…

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Cablegrams. English Railwaymen

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.--The railway men's leaders in London have accepted a settlement on the basis of the Government[?] offer…

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Motor Car Fatality. Young Woman Killed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--A motor car collided with the stone coping of the Anzac Parade, Moore Park, this morning. The driver saw a motor cycle…

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War Motor Ambulance

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

At the meeting of the Terania Shire Council yesterday there was read the following letter from the secretary Defence Department, Melbourne:— "Motor ambulance…

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Motor Car Smash. Young Woman Killed

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Four people were, injured in a motor ear smash in Anzac Parade, Moore Park, early this morning. One girl, Olga Neville, aged 26, whose skull was…

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Aerodrome Lighthouse

Tweed Daily · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 4

What may be described almost as the first step towards the realisation of a proper service of commercial aeroplanes, travelling by night as well as by day,…

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