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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1920

2,037 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 102

Railway Motor Cars. Country Service Facilities

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 4

A demand is setting in from the country for rail motor services on the branch railway lines. A motor, petrol-driven, is fitted up to haul a load…

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Casino Chamber of Commerce. Kyogle-beaudesert Railway. Deputation to Queensland Minister. Dyraaba Estate

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Casino Chamber of Commerce was held on Thursday evening, under the presidency of Mr. J. B. McDougall. Others present were:…

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Serious Motor Smash

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 2

A party of Tenterfield residents motoring from Tenterfield to Stanthorpe on Monday evening, met with a serious accident 15 miles from…

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The Border Railway

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 2

A meeting of those interested will be held to-day after the P.P.U. meeting to appoint delegates to wait upon the Queensland Minister for…

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Train Fired At

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—As a train was passing through Erskineville on its way to Sydney early this morning two bullets crashed through two windows, one bullet narrowly…

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Dodging a Tram. Boy Run Over by a Taxi. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 3

Four boys attempted to run across Dowling Street, and just passed a moving tram when a taxi approached. One was unable to get out of the way, with…

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Railway Strike in Italy. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 4

ROME, Saturday.—A railway strike has begun. The services are more or less affected in various districts owing to the absence of the locomotive staff. Generally the…

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Wrecked Aeroplane. Pilot Killed. PARIS

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 3

A new Bleriot aeroplane, constructed to carry 25 passengers on the Paris London service, was wrecked on a preliminary trial in France. The pilot was…

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Better Roads for Primary Producers

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 4

A New South Wales branch of the National Roads Association of Australia has been formed. One of the speakers at the formation meeting in Sydney said that the movement…

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A Dunoon Road Function

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 4

The residence of Mr. and Mrs., Lawrence. Dunoon road, was the scene of a most enjoyable evening on Friday last. The rooms were tastefully decorated for the occasion,…

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Earring the Road Against Bolsheviks. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The "Daily Mail's" Paris corespondent stales that the Allied Council decided to second British troops to the Caucasus at Mr. Lloyd George's express…

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Kyogle-beaudesert Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. H. T. Sheppard, since the Chamber of Commerce meeting on Thursday evening, received an official communication through Mr. Bill…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

A very serious motor accident occurred on the Boonoo Boonoo road at a spot near the Ten-Mile. It appears pears that Mr. W. Narborough,…

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News of the World. Italian Railway Strike Collapsing. Rome

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 3

After several unsuccessful attempts to destroy trains the railway strike is gradually collapsing…

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Melbourne-sydney Roads. Automobile Club's Suggestion. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

An idea which is receiving strong support in Melbourne is a suggestion of the Automobile Club that roads should be decently constructed between…

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Motor Smash

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

On Monday night of last week a very serious accident occurred on the Boonoo Boonoo road at a spot near the Ten-Mile (says the Tenterfield…

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Kyogle Railway League

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 1

A meeting of the Kyogle-Border Railway League was held at the School of Arts on Saturday last, there being a good attendance. Mr…

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Battle on the Railway. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The "Times" Harbin correspondent reports that whilst the Allied Mission 's train was lying at Irkutsk station, and the officials were negotiating…

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Kyogle-beaudesert Railway

Northern Star · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. H. T. Sheppard, since the Chamber of Commerce meeting on Thursday evening, received an official communication through Mr. Bill J. Stark regarding the deputation to the…

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Beaudesert-kyogle Railway Proposal. a Queensland Deputation

Northern Star · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A big deputation represent nearly the whole of the Queensland coastal districts waited an the Minister for Railways to-day to urge the construction…

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