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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1921

2,199 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 110

Fatal Motor Accident. Bike Jumps 21 Feet. Returned Soldier Killed

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 4

A motor bike accident occurred at the junction of Molesworth and Conway streets near Mr. H. Beeching's shop about half-pilot six on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the…

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Kyogle-beaudesert Railway

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 6

The secretary to Sydney Chamber of Commerce wrote to the Grafton Chamber, enclosing a copy of a communication from the Public Works Committee in conncction…

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Child Killed by Aeroplane

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—A three-year-old girl passing in front of a landing aeroplane at Liverpool was struck and died from a fractured skull…

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Little Girl Killed. Sensational Aeroplane Landing. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

While attempting to land an aeroplane with passengers taken up at Liverpool yesterday. Captain Percival saw an elderly man start to walk across…

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The King of the Road

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

In spite of all the advance in wheeled traffic the foot passenger still remains the boss of the situation. Whatever accident happens he cannot be in the…

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North Coast Railways. Parliamentarians' Visit

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

The Parliamentary Party will arrive at Tenterfield on Tuesday, the 1st February, and from that point work towards the coast for the purpose of inspecting…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

A returned soldier named John Joseph Moss. of Keen-street, L [?] are, was killed in a motor accident on Saturday afternoon. Deceased, with his two…

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Fire Fiend. Suspicious Outbreak at Temora Fire Motor Put Out of Action. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

A destructive fire broke out at Temora last night, a cabinetmaker's premises being destroyed. The Fire Brigade motor would not work, and examination by an…

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"Australian Six" Motors. Cabinet Visits Factory

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 4

"We, as a Government, are in sympathy with you, and wish you every success. Anything the Government can do for you it will do. We cannot order…

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Railway Fatality

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Ernest Dickens, junior porter at the South Brunswick railway station, and whose parents reside in Adelaide, was knocked down by a train…

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Annual Motor Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The annual motor show opened at the Agricultural. Ground today is the biggest exhibition of its kind yet held in Australia, and some excellent…

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Casino-grafton Railway Service

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

At the last meeting of the central executive of the Primary Producers' Union a resolution was carried that the Railway Commisioner he requested to provide a daily train…

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Somnambulist Boards Tram

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Clad in a suit of silk pyjamas a young woman of about 19 wandered along Norton-street, Leichhanlt, at 2 o'clock this morning and boarded a…

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General News. Motor Cycle Fatality

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 4

The coroner (Mr. A. J. Peisley) has fixer 10 o'clock on Friday morning as the time of the inquest concerning the death of John Moss as a result of the motor cycle…

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Motor Taxes on Roads

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 2

"In this shire there are easily 1000 motor cars, and at £5 tax per car the shire would receive £5000 yearly from this source." So says the President of…

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Daily Train to Casino

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

At the last meeting of the central execntive of the Primary Producers' Union a resolution was carried that the Railway Commissioners be requested to provide a daily…

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Street Motor Traffic

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 2

Provision is made in the regulations governing motor traffic within municipalities for the silencing of what is called the exhaust. All motorists are…

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Motor Fatality at Lismore

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 2

A motor cycle and side-car carrying Joseph Moss, jun., a returned soldier, and his two brothers, struck a bump in the street when turning from…

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Railway Services. Casino-grafton Section. Commissioners' Reply to P.P.U.

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Central Executive, of the Primary Producers' Union, a resolution was carried that the Railway Commissioner be…

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Aeroplane Wrecked

Northern Star · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 4

HOBART, Wednesday.—The aeroplane in which Captain Huxley arrived at Hobart yesterday from Melbourne was wrecked this morning by a fierce windstorm. The…

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