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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1922

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Aeroplane Crash

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—An Avro aeroplane crashed near Cheviot, New Zealand, while on a journey from Kaikoura to Christchurch. The pilot, Lieut.H…

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Tenders for North Shore Bridge

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.-- It is announced that Sir Timothy Coghlan, Agent General to England, is inviting tenders, for the North Shore bridge, receiveable in…

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Disappointed! Picnickers Turned Away. Excursion Train Cancelled

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

A large number of Murwillumbah citizens were sadly surprised yesterday, morning when they found on the door of the Murwillumbah railway station a…

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Aeroplane Record. French Performance Beaten. Non-stop Endurance Flight. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Saturday.—The world's non-stop endurance aeroplane record was broken when Edward Stinson and Lloyd Bertaud stayed 27 hours 2 minutes and…

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Railway Gauges. Australia's Task

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

In an interview with a representative of the Australian Press Association in New York, Mr. Whyte, a member of the Commonwealth Royal Commission…

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Railway Official Farewelled

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

Mr.Pilcher, night officer at the Casino railway station, who has been transferred to Zig Zag station, on the Blue Mountains, was the guest of fellow…

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Motor Launch Burnt. Christmas Morning Mishap

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 3

The Aramis, Sullivan Brothers' pleasure motor launch, was totally destroyed by fire about three-quarters of a mile above Boyd's Bay ferry on the…

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Casino-tenterfield Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on the last day of the session the Minister for Public Works moved: "That it be referred to the Public Works…

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Motor Fatality

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The collapse of the back wheel of a motor car consequent on the overturning of the car down an embankment on the main…

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Reliability Tests Motor Cycle Contest. Woman Takes Part. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

Punctures, badly damaged machines and delays through, washaways and floods were some of the many difficulties experienced by the contestants in the six…

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Egyptian Incendiaries. Railway Coaches Burned. Troops Fire on Rioters. British Officer Assassinated. (Renter.)

Northern Star · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Reuter's Cairo correspondent says that six coaches and two vans were burned at the railway workshops by incendiaries on Thursday. The Egyptian…

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Aeroplane Crashes. the Pilot Killed

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 4

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Monday.—An Avro ae[?]epla[?]e crashed near Cheviet. The pilot, Grout, who was the only occupant, was injured and died shortly…

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Collision with a Bridge. Motor Cycle Accident. Two Men Injured

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A sensational aecident occurred near Geelong yesterday. Two men named Luker and Garter were riding in a motor cycle and sid[?]ar when the…

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Motor and Tram Car. Collision at Mosman. Occupants Escape Serious Injury

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A motor car collided with a tram car at Mosman. Five persons were in the motor car, but though the vehicle was badly smashed they…

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Railway Porter Killed

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- John Peters, 35, married, leading porter on the Newcastle railway station, was attempting to [?] from a moving train at…

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Motor Car Overturns. Two Persons Killed. Four Others Injured

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A motor ear overturned and foll over an embankment near Lillydale. Two persons were killed, namely, Elsie…

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German Railway Strike. Threatens to Spread. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.—A message from Cob-lenz states the railwaymen at Cologne have struck in sympathy with the strikers at Essen and Elberfield…

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Manly Boat Skippers. Have Anxious Time. Railway Landslide

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Rain foll in Sydney almost continuously throughout The night and a heavy gale was raging along the coast. Skippers of Manly boats had an anxious time…

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Repairing the Bridge

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

Two men, employed by the Public Works Department, were repairing the bridge over the Tweed River at Murwillumbah yesterday, paying most…

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The Latest News. International. Shot in a Train

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.—The "Times" Rotterdam correspondent states that a lawyer named Wysman left Amsterdam on New Year's Eve to spend his…

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