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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

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Irving Bridge Traffic

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 2

In reference to the letter written by the Casino Chamber of Commerce to the Casino Municipal Council asking that body to take action to control the…

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Suspension Bridge Collapses. Eighty People Drowned

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 2

VANCOUVER, Thursday.--A suspension bridge across the Cowlitz River at Washington collapsed while crowds of workers were going home. Eighty…

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A Train Somersaults. Irish Rebel Activities. Amnesty Bill

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Rebels held up a goods train bound from Dundalk to Clones and removed the rails on to an embankment. The train was started at full speed and…

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River Bridge Collapses. 80 Lives Lost. 'Bus with Children Topples Over

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

KELSO (Washington), Thursday.—It is believed that at least 30 lives were lost when a 700 foot suspension bridge across the Cowlitz River collapsed while crowds were going…

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Money Waiting Murwillumbah-tweed Heads Road. Over £2000 to be Spent

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

Those who have occasion to travel over the Murwillumbah-Tweed Heads road, which has deteriorated into a disgraceful state of disrepair lately…

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Border Railways

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4
Also in Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser, The Kyogle Examiner

SYDNEY, Friday.--The surveys for the line from Moama to Balranald, via Moulemeiri, under the border, railways agreement, will begin this month…

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Motor Trains a Success

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday--Motor trains have proved such a success in Victoria that it is proposed to extend them…

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Developing the North. Railway Proposals

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 1

The following extracts are taken from the report of the official committee on land development and settlement concerning proposed…

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Railway Management

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 3

The probable development of railway, organisation in the United Kingdom was discussed by Sir Sam Fay, general manager of the Great Central Railway since 1902, in his…

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Tweed Heads Railway Station

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

An extension of 20 feet has now been made to the railway station at Tweed Heads, and this has supplied a longfelt want. The station has now been converted into two offices,…

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Motor Car and Shed Burnt

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

At about 3.30 yesterday a fire occurred, at Mr. A. Foster's residence, Shirley-street, Byron Bay, when a Studebaker car and the shed in which it was housed were totally…

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Railway Connection. Uniform Gauge. Richmond Gap to Brisbane

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The members of the State Government will very probably urge upon the new Federal Government when formed the advisability of conferring with…

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Good Roads in Germany

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 4

Mr. E. W. Cox, of Melbourne, a past, president of the National Roads Association of Australia, who has been visiting Europe, says: "When I toured…

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Murwillumbah-tweed Heads Road

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 4

All who have occasion to travel over the Murwillumbah-Tweed Heads road, which has deteriorated into a disgraceful state of dis repair, will be interested to learn that there…

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Another Failure Lausanne Adjourns. "Difficult to Bridge the Difference,"

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 3

LAUSANNE, Saturday. --The Turks have failed to offer counter proposals to the capitulations commission which has now adjourned indefinitely…

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The Coal Combines Keeping Up the Price. Interesting Combat with the Railway Commissioners

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday. --The Coal Combine has received a rude shock as the result of the Railway Commissioners' refusal to accept the high priced tenders…

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Misadventures Man Killed in Collision. Driver of Motor Car Arrested

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday. --A motor car and a motor cycle collided last night at the intersection of two streets in Summer Hill…

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Wedged Between Trams. Cart Smashed to Matchwood

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Joseph Brett was driving a cart down the street at Marrickville yesterday as a tram approached in the opposite direction. Brett tried to slacken…

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