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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1923

3,597 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 180

The Food of Tramps

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

The fact that a man looks down and out and carries a "Matilda" on his back is no indication of the state of his pocket. At Warwick (Q.) recently a clean up of the…

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Aeroplane Crumpled. Four Fatalities

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.—A passenger passenger hydro-airplane flying in mid-sea There were and cuba sank in mid-sea There were nine passengers about Later…

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Tweed Heads Road

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 2

The request of the Tweed Shire Council for additional subsidy from the Government towards the maintenance of the Murwillumbah-Tweed…

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Byangum Bridge. Tweed Shire in Trouble

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

The Tweed Shire Council is in receipt of a communication from the Departmentt of Local Government dated December 19, regarding the grant for the construction of…

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Motor Busses V. Trams

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Motor Bus Coy., Which aims to control Sydney traffic hopes to obtain registration next month The new company will…

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Kyogle Shire Council. the Monthly Meeting, Mr. Lindsay Road Question

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 7

The monthly meeting of Kyogle Shire Council was held last Wednesday. Cr. R. J. Moore, president, was in the chair. LIGHTING COMMITTEE'S REPORT…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 2

Particulars of a motor car tragedy, which occurred at Coorparoo, a suburb of Brisbane, shortly before midnight on Friday, show that the impact between…

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Motor Car's Dive

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 4

A motor car smash, remarkable for the escape of the occupants without injury, occurred, when J. Duffy's Overland dived over the embankment at the…

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80 Miles an Hour Motor Car's Terrific Speed Man and Woman Killed in Collision

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday.--Particulate, of the motor car tragedy which occurred at Coorparoo, a suburb of Brisbane, shortly before midnight on Friday show that the…

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Motor Car Tragedy. Man and Woman Killed. Others in Critical Condition

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Particulars of a motor car tragedy which occurred at Coorparoo, a suburb of Brisbane, shortly before midnight on Friday show that the…

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Interesting Motor Trip. Seeing the Richmond

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 5

Mr. J. E. Hodge, of Hampden-street Doombin, Brisbane, and Mr. H. E. Clothier, of Sandgate Road, Nundah, Brisbane, accompanied by former's son, Alf., and a son of…

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Wave of Water. Cloud Burst in Wellington District. Railway Services Disorganised

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 4

WELLINGTON, Saturday.—At 6 p.m. on Friday the biggest cloud burst for years occurred at Dripstone. Ten inches of rain fell in an hour. A huge wave of water swept…

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Motor Car Accident. Collision with Telegraph Post

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A motor car containing three passengers struck a telegraph post at Woy Woy this morning. A boy was badly hurt, but the other passengers escaped…

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Road Matters

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the South Gundurimba P.P.U. held early in the month the secretary was instructed to write to the Lismore Municipal Council in reference to the…

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Infested Cattle Roam the Roads

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

In the Condong district a tick infested herd was roaming the roads. The owner admitted that his cattle were getting poor because they were infested, yet he…

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Price of Motor Spirit

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

[?] Monday.--Most of the Sydney [?]le firms announce a reduction of [?]ing a case to-day in the price of motor spirit, petrol and benzine…

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Through Railway Service

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

The "Tweed Daily" has reliable information that the through service on the North Coast line will shortly be extended to Murwillumbah daily. The…

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A Rational Way of increasing Motor Engine Power

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 4

Perhaps it is because of the amazing power that so diminutive a thing as a motor engine can exert, that motor enthusiasts ever since motoring came…

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Railway Improvements. Bonuses Awarded

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mondays.—On the recommendation of the Railways and Tramways Suggestions Inventions and Economies Board the following have been awarded bonuses:…

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In Critical Condition. Victims of Motor Smash

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.—Three of the victims of the Coorparoo motor smash, Messrs. Fleming and Saach and Miss Bose Metcalf, are still in a critical condition. James Hay…

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