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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

4,107 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 11 of 206

Visit of Public Works Committee Proposed Railways

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

Mr. M. Bulmer, jun., secretary of the Clarence Valley-Killarney and Casino-Bonalbo Railway League, has received a copy of the itinerary of the Public…

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Shire and Motor Licenses

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

The Department of Local Government wrote to Tuesday's meeting of the Municipal Council as follows:--The Tomki Shire Council has brought under…

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British Railway Strike. May Be Averted

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.--Though the railway strike is officially announced to commence on Sunday at midnight, the industrial trouble may yet be…

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Notes and News. Noisy Motor Cycles

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 6

Sergeant Poidevin on Tuesday night acknowledged the Municipal Council's letter with reference to the noise created by motor cycles within the…

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That Motor Smash

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 6

The "Grafton Examiner" says there were some most remarkable features about the recent dash into McKittrick's jewellery window of a…

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Bangalow Railway Returns

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. Parker, station master at Bangalow, supplies the following figures of the business transacted at the Bungalow station for the month of December last:—Tickets issued,…

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Proposed Railways Itinerary of Works Committee

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 6

Mr. M. Bulmer, secretary of the Clarence Valley-Killarney and Casino-Bonalbo Railway League, has received a letter from, the secretary to the Public Works Committee in…

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Harbour Bridge

Northern Star · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Mr. A. Goninan, head of the Goninan Bridge Corporation, states that if the Newcastle firm is successful in securing the tender for the erection…

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Goods Train Ablaze

Northern Star · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—When a special goods train was within half a mile bf Lockhart, the engine driver noticed one of the trucks ablaze. The truck was promptly sidetracked and…

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Woodenbong to Queensland. Road to the Border

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. Bruxner, M.L.A., has been officially advised that the road from Woodenbong to the Queensland border has been declared a national road. The…

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North Shore Bridge the Newcastle Tender. Work for 1000 People

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Mr. A. Goninan, head of the Goninan Bridge Corporation, Newcastle, states that if his firm is successful in securing the tender for the…

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Proposed Local Railways. P.w. Committee to Hear Evidence

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. M. Bulmer, jun., secretary of the Clarence Valley-Killarney and Casino-Bonalbo Railway League, has been advised that tentative arrangements have…

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Threatened Railway Strike. Position Unaltered

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. — Reuter : It transpires that the representatives of the Trades Union Congress-Council and the executive of the Locomotives'…

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Attempt on Record Brisbane to Sydney. Departure of Motor Cyclist

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday.--Amidst cheers, the motorist, Albert Warnecke, who holds the Toowoomba to Brisbane record, left the Brisbane G.P.O., at 6 p.m…

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Coast to Tableland Railway

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

Dealing with the subject of East-West railways, the "Northern Star" in yesterday's issue stated: "The necessity for the construction of a railway from…

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North Shore Bridge

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

It is being urged that an Australian tender should be accepted for the construction of the North Shore bridge. It is a matter for regret that any…

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Motor Traffic Mr. Fitzpatrick's Statement. Cost of Upkeep of Roads

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--Replying to a deputation of residents of Taren Point who asked for an additional grant for the construction of a road to Cronulla,…

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Harbour Bridge Expected Early Cabinet Decision

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Upon receipt of Mr. J. Bradfield's report on the tenders submitted in connection with the North Shore bridge the Minister for Works, Mr. Ball, will…

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Explosion Fireman Blown From Train Disaster Narrowly Averted

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.—An extraordinary affair is reported from Burnham. A fireman named Swanson was stoking a train while it was travelling at full…

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Quick Work North Shore Bridge Tenders. Agitation in Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--Mr. Bradfield (engineer in chief, Department of Public Works), who is going through the North Shore bridge tenders, is making…

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