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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1924

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Main Roads Stand of Government Criticised. Conditions of Loan Grants. Shires' Association Meeting

Northern Star · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The first meeting of the executive committee of the Shires' Association for 1924 was held to-day. A resolution expressing deep sympathy…

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Road Grant Federal Government's Delay £1,000,000 Made Available

Northern Star · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In reply to a deputation from the Shires' Association executive to-day, the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Fitzpatrick, said that the…

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The Railways Conveyance of Perish= Able Goods

Northern Star · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 5

Mr. Nicholas, district superintendent of railways, has just returned from South Grafton, where he was met by Mr. Mulherron, the assistant chief traffic manager…

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Railway Porter's Death

Northern Star · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Walter Walden, a railway porter, it is alleged, took poison yesterday afternoon at his lodgings in Surry Hills and later inflicted a deep gash in his…

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North Shore Bridge

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

SYDNEY. Thursday.—The Minister for Works, Mr. Ball, states that if everything goes well, the North Shore B[?]idge will be completed within five years…

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Run Over by Train

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Leslie Pepper (28) shunter at the railway yards, fell from a wheel truck while shunting at Jolimont to-day. He was run over by…

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Over the Bridge Man Falls Eighty Feet

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.--At Manilla to-day Mark Howard, accompanied by his son, was walking on the footbridge over the Peel River when he suddenly walked…

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Ballina Road Bituminous Macadam Work Important Experiment

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

"Of the roads of the Richmond River district, one that carries the biggest volume of traffic is undoubtedly the Ballina-Tenterfield road between Lismore and Ballina,"…

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£10,000 Loan Road Improvement in Casino Proposals by the Engineer

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

For some time past the Casino Municipal Council has been considering the question of borrowing £10,000 for street improvement and kerbing and guttering…

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Local Railway Matters

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2

Members of the Chamber of Commerce waited on Mr. Nicholas, superintendent of railways, this morning, and urged that a train be run from Casino…

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Threatened Railway Strike. Companies Reconsidering. Attitude

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 7

LONDON, Thursay.—Despite the official announcement that a strike of locomotive engineers was fixed for midnight on Sunday, as a result of…

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Grafton to Killarney Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2

The New South Wales Public Works Committee are engaged in an inquiry into the expediency of constructinng a line of railway from Grafton to the…

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Dorrigo to Guyra Railway. Colonel Bruxner's Speech

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 6

Lieut-Colonel Bruxner: I have no desire to delay the work of the House or to hinder the passing of this motion, (referring the proposed line to the…

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Dissatisfied Railwaymen

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. P. F. Loughlin, M.L.A., states that great dissatisfaction exists among country railwaymen about the seniority lists…

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Motor Bicycle Accident

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

As a result of his motor bicycle getting out of control on the Casino road and colliding with a fonce, James Koreana, of Kyogle, had his leg badly bruised. He was…

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Roads Grant

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

To a deputation from the executive of the Shires' Association on Wednesday, the Minister for Local Government said that the delay in making…

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Clarence Bridge

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 6
Also in The Kyogle Examiner

A report by Mr. Ball, Minister for Works, was presented at a meeting of the State Cabinet dealing with the negotiations in regard to a uniform gauge…

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Main Roads Upkeep

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

Shire councils are at length beginning to regard the question of road maintenance and repairs from the right angle. It is now realised that to continue the policy of…

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North Shore Bridge

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

Six tenders for the North Shore bridge have been received by the Minister for Works. They are from the English Electric Co., of Sydney; The…

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