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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1925

3,809 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 191

Shire Finances. Tweed Shire President Replies to Mr. F. W. Stuart. Council's Position Due to Expenditure on Main Roads

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

Cr. R. T. Gillies writes:--Mr. Stuart, in his revolutionary tirade against shire methods in Tuesday's "Daily," displays a lamentable…

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By Wire and Cable Gathered From All Quarters Railway Electrical Engineer

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Mr. W. H. Myers has been appointed chief electrical engineer for railways and tramways, in succession to Mr. Brain, who…

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Lismore for Fires. Cottage and Motor Car Destroyed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

LISMORE, Wednesday.--At three o'clock this morning a fire destroyed an eight-roomed cottage at East Lismore, the property of Mrs. L. E…

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Lismore Railway Workshops

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. E. S. Perdriau, M.L.A., has been informed by the Public Works Department with eference to the question asked by him in the Legislative Assembly last month in regard…

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General News Motor Car Destroyed

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

A Studebaker motor car, owned by Mr. L. Pritchard, of Lismore, was destroyed by fire about midnight on Tuesday last near Clunes. Mr. Pritchard was returning from Byron Bay…

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Railway Electrical Engineer

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. W. H. Myers has been appointed chief electrical engineer for the railways and tramways in succession to Mr. O. W. Brain, who way recently…

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Grafton-killarney Inquiry Into Railway Proposal Evidence of Traffic Expert

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. C. A. Hodgson, the new railway metropolitan area commissioner, giving evidence before the Public Works…

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Robbed in Train

Northern Star · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Ivan Newton, an Indian railway engineer, who was travelling by the cast-west express from Fremantle to Sydney, was robbed of £180 in notes, a…

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Cash Bag Disappears. Train Officials Perturbed. Katoomba Railway Mystery

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday,—Stationmaster Cormack, hend-ticket. Clerk Brownlow, and Porter Woolton, of Katoomba rail-way station, are greatly perturbed by…

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£2914 to the Bad. Tweed Shire Finances. Heavy Expenditure on Main Roads

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

Last year the expenditure in the Tweed Shire exceeded the income by £291415. This fact was conveyed to councillors at yesterday's meeting,…

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Cargo by Water. N.c.s.n. Coy's Goods Shed To. Close. Competition of Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

An official communication has been received locally to the effect that the agreement between the Railway Com-missioners and the North Coast Steam…

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Casino Railway. Record Revenue Returns. December Figures £3005

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

The revenue returns at the Casino railway station for the month of Decem-ber were the largest since the opening of the local station, and compared with…

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Perth to Lismore. 5000 Miles' Bide by Motor Cyclist

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

A motor cyclist, Mr. A. W Grady, has arrived at Lismore from Perth, after riding 5000 miles. Mr. Grady, who is travelling on a…

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Motor Notes. Advice on Carburettor Adjusters

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 5

To the amateur who is about to "im-prove" the adjustment of his carburet-tor, the best advice one can offer is that given by London "Punch" to those…

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Motorgrams

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 7

A careless motorist is one who leaves his car alone while the engine is running. The electric starter should not be…

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Motor Spirit from Maize. Profitable Use Foe Rivers' Plus Production

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

Over 90 per cent, of the maize produced in the Commonwealth is grown in New South Wales and Queensland, including that whichis grown for green…

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Motor Column. Oil the Clutch

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 7

One of theh most commonly neglected parts of the car, so far as lubrication goes, is the clutch-operating mechanism. In the case of disc clutches running in…

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Heaps of Trouble. Young Man Heavily Fined. Motor Licence Suspended, and May be Prosecuted For Perjury

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--At the Central Court to-day, Clive Edwards (31), an auctioneer, was charged with having driven a motor car in Elizabeth street,…

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Safety First. Railwaymen Given Practical Lessons in Safe Working of Trains

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

The railway instructional staff working car, which is at present engaged in instructional work on the North Coast line, arrived in Murwillumbah at…

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Railway Smash Train Takes Two Lines

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.—A remarkable railway accident occurred at Glanville station on the Adelaide, to Semaphore line. An engine and the front bogey of the leading coach of a…

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