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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1926

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Prickly Pear Motor Power

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

It is understood that influential members are pressing the Royal Automobile Club to organise an extended trial at the end of the year to test…

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Railway Ganges Australia's Big Problem

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

Australia, with fewer than- 6,000,000 inhabitants, possesses no fewer than five different railway gauges, and no serious effort at unification is being…

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Railway Workshops Removal to Casino

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 3

Mr. F. W. Stuart, M.L.A., has forwarded to the Lismore Chamber of Commerce the following letter received from the Railway Department:--…

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Lady Motorists Experience

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 3

Following the recent rains considerable water has lodged on the roads, particularly in the flat places. A Casino lady motorist bad rather an…

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Miraculous Escape Casino Motorists Mishap. Car Dashes Over Embankment

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 3

A Casino party of motorists had a very fortunate escape from death on the Lismore-Byron Bay road on Sunday evening, when their car left the…

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Motor Smash. Narrow Escapes

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 2

A motor car driven by Mr. J. Connolly, of Casino, swerved over an embankment on the Bangalow road, near Eitham, on Sunday night, and…

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Motor Bus Service. Premier's Decision Criticised

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.--Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., to-day criticised the Premier oh his decision to spend a million of the taxpayers' money for the resumption…

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Fatal Motor Accident. Lorry Overturns. Man Killed

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 2

As the result of a lorry overturning on the Wyangarie road at Green-meadows on Sunday afternoon, Lauritzer Thygeson, who was engaged in…

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"Eat More Fruit" the Railways Help

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 9

A new scheme of fruit marketing has been inaugurated, in conjunction with the railways. Price lists are in possession of stationmasters, who take order for fruit and…

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Shire Roads

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 4

The Cockburn Shire Council (Tamworth district) has for some time past been considering the best method of constructing main roads. The council recently…

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Blast at the Caves. 3000 Yards of Stone for Tweed Heads Road " Shot" Ready for Crushers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 2

The re-conditioning, with bituminous macadam, of eight and three-quarter miles of the Murwillumbah-Tweed Heads road, is certainly a big contract; an…

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City Railway Miners. 40 Hour Week Claimed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 3

A deputation representing the miners employed an the City Railway construction, interviewed the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Baddeley),…

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Lucky Escape of Motorist Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 5

A resident of Cremorne, after cleaning his car, backed it out of the garage preparatory to going on a trip. When he reached the edge of a deep embankment the…

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Kyogle Road Repairs

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

After a term of several month's idle-ness due to lack of funds,Casino Cauncil's roller and scarifier was put into commission today on the work of effect…

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Tweed Heads Road. Main Roads Board has no Rower to Declare it a National Work. Department Refuses Grant

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

The Main Roads Board states that there is no provision in the Main Roads Act to empower it to comply with the Tweed Shire Council's…

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From Casino. Mosquitoes Carried by Train

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

The health inspector's roport, sub-mitted to the Kyogle Shire Council on Wednesday, disclosed the fact that the work of mosquito eradication. was…

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On Sufferance. Woodenbong Road Traffic

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 3

In a letter to Wednesday's meeting of Kyogle Shire, the Main Roads Board enclosed lengthy communication the Board had received from T…

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Shire Works. Tomki President's Programme. "Roads Going to Ruin."

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

A comprehensive minute on the future operations of the Council, was submitted- by the President (Cr. W. Sulli-van) at todays meeting of Tomki…

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Kyogle Shire Requests for Road Repairs. Settlers Seek Outlet

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 8

The monthly meeting of Kyogle Shire Council was held in the shire chambers, Kyogle, on Wednesday, when there were resent Cr. R. J. Moore (in the…

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Railway Changes Mr. Lang's Intentions New Bill Next Session Perturbed at Tramway Losses Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 5

Serious alterations in the constitution of the New South Wales Board of Railways Commissioners will be made in a special bill to be introduced into…

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