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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

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" Opener of Roads." Col. Bruxner's Activities

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 6

Next Saturday an event unique in the history of these parts will take place, when the great national highway, the Bruxner Road, will be opened. As…

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The Dog on the Road

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 10

The legal advisers of the N.R.M.A. disagree with the opinion expressed by a suburban magistrate recently when he held that a dog has no right to be…

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"At Lost She Moves." an Aerodrome for Casino. Action by Chamber of Commerce

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 5

At Thursday's meeting of the Casino Chamber of Commerce, the president (Mr. R. S. Heathwood) said he thought the time had arrived when Casino…

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Whippet Road Tests Reveal Striking Value

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 7

One of the main features which the Superior Whippet Fouls and Sixes introduced is that of finger-tip control. [?] has proved an exceedingly…

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The Other Fellow on the Road

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 10

You all know him, that "other fellow." He causes all the accidents. He pulls away from the kerb without looking. He shoots into a main…

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Heavy Rains Railways Disorganised

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.--As a result of heavy rains in the north-west portion of the State, flooding is reported from the Cloncurry district,…

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Motoring Section the Motor World Notes From the N.R.M.A.

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 7

Motorists are reminded that the bush fire season is now with us and that particular care in necessary when breaking motor camps to see that every…

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Cut to Pieces Man's Body on Railway Line

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 5

BATHURST, Friday.--The body of Cecil Newell (31), a visitor from Forbes, was found on the railway near the sale yards this morning. It, had…

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Railway Gauges. Unification Proposals Revived

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 6

Further proposals regarding the unification of railway gauges throughout Australia will be submitted by the Federal Ministry to the next…

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RETRENCHMENT State Railways Men Paid Off Financial Stringency SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 9

Owing to financial stringency there are likely to be wholesale retrenchments in the railway department within the next few…

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Railway Arrangements

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 8

The Railway Department states that details of train and cheap ticket arrangements on the Grafton-Murwillumbah and Casino-Kyogle lines for…

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Motor Notes Tightening Loose Shackles

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 10

After a spring shackle bolt has been in use for some time, wear takes place and allows some play between the parts. The result is rattling…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A.

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 10

The N.R.M.A. reminds motorists that the bush fire season is now with us, and that particular care is necessary when breaking motor camps to…

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Motoring Maxims

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 10

Here are a few practical motoring maxims by the N.U.M.A. Safety Department:—Be completely master of your car…

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Venice and Mainland To Be [?] by Bridge City of Splendid Isolation

Northern Star · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 10

Venice, the city of splendid isolation, soon will be joined to the mainland by a wide road on which tramears and motor car traffic will be…

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10 Miles Motor Record Success of "Wizard" Smith

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 3

AUCKLAND. (N:Z.), Saturday.--Norman ("Wizard") Smith, the Australian motorist, broke the world's 10 miles motoring record on Ninety Mile…

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Ran Gauntlet Motor Cycle Bandit. Hit With Ammonia and Stones Escaped at 60 M.P.H.

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Armed with a heavy automatic revolver, a man held up Frank O'Connor, the manager of E. H. Tratham's…

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Expenditure on Roads. Main Roads Board Activities

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday. -- The Main Roads Board annual report reveals that in five years four million pounds has been expended in the county of…

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Bruxner Road Function

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

The president of Kyogle Chamber of Commerce (Mr. A. J. Junor) and the shire council have issued a general invitation to the public to attend…

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Kyogle Tweed Road. Expedition Urged

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

The speeding up of the completion of the developmental road, Kyogle to Uki, was the object of a resolution which was submitted by Cawongla…

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