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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1930

3,190 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 11 of 160

Bruxner Road. Opening Next

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

The official opening of the Bruxner road at the border will be held on Saturday next at noon. The function will be attended by many men…

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Tram to Meet Lismore

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

The following have been selected to represent Mid Richmond against Lismore (Dickenson Cup) next Monday (Anniversary Day), at Lismore:—M…

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Collided with Horse Motor Cyclist and Girl Injured

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.--Kenneth Kessop (18) and Miss Connie Hogarty (18) were found lying on Lane Cove Road at Asquith late last night in an…

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Motor Highwaymen Yugo-slav Held Up

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

GOULBURN, Monday.--A Yugoslav laborer was held up on the road by two armed men in a motor car at, four o'clock this morning. His…

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Railway Expenditure Mr. Buttenshaw's Boast

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--The Minister for Works (Mr. Buttenshaw), speaking at the official opening of the West Wyalong-Wanboyne railway, said the…

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Sixteen Dead American Aeroplane Tragedy Worst in History

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

SAN CLEMENTE (Calif.), Monday.--A furious squall from the Pacific, which arose so suddenly that the pilots had no chance to…

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Main Roads Board Work Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

The Main Roads Board annual report shows that in five years £4,000,000 has been expended in the County of Cumberland and £6,719,000 on country…

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Main Roads Board £10,719,000 Spent in Five Years

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Main Roads Board annual report shows than in five years £4,000,000 has been expended in the County of Cumb[?]land…

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Motor Act Charges Murwillumbah Cases

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

In Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. W. F. Britz, P.M., Samuel Vincent Bayley, by affidavit, pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Modern Motor Cars. More Attention to Body Work

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 1

The modern motor-car is such a comfortable conveyance that it comes somewhat as a shock to learn that in some quarters it is looked upon as being…

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Consternation. Railway Dismissals Imminent

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 4

Owing to the financial stringency, there is likely to be wholesale retrenchments in the Railway Department within the next few weeks, especially in the…

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Fruit Train

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

The special fruit train left Murwillumbah on Tuesday with 221 cases of bananas. An additional 592 cases were consigned from intermediate stations,…

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Road Construction to Aid Canadian Farmers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

With the increase in farm settlement throughout the province of Saskatchewan, there is a constant demand for improved roads from farmers in…

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Dogs on Road "Same Right as Cars"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 6

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

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Kyogle Chamber of Commerce Opening of New Road

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 4

Mr. A. J. Junor (president) occupied the chair at the monthly meeting of Kyogle Chamber of Commerce at Kyogle on Monday evening. There was…

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Motor Notes Useful Hints for Motorists. Speedometer Cable Upkeep

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 6

Remove the flexible shaft core from the casing occasionally, and as it is put back into the casing, run it through a handful of grease. This…

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92 Sheep Killed Victorian Railway Smash

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Ninety two sheep were killed when a goods train crashed into the rear of a pilot engine at South Kensington to-day…

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Noisy Motor Bikes

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 4

Peaceful citizens in their homes, church assemblages, people parading the streets of towns and rural roadways, have complained times without…

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Tearing Up the Tram Tracks Scheme to Save Time

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 12

Mr. John Yates, of Stanmore, formerly of Lismore, has evolved an interesting method of speeding up road works that involve the tearing up of…

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Ballina Aerodrome Special Council Meeting

Northern Star · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. P. E. Tighe) presided at a special meeting of the Ballina Municipal Council to consider improvements necessary for the…

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