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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1931

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Casino to Sydney a Motor Car Trip

Northern Star · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 6

Having only 24 hours' notice to prepare for a motor trip from Casino to Sydney, I was actually upon the road before the surprise had sufficiently…

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Wage Reductions? [?]N.s.w. Railway Employees State and Federal

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.--It is reported that the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners will shortly apply to the Federal Arbitration Court for…

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Midsummer Railway Excursions

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

Country people are given opportunity for cheap railway travel in a series of excursion trains which will run during the second week of…

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Motor Notes. Wasteful Acceleration

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 6

In accomplishing the remarkable feats of fuel economy recorded in petrol consumption tests, the expert drivers are always careful to observe…

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Commonwealth Railways. the Years' Loss

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 6

The Commonwealth Railways showed a loss of £150,445 for the year ended June 30, 1930. This fact is revealed in the annual report on the…

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Cut in Salary Railway Employees SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

Many railway employees who benefited by the 44 hours week are now liable to the 8 1-3 per cent, cut provided by the Public Service Salaries…

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British Motorship Fire Report Denied SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

A radio message was received in Sydney this morning from Captain Smith of the motorship Enton, denying emphatically that there had been…

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Good Roads Needed Assist Banana Growers Bilambil Contention

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 7

"It is a matter of dist[?] and State-wide importance to help growers transport their produce, in view of the mount of work that the banana a…

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A Toll Bridge Erection at Boyd's Bay Council's Disapproval

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 8

That no stone be left unturned to secure the construction of a bridge at Boyd's Bay, was a request to Tweed Shire Council on Thursday by Tweed…

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Police Court Tweed Heads Cases Motor and Liquor Breaches

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 4

At Tweed Heads Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. F. Britz, P.M., there was no appearance of Lindsay McL. Walker, of Lismore, who was…

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Motoring Section Oil Discoloration Its Cause and Effect

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 7

In service all automotive oils tend to change from their original color and take on a black appearance. The rate at which this occurs depends…

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Railway Employees Oppose Latest "Cut" SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 7

With the avowed object of formulating a plan of campaign "to smash the tyrannical powers now being wielded" by the Railway…

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Motor Notes Fluctuations in Oil Pressure

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 10

There are many motorists who cause themselves endless worry, by imagining that a falling off in oil pressure as the engine reaches the higher…

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Excursion Train Delayed

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 4
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Owing to an. accident to a valve in the engine, the excursion train from Murwillumbah to Byron Bay yesterday morning was an hour late. The engine…

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Wrecker's Wdrk Attempt on Train

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday:--Only a ma[?] could have been responsible for a da[?]dly attempt to wreck the Mudgee mail train early this morning near…

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Harbour Bridge Reported Loss Denied LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 5

Referring to reports in the British Technical Press that the Sydney Barbour Bridge had resulted in a loss of £1,000,000, Dorman Long, and Co…

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Improvements Request to Council Cudgera-Reserve Creek Roads

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 6

The need for improvements to roads in the Cudgera-Reserve Creek districts was stressed by a deputation of five, headed by Mr. T. Griffen, which…

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The Forum Boyd's Bay Bridge (To the Editor)

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 2

Dear Sir.--The Tweed Shire Council has set itself dead against the idea of a toll bridge at Boyd's Bay. That the Tweed district is suffering…

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Car Collision Wardell-rous Road Police Court Sequel

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1931 · page 7

Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at Alstonville Police Court yesterday, James Bale was charged, on the information of Mrs. Nellie Marks, with…

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