May Force Consignees to Use Railways Forbes
Speaking at a civic reception to-day Mr. Lang made lengthy reference to the position of the railways and tramways which he said had…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1931
2,055 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 103
Special Fruit Train
The special fruit train left Murwillumbah on Friday last with 1195 cases of bananas for quick transit to Sydney. An additional 525 cases were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nose-dived Crash at Geelong Over Aerodrome Two Airmen Killed MELBOURNE
In a sensational 'plane crash at Geelong aerodrome thisafternoon two young airmen lost their lives. The victims of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Local and General Fireman Falls From Train
While the fruit train was moving out slowly from Fairy Hill station at about midday on Saturday, John Car[?]less, a fireman, with a shovel in his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midsummer Railway Excursions
Country people are given opportunity for cheap railway travel in a series of excursion trains which will run during the second week of February. These…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists Fined
Fox having driven a motor vehicle not equipped with two lighted heard lamps in Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah, on January 4, Sidney George…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Penalty Rates Compulsory Use of Railways
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Differential or penalty rates to force country storekeepers, farmers and graziers to give all their freight to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Stock Traffic FOR 1930
The railway authorities supply figures showing that last year 4126 pigs came by rail to Casino, and 26,353 were despatched, showing an increase…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Transport Bill. Penalty Rates for Non-users of Railways
SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Differential or penalty rates, to force country storekeepers and farmers and graziers to give all their freight to the railways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Night Travel on the Railways Ingenious Lighting That Assures Safety
Of all the creatures of modern travel none makes more fascinating study than a railway train. The average small boy will draw for you…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fruit Train
The special fruit train left Murwillumbah on Tuesday with 925 cases of bananas for direct transit to Sydney. An additional 293 cases were loaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Contractors Seek Wage Reduction MELBOURNE
The application of the recent ten per cent, wage cut to members of the Federated Municipal and Shire Jimployees' Union of Australia was sought…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Striking Shearers Attempt on Train Trouble in Queensland BRISBANE
Desperate efforts by the strikers to frustrate shearing operations in Central Queensland culminated last night in an attempt to wreck the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sleeper on Line Train Derailed Striking Shearers Desperate. Loyalists Stoned
BRISBANE, Wednesday:--Desperate effort by strikers to frustrate shearing operations in Central Queensland culminated last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tuesday's Motor Traffic Case
In yesterday's issue of the "Tweed Daily " mention was made of a court Case on the previous day in which a man named Robert Cason was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorist Killed Car Overturns SYDNEY
Eric Sneesby (38) was killed outright when a heavy single-seater motor ear in which he was returning from Toronto to Mayfield, near Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Cargo British Motorship Appeal for Assistance Sydney
A broadcast appeal reached Sydney this morning from the British motorship Enton from the vicinity of Noumea asking passing vessels to stand by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Driver Arrested Motorcycle Crash SYDNEY
Alfred Donohue (32), had his eye cut out and his skull fractured, and John Begford, his pelvis fractured, when a motorcycle and sidecar out of…
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