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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

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Truck Left Road Occupants Fortunate

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. F. Sanson, of Brightstreet, East Lismore, had a fortunate escape from serious injury yesterday morning when a utility motor truck in…

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Jumped From Bridge Unemployed Man SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 5

Divesting himself of his clothes, Charles Gallagher (43), a single man, residing at Duiwich Hill, jumped from the Sydney Harbour…

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Disaster Averted Bandits' Attempt to Derail Train LISBON

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 5

The driver's quick eye in detecting a sleeper affixed to the beginning of a precipitous 170feet causeway near Porto saved…

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Wild Confusion Brisbane Trams Collide BRISBANE

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 5

More than 12 persons were injured when two trams collided in Countess Street, City, late on Saturday night. Wild confusion reigned after the…

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Aeroplane Missing

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 4

Stockholm, Monday.--A large aeroplane which had just arrived here by steamer from America left Gothenburg with six passengers yesterday,…

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Exploration in New Guinea Aeroplane Used Magnificent Area Of Grass Uplands Discovered

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 6

The discoverer of a large hitherto unknown tract of country in New Guinea, Mr. J. Taylor, who has been visiting Melbourne, was formerly an officer…

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French Railway Disaster Judicial Action Against High Officials

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 2

PARIS, Sunday--Judicial, actions against high railway officials will follow the law court investigation of the Lagny disaster. It has been…

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Motor Registrations Record Revenue in Victoria

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday:--The year closed with a last minute rush to register., and register motor vehicle of all descriptions, and though the…

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Floods in Queensland Railway Services Dislocated

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday:--Exceptionally heavy rain fell over the tropical coast during the week-end, outstanding registrations for the 48 hours to…

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Tram Smash in Brisbane

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 8

With a terrific crash that w as heard half a mile away a one-man controlled Red Hill tram crashed into a stationary Ashgrove tram in Countess…

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Railway Excursion

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 4

The special train from Kyogle to Byron Bay yesterday was well patronised by local folk, who welcomed the opportunity of spending a fine…

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Railway Meals Yield £178 More CASINO

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 3

Indicative of the increass in the number of passengers carried through Casino by railway during December is the fact that, although charges for…

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For Motoring

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 7

Fashion demands that the clothes must be suited to the occasion, but there still remains plenty of scope for exercising individual taste…

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"Made Good Start" Railway Excursions Popular CASINO

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 6

"Thanks to the weather, the railways have started the year well." remarked Mr. O. L. Kimble (stationmaster at Casino) to-day when…

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Aeroplane Missing STOCKHOLM

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 2

A large Sikorski aeroplane which only recently was landed here by steamer from America, left Gothenburg with six passengers yesterday,…

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The Man Who Pawned an Aeroplane!

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 4

The State Pawnshop of Paris will lend money on anything but balloons, writes the "Express and Journal." A man has just been successful in pawning…

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Another Bridge Death SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

Donald Stewart Sullivan (40), an accountant, of Petersham, jumped from the harbour bridge late this afternoon and was…

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DERAILED In Fog English Train Twenty Passengers Injured

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday:- In the densest fog in recent memory, covering 8,000 square miles, an electric train on the…

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Now in Efficient Order Shire Road Plant Speedier Attention to Tweed's Needs

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

A considerable improvement to the Tweed Shire road-making plant has been effected with the Council's recent acquisition of a 35 h.p…

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Many People Drowned California Disaster Worst Flood for 57 YEARS Motorists Trapped in Surging Torrents

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 3

VANCOUVER, Monday. Twenty-four persons lost their lives in Southern California as a result of the worst storm since weather reports were inaugurated from the area 57 years ago. For 36 hours rain fell…

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