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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1934

2,336 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 117

Transfer of Road Funds Government Scheme Local Government Opposition Possible

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

Proposed transfers of Main Roads Department funds by the New South Wales State Government was considered so momentous…

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Trend of Trade British Railway Receipts Growing

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday :--The traffic receipts on the Home railways, which are usually regarded as a trustworthy indication of the…

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Motor Cyclist Injured

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

Whilst riding to work at Bilambil about 6 a.m. on Wednesday, the motor cycle of Kenneth Becks (24), of Beryl Street, Tweed Heads, skidded on she…

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Federal Log of Wages Important Move Affect Railway and Transport Employees

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday:--Over 34,000 employees of the Railway Commissioners and the Commissioner for Road Transport are vitally affected by an…

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Gundagai Motoring Crash

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 4

Sydney, Friday.--An inquiry was concluded at Gundagai into an accident in which three women were killed. The coroner found that the…

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Railway Wages Claim to be filed Remove Anomalies Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 5

Over 34,000 employees of the Railway Commissioners and the Commissioner for Road Transport are vitally affected…

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Motor Trucks Road Engineer's Inspections

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 10

Mr. R. Frizzell, M.A.I.E., road engineer inspector of the International Harvester Coy. of Australia Ptd. Ltd,. will visit Lismore and all adjoining…

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Rioters Wreck Train Lisbon

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 14

Rioters derailed and wrecked a goods train at Santairia. The driver and fireman were seriously injured…

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Rail-road To Ballina BALLINA

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 6

A letter from the District Superintendent of Railways to last night's meeting of Ballina Municipal Council stated that only two…

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Woodburn Shire Estimates Little Alteration In Rates Struck Proposed Aerodrome at Evans Head Coraki

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 9

Woodburn Shire Council on Tuesday considered, the estimates for 1934. Estimated expenditure in the general fund for the ensuing year was £45,843. Council struck the same rates for A, B and C riding as applied last year, with…

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Cycling Sweepstake: Cup Points Casino Club's Road Race Casino

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 8

A seven miles road race for a sweepstake and points in the Campbell Cup competition will be conducted by Casino club to-morrow afternoon…

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Not Transport Exemptions Q'land Move "Put New England Co. Off Road"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday:--The Government has decided to revoke the exemption from transport fees formerly allowed to vehieres…

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Huge Scheme Modernisation of French Railways

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 5

PARIS, Friday:--An eight-year plan for reorganising and modernising the French railway system at a cost of 35,000,000 francs is the result of…

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Safe Wrecked Railway Station Entered INVERELL

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 7

The number of robberies in Inverell district was added to this morning when cracksmen entered Mount Russell railway station and used so much…

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MOTORDOM Studebaker's Latest Truck for Lismore

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 10

This 2½ ton truck, Studebaker's latest model, and the only one at present in Queensland and the northern part of New South Wales has been acquired by Mr. R. S. Hackett, of Lismore. Fitted with a 75 h.p 6-cylindcr engine, this truck has a 165 inch wheelbase. Among its features are electro-plated pistons, gear-driven camshaft, downdraft carburettion, full-floating…

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Special Fruit Train

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday The special fruit train cleared Clapham today with 243 tons of produce. Melbourne took 3473 cases of bananas,…

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Eltham Bridge Official Opening Residents' Interest Eltham

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 9

A public meeting was held in the Eltham Hall on Thursday night to make arrangements for the opening of the new bridge. Twenty persons were…

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Noted Clergyman Fatally Struck by Motor Car

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday:- In a motor accident in Parramatta Road, Burwood, to-night, Rev. Thomas Frederick Potts (71), former principal…

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Cobocorn Road

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 4

Since the heavy storm at the beginning of the month the Cobocorn Road has been in a deplorable condition. It was never a speedway, but…

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The Border Road

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 4

Given a reasonable spell of fine weather the road up the river valley to the border will be completed in about six weeks' time. Mr. A G…

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