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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1935

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Hints for the Motorist Oil Leakage

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 9

In cars having a ball-and-socket gear-change lever there is sometimes a seepage of oil from the turret at the base of the gear lever, and such leakage…

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Railway Figures Revenue and Tonnage

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 6

Advances in revenue from goods handled and in tonnage, compared with December, 1933, are shown by the Lismore railway figures for last month…

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Ballina Aerodrome

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

A subcommittee which considered the improvement of the Ballina aero drome has recommended to Ballina Council that the Department of…

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Girl Falls From Train

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

Ten-years-old Jean Jones, of Horseshoe Creek, had a narrow escape from serious injury when she fell from a moving train near Casino railway…

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Spend £5000 On Darwin Aerodrome Extensive Changes Government Plans SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 5

Extensive improvements to the main aerodromes are expected to result from an allocation of £35,000 for the work…

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Railway Gauges

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

Not for one moment should the States allow to go unchallenged the suggestion that as an alternative to unifying the gauges of existing…

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Ambulance Levy on Motorists

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

A novel suggestion that motorists should assist the Ambulance Brigade by paying a small amount annually, to be distributed among the ambulance…

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No Tail Light Motorist Fined

Northern Star · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 5

At Coraki Police Court before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., Frank Cross, for whom Mr. G. Gregor appeared, was charged with using a motor car with…

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Road Opening

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 6

DISTRICT-WIDE interest centres in the official opening next Saturday of the network of roads, constructed during the past…

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Opening of Roads Council Accepts Invitation

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 6

The committee arranging the official opening of the network of roads in the Clarence and Richmond valleys, extended to the Lismore Municipal…

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National Police Net System Britain's Campaign Against Motor Criminals

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: -- A national police net system whereby every police station throughout Britain can be prepared for action simultaneously at…

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Morris Motors Large Extension to Factories

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday:--Prior to his departure on a three months tour of New Zealand on Saturday Lord Nuffield (chairman of directors of Morris…

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New Motor Ship

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 6

Between.9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to-day the N.C.S.N. Co's. new motor ship, Wyrallah, will be available for inspection by the…

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Darwin Aerodrome London

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 7

Imperial Airways are perturbed by the breakdown in communications caused by the mishap to the mail 'plane "Athena" on Darwin…

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Through Door Motorist Flung to Road

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 6

Hurled through the door of a car when it came into collision with another car at the intersection of Dawson and Magellan…

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81,000 Lost Umbrellas London Buses, Tubes and Trams London, Jan. 5 (by Air Mail)

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 2

The London Transport Board's lost property office in Baker Street--Sherlock Holmes' old address:--is a queer place. It was repealed this…

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Assist Aviators Paint Names of Towns on Railway Station Roofs

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--Towns names painted on railway station roofs to advise pilots is suggested by Mr. Montague Fowler, a Sydney solicitor…

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Proposal for Uniform Gauge Australian Railways Premiers to Discuss £21,000,000 SCHEME

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday:-- Proposals for the standardisation of Australian railway gauges, which are to be submitted by…

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Warning to Motorists

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 4

Tweed and district motorists and truck owners should make sure that their vehicles comply with the regulations, in view of the fact that the…

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Local and General New Motor Ship

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 4

The North Coast Shipping Company's new motor ship, Wyrallah, crossed in at Ballina on Monday on her first voyage to the Richmond River. She…

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