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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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277,935 Motors In N.S.W.

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 8

Motor vehicles registered in New South Wales up to January 31 totalled 277,935, according to a return issued by the Transport Commissioner…

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Protest Over Loss of Allowance Railway Workers at Casino CASINO

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 6

At a largely attended meeting of railway workers at Casino Town Hall yesterday a protest was lodged against the Commissioner's…

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Proposal for Aerodrome Murwillumbah Report on Officer's Inspection

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 4

Following on an inspection of the old Tygalgah racecourse by an officer of the Civil Aviation Department in connection with the…

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Two Men Have Narrow Escapes Aeroplane Accident Near Warwick

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 4

WARWICK, Tuesday:--Two Brisbane men, L. J. Sloan and E. Harrison, had fortunate escapes when the Aero Club plane they were flying…

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Railway Workers' Protest

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 4

At a largely attended meeting of railway workers at Casino Town Hall a protest was lodged against the Commissioner's move to deprive men…

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Man Arrested on Train

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Later:-- The police arrested a man on the Melbourne Express when it reached Murray Bridge to-night in connection with the bank…

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U.S. Motor Industry Strikes New Jersey Governor's Warning

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 7

TRENTON (New Jersey), Tuesday: Governor Hoffman has issued a statement and a warning that the lawless methods and practices used in the…

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Armed Bandit Holds. Up Bank £70 in Cash and £80 in Cheques Escaped in Motor Car

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday--A bag containing £70 in cash and £80 in cheques was stolen by an armed bandit from the Brighton branch…

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Bridge Party

Northern Star · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 5

It is the custom each year to ra[?]e funds by a bridge party for the bursary fund sponsored by the Lismore subbranch of the Returned Soldiers'…

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Main Roads Programme

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 4

The Department of Main Roads advised yesterday's meeting of Tweed Shire Council that it would approve a programme involving an…

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Lynch's Creek Road

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

At the ratepayers' meeting on Monday, Mr. Hasthorpe questioned the quality of the work done on the Lynch's Creek road. Later in the…

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Lower Cream Freights Follow Good Roads Bellingen Shire Experience

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

That dairy farmers in the Bellingen district had gained considerably as a result of the construction of good roads was…

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Jumped From Train Two Youths Fined CASINO

Northern Star · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

Raymond Moreland (21), and Mervyn Moreland (18), who were each fined £2 at Casino Court to-day for trespassing on railway property, were…

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Amusements Roxy Theatre "Toll of the Road"

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

"Toll of the Road" will be screened at the Roxy theatre to-night. It is a story of dangers on the highways--of youth's love for thrills and danger…

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Fewer Road Fatalities Effect Of Speed Limit In Britain

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 6

The Commission for Road Transport (Mr. Maddocks) said recently that he had been advised that the reduction in the number of persons…

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10 Men Believed to Be Dead Bridge Accident at San Francisco

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday. Ten men are believed to have been killed when steel and wooden construction forms crashed from…

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The World at the Cross Roads False Prosperity Due to Armament Programmes. But Public Indebtedness Sktrocketting

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

A "R.R. Herald" reader in an adjoining district forwards the subjoined article as one eminently suited for thoughtful minds to ponder:…

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Increased Bounty Urged Building of Motor Car Engines in Australia

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday:--An increase in the proposed Government bounty of £15, making the total £45, for each engine…

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Aggregate Revenue Higher Railway Traffic at Kyogle Fewer Passengers

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 4

Although revenue from the sale of passengers' tickets at Kyogle. railway station last month was £30 below that of…

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Unregistered Motor

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

For having failed to renew the registration of a motor vehicle in the prescribed time, Charles R. Tyrell was fined 10s with 8s costs, by Mr. H…

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