Motor Overheats Fire Brigade Called
Lismore Fire Brigade was called to attend to an electric motor, which had become overheated and commenced to smoulder, at Cecil Baker's butcher…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1937
1,800 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 90
Proposed Aerodrome
Following on a suggestion by the Mayor (Ald. F. E. Nicholl), it was decided at last night's meeting of Murwillumbah Municipal Council, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Fruit Train
Consignments of bananas by the special fruit train from Murwillumbah yesterday were:-- To Sydney --Murwillumbah 625,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broadcasting in Wartime. Plans in Train
There has been mystery regarding the undefined duties of Colonel R. S. Stafford, who was recently appointed to the administrative staff of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →UNCHANGED M'bimby Rates Lighting Bridge Mullumbimby
A GENERAL rate of 5¾d in the £ was struck by Mullumbimby Municipal Council on Monday. This is the same…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Work to Proceed Casino-Coraki Road CASINO
Tomki Shire, Council has received permission from the Main Roads Department to £0 [?]head with improvements on the Coraki Road between the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Most Costly Bridge Now Open Golden Gate Facts and Figures
The world's most costly bridge, built for 77 million dollars, is now open, linking San Francisco with Oakland and other east Bay cities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Byron Road Works Special Programme For "A" Riding Council Strikes Rates Byron Bay
AT a meeting of Byron Shire Council, Cr. E. J. Cook said he hoped that there would be a minimum of delay on the part of the Department of Works and Local Government in approving the unemployment relief work…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →32 Lives Lost Finnish Motor Ship Wrecked Maiden Voyage Disaster off Coast of Scotland
LONDON, Tuesday:--Over 30 lives have been lost at sea off the north-east coast of Scotland. During at terrific gale in Pentland Firth in the early hours of this morning, the new Finnish motor ship, Joanna Thorden, returning from her…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MR. M. G. Bell Dead First Commonwealth Railways Commissioner
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: -- Mr. Morris Garrett Bell died at his home at Middle Brighton last night, aged 76. Deceased was the engineer in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Withdraw From Scene Strike at American Motor Body Factory
FLINT, Wednesday:-- The police to-day withdrew from the Fish motor body plant, leaving the strikers in possession. The company's afficials…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Compulsory Third-party Motor Insurance New Law In Queensland (From Our Correspondent)
IF the portents are anything to go upon, it will not be long before Brisbane tram patrons have the benefit of penny tram fares. It will not be a question of whether their introduction will be a financially sound proposition for…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Contract Bridge
Myra A. Millingen's "Contract Kernels Up-To-Date" (Angus and Robertson Ltd., 89 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, price 3s 6d, from all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Application to Dept. Dev'meatal Road Terania Shire
After Mr. Arthur Martin, of Lismore, had read correspondence which had passed between himself and Mr. W. Frith, M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →539 KILLED In Road Accidents 16 Per Cent. Increase
During last year 539 persons were killed in road accidents in New South Wales, according to a report issued by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Deathroll of 30 Wreck of Fininsh Motor Vessel
LONDON, Wednesday:--It has been ascertained that 30 lives were lost in the disaster to the Finnish motor vessel Joanna Thorden in Pentland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£12,000,000 Electricity Plan Approved by State Cabinet Railways and Hydro Projects
SYDNEY, Thursday:--A big scheme of planned electrical development involving an expenditure of £12,000,000 spread over a period of eight or nine years and providing for the electrification of the main railway lines from Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Laws Applying to Motorist and Stock
In answer to numerous inquiries, the Royal Automobile Club of Australia advises motorists of the regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£12,000,000 State Electrification Scheme Approved by State Cabinet Railways Included SYDNEY
A BIG scheme of planned electrical development involving an expenditure of £12,000,000 spread over a period of eight or nine years and providing for the electrification of the main railway lines from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Unions' Demand SYDNEY
The demands on the various Governments for a 40-hour week worked on five days, 25 per cent. increase in wages, full sick pay and a general…
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