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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1937

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General Motors CHlEF Rebuked by Mr. Roosevelt

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Wednesday:— President Roosevelt to-day rebuked Mr. Sloan (head of General Motors) for his refusal to attend a conference…

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Restrict Speed Byron Bay Motion Motor Fatalities Byron Bay

Northern Star · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 8

Byron Bay and District Improvement Association last night carried a motion expressing the opinion that legislation should be introduced…

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Bridge Notes. Coraki Bridge Club

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

Coraki Bridge Club begins its 1037 sessions on Thursday evening next, when the Committee hopes to see a full attendance at the opening single pivot…

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"By Greta Bridge"

Northern Star · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 5

"By Greta Bridge," by Louis Goodrich, seems at first sight a novel of gargantuan scope. It is claimed as "a romance of England from the time…

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Road To Fairymount

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 4

THE suggestion of Mr. G. W. A Hillyard to a recent meeting of Kyogle Shire Council that consideration might be given to the…

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Local Government Mur-bah Municipal Council Road Up Reservoir Hill

Tweed Daily · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 8

On the motion of Aid. F. A. Nash, Murwillumbah Municipal Council, at its fortnightly meeting on Wednesday night, decided…

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Here on February 23 Railway Commissioner's Tour

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 5

The Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, accompanied by officials of the Railway Department will arrive in Kyogle on Tuesday,…

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Railway Trespassers KYOGLE

Northern Star · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

Stated by the police to have been found in a truck attached to a train bound for Clapham Junction, Richard John Massey (22), Alfred Leslie Dacey…

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Railway Commissioner Visit to Lismore

Northern Star · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 8

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) will make a tour of the State next month and will arrive at Lismore on Thursday,…

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Hundreds Trampled To Death COLOMBO

Northern Star · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 12

Hundreds of women and children and an aged man were trampled underfoot in the panic when a mad elephant stampeded amongst 20,000 devotees at…

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Special Fruit Train

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 4

Consignments of bananas by the special fruit train from Murwillumbah on Friday were:-- To Melbourne: Murwillumbah 3590…

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Local and General Bridge Party

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 4

A bridge party promoted by the Girls' Friendly Society was held in the Henry Lilley Hall, Tweed Heads, on Thursday night, the prize being…

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Old Crocks and Road Safety

Northern Star · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 15

In some States of the Commonwealth there is no little apprehension among motoring organisations concerning the extraordinary…

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Big Tree Planting Schemes 1938 ANNIVERSARY Beautifying the Country Roads

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 10

(By V. T. JEUNE, Vice-Chairman, Tree Planting section, Citizens of Sydney Organising Committee). Articles recently upon the subject…

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The "Hit and Run" Motorist N.R.M.A. CONCERN Ignorance of Law in Some Cases?

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 7

The N.R.M.A. views with concern the considerable number of recent accidents in which either one or both drivers concerned in…

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Move to Oust Strikers General Motors Situation Becomes Tenser

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 3

DETROIT, Friday:--The automobile strike situation is tenser. The General Motors Corporation to-day filed a petition in the…

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Mother and Baby Son Killed Daughter Badly Injured Motor Car Drops 50 FEET

Tweed Daily · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 4

CASINO, Friday: -- A mother and her infant son were killed and one of her daughters was seriously…

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Hints for the Motorist Vital Braking Factors

Northern Star · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 6

When a motorist is prosecuted for alleged dangerous driving his case in defence is likely to become very weak if it can be shown that he…

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Steam Motor Cycle Young Scot's Invention (Prom A Special LONDON, Correspondent.) (By Air Mail). January 11

Northern Star · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 15

It was not surprising that when Mr. James Sadler pulled motor-cycle US 7367 up alongside the kerb in the City of London the other day, he…

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Special Fruit Train

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 4

Consignments of bananas by the special fruit train from Murwillumbah on Saturday were:--To Sydney: Murwillumbah 1367…

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