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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

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New Plans For N.S.W. Railways

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The Government has allocated £250,000 this financial year for track work on the railway line between Sydney and…

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The Forum Proposed Banana Levy for Roads (To the Editor)

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 5

Sir: Please grant me space to express my objections to the motion passed by Tweed Shire Council asking the BGF for a case…

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Railway Service Reconstruction

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 5

It gives me great pleasure to announce not only the immediate restoration of "country train services to practically prewar…

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Temporary Railway Time Table for Qld. Nth. Coast

Northern Star · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Sec. retary for Railways (Mr. F. R. Nicholas) announced today he had received from the Queensland…

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Banana Growers and Roads

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 2

The secretary of the BGF (Mr A. Buckley) advised Tweed Shire Council meeting yesterday that its letter in connection with the…

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200 Killed in Train Smash

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 3

RIO DE JANEIRO, Thursday: Two hundred persons were killed and 300 injured in a train…

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"Councils Need More Money for Roads"

Northern Star · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. J. T. Reid (C.P., Casino) appealed to the Government, which, he said, "had a…

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Additional Bitumen Roads Unlikely For Considerable Time

Tweed Daily · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 2

Residents in various parts of Tweed Shire are expressing a desire to have their roads bitumenised, but their object seems unlikely to be realised for a considerable period…

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Decrease in Railway Receipts

Northern Star · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — A Treasury statement of revenue receipts and expenditure for the period July 1, 1945, to February 28 shows a net…

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Train Deraliment Delays Mail

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 2

Railway traffic on the Far North Coast was disclosed on Saturday when portion of a goods train was derailed about four…

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Bad Condition of Roads in Cudgera Area Discussed. Roads in Cudgera Area Discussed

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 5

There was a large attendance at a meeting in Cudgera hall recently when the bad condition of roads was discussed. Cr R. W. Eoyd, Cr J. R. Daw-…

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Goods Train Derailed Near Casino

Northern Star · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday.—Railway traffic was dislocated yesterday when portion of a goods train became derailed…

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20 Injured In Two Road Accidents

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Twenty people were injured yesterday afternoon in two road accidents…

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Road Traffic Dislocated

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 4

The District Superintendent of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. W. Mason) in a report covering the main highways leading into Lismore, made at 2 p.m…

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Motorists Ignore Safety Law

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A. are becoming alarmed at the failure of many motorists to appreciate the deterioration in the road accident…

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Motorist Fined For Negligence Accident Sequel

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 7

Sequel to an accident at South Lismore, in which a cyclist was injured, was the appearance at Lismore Court of Petty Sessions…

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Banana Roads

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 2

Mr E. J. Smith (Engineer) at the latest Dorrigo Shire Council a statement by Mr A.. L. Horniman (Engineer) at a recent…

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Bomb Menace on Country Road

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 4

Aircraftsman Ronald Breeds saw many bombs during the war, but he never, expected to see one approaching him along a road…

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Tweed Shire Roads Extensively Damaged By Flood Rains

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 2

Extensive damage was caused to Tweed Shire roads by the cyclonic disturbance Tweed Shire engineer (Mr. A. L. Horniman) said last night…

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Road Tax Waived to Assist Farmers

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Road tax on vehicles carrying fertilisers for distances greater than 50 miles in competition to the railways will be…

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