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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1946

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Normal Train Service for City To-day

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Full train services will be resumed on the metropolitan electric railways on Monday morning, the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) announced to-day. By Monday week full…

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Train Services

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

The acting stationmaster at Lismore (Mr L. Dirou) said last night that he had received no information concerning the…

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Missed the Train

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

The danger of "taking things for granted" was exemplified one day last week when a family came all the way from Warwick…

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Chinese Train to Man U.s. Amphibious Craft

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday: The correspondent of the New York Times at Tsing Tao says: Vice-Admiral Barbey inspected…

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Here, There And Everywhere 80 ; Never Saw Train

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

Mr. John Greatley, aged 80, a resident of the Bega district, died last Tuesday. During his 80 years he never saw a train, nor ventured more than…

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No Information Yet on Restoration of Train Services

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 4

No details concerning the restoration of district train services had been received by him yesterday, said the acting Station…

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Many Injured in Tram Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Trams were held up for half a mile in Sydney tonight when a collision occurred at the intersection of Cleveland…

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"Only Road to Prosperity"

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday: "Everyone should realise that the only load to prosperity is production in ever-increasing quantities of…

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All-bitumen Road Sought

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday. — Casino Municipal Council tonight decided to seek information from Woodburn Shire Council…

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Killed in Motor Cycle Crash

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 4

GRAFTON, Tuesday. — Lloyd Welsh (22), of Bathurst, was killed today when a motor cycle side-car combination in which he was a…

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Train Services

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Commencing next Monday, a number fit trains discontinued owing to the coal strike will be restored. This was announced by…

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New Bridge for Warwick

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday: Approval has been given to Warwick City Council to borrow £14,000 for the erection of a new…

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Travelled Without Train Ticket

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

CASINO, Thursday.—For having travelled between Casino and Coff's Harbour without purchasing a rail ticket, William Thomas…

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Farmers Entitled to Better Roads

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

GRAFTON, Thursday.—Revision of conditions of the Federal Aid Roads grant were urged by Sir. Earle Page at Harwood to-day. He…

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Better Roads Proposed for Tumbulgum

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Messrs T. Cranney and T. Higgins, representing Tumbulgum banana growers and others, waited on…

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No Advice of Train Restoration

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

It was stated at Murwillumbah railway station late last night that no advice had been received of any proposed restoration of…

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Bandits Hold Up German Train

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 5

BERLIN, Friday (AAP). —Bandits dressed in Russian uniforms last night held up the Bremen-Berlin…

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Heat-buckled Line Causes Train Smash

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: A welded suburban railway line, which buckled in today's intense heat, caused a serious train accident, in which one man was killed and another injured…

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£35,000 Haul From Train Hold-Up

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Sunday: Armed men derailed a train between Lydda and Haifa by placing explosives on the rails. The men…

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Hawkesbury Span For Local Bridge

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 5

A span of the present railway bridge across the Hawkesbury River will be used to replace an existing bridge near…

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