Casino Aerodrome
CASINO, Tuesday.—Casino Aero Club, tonight in a letter asked Casino Municipal Council to consider preparing a runway 500 yards…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1947
976 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 49
Train Signal System Has a "Memory"
In the laboratories of railway signalling equipment manufacturers in Britain, experiments are being carried out with some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Former Railway Employee Fined
Pleading guilty to a charge that on May 4, 1946, he stole £2 in money, the property of the Commissioner for Railways, Eric Charles Bay, 25, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Masked Men Hold Up Railway Attendant
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two masked men armed with revolvers held up the lone attendant at Naree railway station and rifled a safe of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Interest in Coolangatta's Aerodrome
Mr. J. Francis, M.H.R., advised Tuesday's meeting of Coolangatta Town Council that upon receipt of a telegram from the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge's Last Days
Out of use for many years, this railway bridge at Casino is being demolished. Casino Council asked that it be retained as a road bridge. Railway Department said "No, but you can have the concrete piers—if you want them." Concrete piers are difficult things to dismantle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Damage in N. Coast Shires
The Secretary of the Northern Rivers and Tablelands Federated Chambers of Commerce (Mr. E. A. Brander) said last night that he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Argentina Buying Out British Railway
BUENOS AIRES, Wednesday: The British and Argentina have reached an agreement for the sale of the 14,000 mile British owned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cyclist Injured
BALLINA, Wednesday. — The condition, of Neville Clive Eggins (23), of Lismore, who received a fall from a motor bike last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Penalty Rates Would Cost Railway £671,000 P.a
MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Penalty rates for time and a half for Saturday work and double time for Sunday would cost the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Damage Bridges And Shire Roads
Reporting to Kyogle Shire Council on Monday on flood damage as a result of heavy rain on January 25, the Shire Engineer (Mr. F. J. Bamfield)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Argentina Railway
BUENOS AIRES, Thursday: It was officially announced that Argentina had paid 600millinn dollars for the purchase of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Drivers Comparatively "Safe"
BRISBANE, Thursday: Passengers in motor vehicles, trams and buses suffer many more fatalities and injuries than any other road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ballina Road Work Deferred
BALUNA, Sunday.—A suggestion was made at Ballina Municipal Council meeting that steps should be taken to raise a loan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assault On Railway Officer Alleged
Two charges laid by Clifford R. Cook, for the Railway Department against Herbert Maxwell, of McCauley Street, Lismore were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tas. Railways Oppose Penalty Rates
MELBOURNE, Monday. — Tasmanian Government Railways have lodged an application in the Full Arbitration Court to oppose penalty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burringbar Complaint About Roads
Burringbar branch of the PPU complained to Tweed Shire Council meeting on Monday night of the bad condition of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£9000 to Be Spent on Main Roads
The Department of Main Roads has approved for Tweed Shire a programme involving £9306/10/- for main and trunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£25 Million Suburban Railway for Sydney
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—One of the early matters to be considered when the State Parliament meets at the end of this month will be a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Increased Train, Tram Fares, "The Last Straw"
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — "The prospect of increased train, tram and bus fares is the last straw to an already tax-ridden public," said…
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