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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

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BGF Board Meeting Melbourne Train Arrangements May Be Upset

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

An upset to the Banana Growers' Federation transport arrangements is threatened by the likely early cessation of Saturday morning carting in Melbourne…

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Three Charges Against Motorist

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 6

Fred Love (49), manufacturer of South Australia, was remanded in Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions yesterday until today on…

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150 Bandits Rob Train Passengers

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

TOKIO, Thursday: While the greatest police manhunt in the history of Japanese crime continued yesterday for the "bank murderer," 150 bandits held up a train and at…

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Road Safety Official to Visit More

Northern Star · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

The State Secretary of the Road Safety Council (Colonel Youden) will visit Lismore next Tuesday. He will address a meeting of the…

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Railway Station Maybe Painted Next Year

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

The painting of Murwillumbah railway station will be included in the programme for 1948-49 and the work will be…

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Electric Motors Output Higher But Demand Greater

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 6

The scarcity of electric motors is being investigated by the Secondary Industries Division of the Department of Post-war…

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Baby's Body Found on Railway Line

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 1

LITHGOW, Friday. -- Apparently thrown from the mail train early this morning, the slightly charred body of a new-born baby was today…

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Lambs Change Colour in Train

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday (AAP)--Sheepmen rubbed their eyes when a flock of 500 North Island lambs…

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Cold Disrupts New York Train Services

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 5

NEW YORK, Sunday (AAP).--The temperature fell to zero early yesterday in New York City, halting the removal of garbage, also…

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Railway Excursion Tickets

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The Secretary for Railways (Mr. S. R. Nicholas) announced today that arrangements had been made for the…

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Greg. Pollard Dies After Road Collision

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 4

Gregory Francis Pollard, 19, of 100 Casino Street, South Lismore, died in Gosford District Hospital early yesterday morning from injuries…

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Lucky Escape For Man In Road Collision

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

A man had a lucky escape from serious injury when the car he was driving struck a 'bus and turned over [?]n the Geneva Road on Friday…

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Injured Man's Amazing Fortitude Casino Road Smash: Trapped For Two Hours In Wrecked Truck Cabin

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

An Ambulance officer told of the amazing fortitude a Kyogle man displayed when he was trapped for two hours in the wrecked cabin of a utility truck which crashed head-on with another truck on the Kyogle-Casino road, about five miles from Kyogle, yesterday morning…

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Fire Damage to Motor Car

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 4

A sports car owned by Mr. Ronald Hensley, of Laurel Avenue, Lismore, was slightly damaged by a fire which was caused by a mechanical…

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Turkish Motor Boat Attacked

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 5

SMYRNA, Monday (AAP).--An unidentified armed motor boat believed to be manned by Greek guerillas, attacked the Turkish…

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New Afternoon Train Timetable

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 2

The Murwillumbah station master (Mr. Cotter) said yesterday that from Monday next the afternoon train would leave…

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Road Safety State Secretary to Visit Murwillumbah

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 2

The State secretary of the Road Safety Council (Lieut.-Colonel H. A. Youden, DSO) will attend the annual meeting of Murwillumbah…

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Trouble Over Railway Join Union Order

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Mr. Brian Fuller, K.C., told the Equity Court today that serious industrial trouble is threatening because the N.S.W…

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Man Gaoled For Stealing Train Towel

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.-- Robert George Johnson, 33, was sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour…

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Minister's Interest in Coast Road Plan

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday. --The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) has been in touch with the Main Roads Commissioner on…

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