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  2. Lismore- Tweed Railway 50 Years Old I

    Fifty years ago (on Tuesday, May IS, 1894), the Lismore-Mullsmfoimby section of the railway to ftlurwilhmibah was opened for traffic amidst unprecedented scenes of enthusiasm. The turning of the first sod had taken place on Friday, March 20 1891. The ...

    Article : 2,376 words
  3. CONSTRUCTION WAS MIGHTY TASK

    The rolling stock for the line was sent from Sydney on the specially appointed N.C.S.N. Coy's, steamer "Greyhound," which foundered off Long Reef on May 4, 1894, whilst on a trip to Lismoro ...

    Article : 813 words
  4. Knight of Burringbar

    SIR THOMAS ' EWING ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 7 words
  5. "Father" of the Railway

    It has always been acknowfeged that the "Father" of the Lismore-Tweed Railway was the late Mr. Thomas Ewing, ...

    Article : 892 words
  6. 2 TRAINS MADE FIRST RUN

    Engine 124 was selected for the first train, driven by Engineer Tom Sutton with Guard Willie McDonald. A second train which ran out ...

    Article : 623 words
  7. Girl Who Saved in The Train j;

    An early incident near Burringbar redounds to the credit of a bush girl, daughter, Ibelieve, of a ...

    Article : 161 words
  8. Freedom From Accidents I

    The line lias been remarkably free from serious accidents. With the exceptions of fatalities at ...

    Article : 95 words
  9. Primitive Conditions For Early Passengers

    Early passengers on the. new line travelled under Spartan conditions. The locomotives sent up from Sydney had seen 20 years of service and were half worn out, whilst the carriages were cast-offs from the ...

    Article : 432 words
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    Advertising : 59 words
  11. Other Northern Lines

    The railway was opened from Lismore to Casino on October 9, 1903; from Casino to Grafton on November 6, 1905; from Casino to ...

    Article : 79 words
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