Special Grants for Main Roads
The Minister for Works has issued a circular, dated 8th January, stating that although he realises the defeat of the Main Roads Bill does not…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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Main Roads. Fresh Grants to the Shires. Minister's Letter
The Minister for Works has addressed important letter to the municipal and shire councils regarding the maintenance of the main roads of the State, in view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maintenance of Main Roads Minister's Proposals Pleases Council. Mr. Griffith's Petulance. Mr. Wood's Nastiness. Remarks by Ald. James
Mr. J. Davis, Director-General of Public Works wrote to Wednesday night's meeting of the Bathurst Council stating that with reference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transcontinental Railway Delay. Melbourne
Platelaying on the transcontinental railway has been postponed till May, when several hundred men are to be engaged. The rails, will arrive from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Died on the Railway Station. Woman Collapses. Sydney
Mrs. Elizabeth White, living at Carlton, was hurrying to catch a train at that station when she collapsed on the platform and died…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transcontinental Railway. Further Delays. Melbourne
The plate laying on the Trans-Australian railway has been postponed till May, when several hundred men will be engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Matters
Staff changes in Eskbank railway district during the past week were as follows: -- Night-officer Thompson, of Glenbrook, has taken up similar duties at Newnes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hurried to Catch a Train. Death on Railway Station
Mrs. Elizabeth White died suddenly on the Carlton Railway Station this morning. Mrs. White, who lives at Carlton, had been hurrying to catch a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heard in the Train Between Bathurst and Raglan a Home Rule Debate
First Working Man: I tell yer it won't pawss. Second Working Man: I tell yer it will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Road to Bathurst Early History Recalled. Is Bathurst What It Should Be?
The current issue of the Australian " Review of Reviews" contains some interesting comment anent Bathurst and its early history. Here it is:-…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Telegrams. Motor Car Explosion. Sydney
At West Wyalong a crowd around a burning motor car was helping to extinguish the petrol when the tank exploded. A man named Alfred…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extraordinary Rains. Floods on the Railways. Brisbane
A telegram to the Commissioner for Railways from Maryborough yesterday stated that heavy continuous rain fell throughout that district during the past…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trans-australian Railway Delay. Melbourne
The. Labor unions are incensed at the delays which are taking place in the commencement of the Trans-Australian line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Ablaze. Petrol Tank Explodes. West Wyalong
A motor car caught fire here to-day, and was drawn into a side lane near a garage, where a number of residents attempted to extinguish the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor-car Burnt. West Wyalong
A motor-car, owned by Mr. K. J. Callen, was destroyed by fire. The owner was doing some soldering around the radiator, when the car burst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Remarkable Offer to Construct Government Railways. Sydney
"The Sun" states that a remarkable offer has been made to the Government by an English engineering firm, Messrs. Griffith, Company, Ltd. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Obsolete! the Bathurst Railway Station. the Commissioners Should Raze or Burn It. Urgent Need for a Modern Building
If the Bathurst railway station is ever tree of human life for one hour advantage Should be taken of the opportunity to :blow the old caboose sky-high with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Workers. 10/ Per Day Wanted for Unskilled Men. Sydney
The Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association, which has a membership of 13,000, has decided to amalgamate with the United Laborers'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycle Record Lowered. Sydney
J. Gunn lowered the Sydney to Melbourne motor cycling record by 3 hours 35 minutes, completing the distance in 25 hours 55 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Over a Cliff. Serious Motor Accident. Sydney
A motor car, containing two occupants, fell into a creek from Jingera Gap (Albury). James Colquhoun, a well-known Riverina wheat grower…
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