A Railway Fatality. Man Cut in Halves. Sydney, Sunday Night
Leslie Cloquhoun, a boilermaker, was killed at South Kensington (Vic.). His body, cut in halves, was found on the railway line, and it is…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
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Railway Returns
For the past year, coaching revenue at Grafton railway station amounted to £493 1s 11d, received from 749 passengers. For 1909 the totals were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to Mail Train
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Sydney-Brisbane mail train arrived at Brisbane last night over an hour and a half late. As the train was running into a siding at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Calamity in Cape Colony
While a crowded train travelling nine, miles from Cathcart, in Cape Colony, chiefly with women and children as passengers, was descending a steep decline…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reduction in Tram Fares
"SYDNEY, Monday.—Reduction in tram fares to children who work in the city will take effect in February. The penny fare will be over four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Editorial Brevities Horse versus Motor
The spirit of revolt, which was the most potent influence in elevating the Labour men to office is giving them trouble now that they have attained the object of…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—At a special general meeting of the Australian Tramway Employees' Association, held in Melbourne, the executive was empowered, to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Wires Floods up North. Several Railway Washaways. Sydney
There has been very heavy rain in the interior of Queensland, 1945 points having fallen at Cloncurry since Friday. The district is a sea…
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Latest particulars of the heavy rain in Northern Queensland show that the Richmond-Cloncurry railway line was greatly damaged by the flood water,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Railway" Fires. Claims for Compensation. Sydney
In 1909 much damage was done in the country districts of Victoria by fires caused by sparks from engines. So far, 55 land owners have made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Telegraphic Service. From our Representatives and Sydney Office. Narrow Escape of Express Train
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Sydney-Melbourne express, narrowly escaped being wrecked in a collision with a stationary goods engine at Bethungra. For a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Motor Car Fatality
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Auckland, a motor car driven by Dr. Fullerton crushed into a train on a level crossing. The car was thrown by the engine into cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway. the First Section
The operations on the first section of the North Coast railway, which were suspended on the Thursday before Christmas Day, were resumed on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unhappy Portugal. Railway and Commercial Employees Strike. London
Following the example of the railway men, the employees of commercial houses in Lisbon will quit work on the ground that the Republican…
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IN acknowledging the Ratepayers Association's congratulations respecting the passing of the Railway Bill through Parliament, Mr G. S…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The recent disorganisation of the Western State Railway owing to the suspension of navigation on the River Seine, caused by floods, has…
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Motors are getting quite common in Casino now, and daily they are to be seen running about the town, tooting and puffing ad lib. Mr. D. McIntosh, who…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Railway to India
Inquiries in London show that there is no evidence of political hostility in the proposal for the linking up of the Indian and Russian railways by means of an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain. Railway Line Blocked. Sydney, Sunday Night
Heavy rain has fallen in the Walhalla (Vic.) district, and the railway Line is blocked. The Long Tunnel Mine is flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Coast Railway. a Serious Landslip. Sydney
A landslip recently occurred on the Taree-Gloucester section of the North Coast railway, causing much inconvenience…
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