Shocking Railway Smash. Carload of Officials Killed. London
A shocking railway accident occurred on the Illinois Central Railway, U.S.A. The engine of one train ploughed…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
773 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 39
Road Construction
It is just a century ago since J. L. Macadam, a Scotch engineer, introduced the system of road building that has immortalised his name. It has been…
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The Premier of Queensland, Mr. Denham, is anxious to see the linking of the lines of both States at the Tweed, recognising that the connection is of much…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Brisbane, matters are quiet in connection with the tram strike. The Carters' Union was instructed not to assist the Tramway…
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The railway workers on the Tares section of the North Coast railway threaten to strike because they haye not been paid since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Wires Brisbane Tram Trouble Wharfies Take a Hand. Sydney, Thursday Night
The Brisbane wharf laborers knocked off to-day and held a mass meeting to consider the tramway trouble. Several hundred were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Economy of the Motor Waggon
Mr. Walter Wardrop contributes to the "American Review of Reviews" a most? informing article upon the use of the motor in commerce. Twenty thousand motor…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Brisbane Tramways. Strikers Still Hold but. The Powers of the Home Secretary
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Brisbane tramway trouble continues without very serious disorder. The Commissioner of Police has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Brisbane Tram Trouble. General Strike Threatened Sydney
At Brisbane a conference of delegates representing 43 unions declared for a general strike throughout Queensland failing a settlement of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensational Motor Smash. Runaway Down Mountain. Sydney, Sunday Night
Mr. J. Jeremy, his son, Jack Messrs. N. Stinson and Holden (the chaffeur) left Wagga for Yarrongobilly Caves in a motor car. While…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—While a motor car party were descending a steep mountain at Wagga, the brake refused to work. There were three miles of precipitous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane Tramways
SYDNEY, Monday.—At a meeting at Ipswich, the delegates for the Queensland. Colliery Employees' Union discussed the tramway trouble, and a…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—On the construction of the North Coast railway there are about 600 men employed at four and a half and seven mile camps. The third…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane Tramway Strike. Ultimatum Issued. Company to Fight to Bitter End
SYDNEY, Monday.—An ultimatum has been issued that unless the Brisbane Tramways Company surrenders there will be general strike in the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casino-Tenterfield Railway. League Formed at Lismore
A public meeting, convened at the request of the Bangalow P.A., was held at Lismore on Thursday to urgeupon the Government the necessity…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The strike has assumed a serious aspect. All efforts to arrive at peace have failed. Fourteen thousand hands are affected. Thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Wage
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Executives of the Carpenters, Joiners, Engineers, Boilermakers, and Shipwrights Trades Unions have intimated to the members…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane Tram Strike. Trains Stop Running. Hotels and Theatres Closed. Sydney
An ultimatum has been issued that unless the Brisbane Tramways Company sun enders there will be a general strike in the northern capital…
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On the construction of the North Coast railway there, are about 600 men employed at four and a half and seven mile camps. The third…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Taree-Wauhope Railway
We understand that 200 more navvies have been sent for tbe fourth section of the North Coast railway. This extra complement…
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