Railway Works
SYDNEY,Friday.—In the course of a reply to a deputation, the Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith) said that last year over £3,000,000 had been given to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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Late Wires. a Shocking Fatality. Killed by a Train. Sydney
A man named David Murray jammed his foot while crossing the rail way line at Ipswich and was held until a train came along, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Coast Railway. Big Claim by the Contractors
An important sequel to the taking over by the Government of the North Coast railway from the contractors, Messrs. Smith, Timms and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aviation. Express Train Beaten. Vancouver
The aviator Murvin Wood, flew from New York via Washington, arriving at Fort Meyer, Virginia, beating the express train over the same…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ballast Train [?]eralled. Two Men Killed
A shocking railway accident happened onthe Miles-Tarron railway extension last night. A ballast train coming into Miles collided with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Clarence & Richmond Traminer. Established 18[?]9. Grafton: Thesday, 14th AUGUST, 1913. Electoral Laws
A matter that is exercising the voter as well as the professional politician at the present time is the method by which the electoral laws of the country are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railway Developments Along the Route
It is not many months since the second and third sections of the North Coast railway line were opened. To speak of results may be considered a little premature, yet…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North Coast Railway
In the Assembly, Mr. Wade asked the Minister for Public Works:—(1) Were the first three sections of the North Coast railway originally let to contractors? (2). What…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Main Roads. £1,300,000 NEEDED
A deputation from the recently formed Good Roads Association waited on the Minister for Works and urged the re-introduction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road to Whiporie Platform. (To the Editor of the "Argus")
Sir,--In the report of the last meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire) Council, the remarks of Shire Engineer Shewell call for comment. As…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railway
Information was given in the House last week, to the effect that according to the Act the North Coast railway was to cost £2,650,820, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Men Restive Better Wages Wanted. London
The North Western Railway men at Liverpool are agitating for a living wage. They assert that 21s, 22s, or 23s weekly hardly gives them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Revenue Surplus or Deficit? Sydney
During the year, the Railway Commissioner claims, there was a surplus of £154,448 on the railways, but the Treasurer's account shows a deficit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Aeroplane
Great interest is evinced in aviation circles in London in a new aeroplane, which has features likely to reduce accidents to a minimum. This machine is the invention of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Roads
The accompanying letter has been forwarded to the Sydney daily papera. There is no gainsaying the fact that our roads,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railw[?] Bridge
On Monday tenders were opened for the supply of steel bridges for the Hastings River, and [?]ood channel on the Wauchope to Kempsey section of the North Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Cycli[?] Death
Ernest Whelan, aged 32, met with a motor cycle accident near Narrabri. He was riding at a fair pace, when the machine skidded, and he went heavily to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway No. 11. Satisfactory Traffic Returns. (Continued from Thursday's issue.)
The North Coast line has been opened, as far as Dungog for about two years. When Dungog was the terminus, a large, share of the North Coast traffic filtered through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Finances
SYDNEY, Friday.—The railway earnings for the last financial year amounted td £6,748,985, and tramways £1,754,566, a total of £8,503,551. The working…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Wires The Liberal Campaign. Big Town Haul Meeting. Mr. Wade Hits Out. N.C. Railway Scandal. Sydney
A tremendous Liberal demonstration was held in the Town Hall last night. Vast crowds of people commenced to stream into the building…
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