Crossing the Bar. Destruction of Motor Boats. Men Who Juggle With. Death
The destruction of the motor boat Sea Bird on the Camden Haven Bar, with the loss of three men, recalls the loss last year of a boat of similar…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1916
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Erection of North Shore Bridge. to Occupy Seven Years. Sydney
The Minister for Works proposes to take steps during the coming session to obtain the necessary leave to proceed with the North Shore bridge, which will cost under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jabez Balfour Dead. Found in a Train. London, Thursday Night
Jabez Balfour, who was well known in connection with the famous Liberator frauds, was found dead in a train at Newport…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmanian Railway Disaster. Sydney
At an inquiry into the Tasmanian railway disaster, Cresswell, an engineer, who was a passenger on the train, said the train was travelling at an excessive speed, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Territory Railway. No Continuance at Present. Serious Position Created. Melbourne
The Federal Parliamentary Committee on Public Works has been considering a proposal to extend the railway in the Northern Territory from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dorrigo Mountain Road
At the last meeting of the Bellingen Shire Council it was decided to apply for a grant of £750 to refence portions of the Dorrigo cutting. The Engineer,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steel Cars for Transcontinental Railway. Sydney
A deputation of Federal Members protested to the Minister for Home Affairs against the action of sending experts to America to inquire into the construction of special steel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cars and Ocean Freights
The motor trade in the whole of the Australian States is now starting to feel the effects of the dearth of shipping owing to the great number of the world's mercantile…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Line Damaged. Sydney
An engine drawing 40 trucks crashed into a dead end near Erskineville station this afternoon. Massive timbers were torn from the foundations and carried 15 yards away,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Motor Requirements. Dodge Brothers Car Specially Adapted to Colonial Needs
The advent of Dodge Brothers new ear in the Australian market has been welcomed by many interested in the introduction of a car especially adapted, both as to weight and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway
A report from Macksville states: The earthwork at the local railway station is now complete, and the ground ready to receive the sheds and buildings. On the arrival of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Advice to Railway Men. Scientific Strike Deprecated. Sydney
Mr. Milne, Railway Commissioner, addressing railway men at Goulburn, deprecated the attempt on the part of certain unionists to stir up industrial unrest. He referred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Shore Bridge
The country councils feel acutely the folly of the Government in proceeding with suggestions for a North Shore bridge at a time like the present. They…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Late Wires. Motor Car Explodes. Three Men Blown Up. Burnt to Death. Sydney
While the owner of a motor car was attending to the benzine tank of his car in a garage near Pokeno, New Zealand, an explosion occurred and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway
Several large bridges on the fifth section of the North Coast Railway are important works, and will take time and money to construct. That over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Disaster in France. London
The Paris-Havre express collided with a stationary goods train at Rouen. There was a terrible crash. Many of the express carriages were splintered and took tire. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor-cycle Notes
The club held a debate on Saturday night which proved very interesting. Despite the heavy rain which fell, there was a good attendance of members. Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. Randwick Tramshops Strike. Ballot to Be Taken. Sydney
A mass meeting in connection with the trouble at the Randwick tramshops was held this morning. A resolution was moved that the boys be instructed to resume work next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Shore Bridge
In the Legislative Assembly Mr. J. H. Cann, Minister for Works, moved the expediency of constructing a bridge to connect Sydney with North Sydney. He said it provided for a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Mediterranean. Allies at Smyrna. Bombarding Gulf Railway. London, Friday Night
The Athens press states that the Allies are heavily bombarding the coast on the Gulf of Smyrna, and have destroyed bridges and sections of the…
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