In Mesopotamia. Bagdad-railway Offices Burnt. Incendiarism Suspected. Athens, Friday Night
Belated advices from Constantinople state that the Bagdad railway offices at Adna have been burned. Incendiarism is suspected…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
858 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 43
Trouble on Transcontinental Railway
The transcontinental railway muddle has further complicated by the dismissal of the senior assistant-engineer, E. H. Marnie, for refusing to comply with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Coast Railway. Stoppage on Fifth Section. Sydney
The Public Works Department denies that it is responsible for the stoppage of work on the fifth section of the North Coast railway. It is the policy of the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed by a Motor Car. Evidence at Inquire. Car Racing a Train. Sydney
An inquiry has been opened by the Coroner touching the death of George Tierney, who was struck by a motor car while walking on the road near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It Wasn't a "Joy Ride." Local Prosecution Interests Motorists. Defendant Exonerated
A case directly interesting to motorists was heard at the local Courthouse on Friday last, when James Martin, well known in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Verdun Campaign. French Artillery Active on Whole Front. Bombs Dropped on Railway Station. London
A Paris official message says there is no infantry action in the region of Ver[?]. There were bombardments during the night in Bethincourt, Douaumont, and Wo[?]e areas, and sectors of Moulainville and Renvaux. Our artillery was very active along the whole front. One of our aerial squadrons dropped 30 heavy bombs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chief Railway Commissioner. Mr. Harper Wants to Resume. Government Won't Let Him. Sydney
It is understood Mr. J. Harper, Chief Railway Commissioner, who has been on sick leave, is anxious to take up his duties again, but the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorcycle Mania
A writer in the "New York Herald" describes the sensations: You can't see anything much when you are whirling round the track…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →City Railway. Sydney
A quarter of a million pounds have been paid or agreed upon for resumptions in connection with the city railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →East-west Railway. Sydney
Mr. King O'Malley has sent an ultimatum to the Australian Workers' Union at Kalgoorlie that unless the men on strike resume work unconditionally to-morrow morning the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Wires. Sydney Tram Accidents. a Young Woman Killed. Jumped Out on Wrong Side. Sydney
A young woman who is as yet unidentified was run over and killed by a tram in Oxford-street yesterday, through hastily jumping from a tram…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cars Getting Dearer
"The high price of freight and the scarcity of it has materially increased the landing cost of motor cars." says Mr. Roy W. Sandford, of Rov W. Sandford. Ltd., Sydney, and it also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Duties of Railway Commissioners. Sydney
Mr. Holman announced that the Government will propose four Railway Commissioners in the new Railway Bill. He proposes to give three Junior Commissioners special powers in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Tram Accident. Sydney
A young woman whose name is unknown met with a dreadful death last night. She was a passenger on a city-bound tram, when a fuse blew out, bringing the car to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kyogle-beau Desert Railway. Sydney
The Queensland Public Works Committee received from the Minister for Railways his reference in the matter of the proposed Kyogle-Beaudesert connection between Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Engagements
A communique has been issued at Paris stating that the enemy made a fairly lively attack on our front between Vaux and Damloup, but the assailants were hurled back. Twenty three of our aeroplanes dropped 72 bombs on the aviation ground at Hapsheim, and Mulhouse goods station. An aerial battle followed. In…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Repulsed Attack. Aeroplane Engagements. France Optimistic. More Concentration at Verdun. Financial Condition of Greece. London
Mr. Jefferies, the London "Daily Mail's" correspondent in the Balkans, says the Greek Government is greatly embarrassed by the want of money and failing to raise a loan from England or France, may be compelled to discontinue her mobitisation. Her exhausted national coffers are not capable of even paying the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrier in Motor-car Case. Sydney
When a case containing a motor-car was unpacked at Melbourne, a terrier pup was found curled up in shavings beneath the car. The pup had apparently been accidentally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Australasia. No "Kitchener" Trams. Fines at Newcastle. Sydney
Four soldiers from the camp at Newcastle were fined at Newcastle yesterday for refusing to pay their fare on the trams…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Girl's Joy Ride. Motors on Hun Banks. Decorated by Joffre
Mile. Duclos's motor exploit' has made her the great heroine of the moment. She has been decorated by General Joffre with the Cross of the Logion of Honor for her brilliant…
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