Diplomats Not Invited. Railwaymen's Resolution
Reuter's Petrograd correspondent states the Allied and neutral diplomats were not invited to the opening of the Constituent Assembly. No Cadet…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1918
864 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 44
The Train Service. a Request Refused
The Mayor (Ald. McFarlane) has received the following letter from the secretary to the Railway Commissioners:--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coffs Jetty to Coramba Road. Grant of £1500
The member for Raleigh, who has persistently urged the Government to honor the promise made by Mr. J. H. Cann, when he was Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway to Deepwater at Raleigh
Mr. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter, dated 11th January, 1918, from the Acting Under Secretary for Public Works:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kempsey Chamber of Commerce. Railway Superintendent Present. Explanation Re Freights, Etc
The usual monthly meeting of the above Chamber was held at the Masonic Hall on Monday evening. In the absence of the president, Mr. W. H. Sheridan occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inefficient Railway Service
A correspondent from along the Grafton-Casino railway line writes to the Casino "Express" complaining of the present service. He says that settlers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers. and Medical Examination. Sydney
The secretary of the Railway Workers' Industry Branch of the A. W. U., who has just returned from a visit to the whole of the deviation works from Picton to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →America's Part. State Control of Railways. Billion Expenditure Necessary. Washington, Monday Night
Mr. W. G. McCAdoo (Secretary to the Treasury) has announced that he is definitely opposed to the Government ownership of the railroads, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rockhampton Flooded. Railway Traffic Suspended. Brisbane
A telegram from Rockhampton states all the low-lying parts of the town are flooded. The Fitzroy River is still rising, and is now within a short distance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Collision Between Motor Cycle and Cyclist. One Man Killed. Sydney
A collision between a motor cyclist and a cyclist, which occurred in Oxford-street, Woollahra, resulted in four persons being injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dull-witted Boy. Places Sleepers on Railway Perth
While a man was walking along the railway line 12 miles from Perth, West Australia, on Monday, night, he found three new sleepers across the up line to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mountain Road
Local car drivers say that the Mountain road is in an execrable condition. The continued misty rains have made the surface of the highway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Munchausen Motor Car
Some time ago, the Directors of the Munchesten Motor Company determined to put on the market a car that was particularly suited to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone, Tidal Wave, Flood Radio Message From Mackay. Collapse of the Bridge. Fourteen Bodies Recovered. Rockhampton's Perilous Position. All Low-lying Land Flooded. Fitzroy River Still Rising. Another Man Drowned. Brisbane
The latest news from Rockhampton shows that the Fitzroy River is still rising and boats are engaged in rescue work. A large number of residences and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Railway Service
A gentleman whose integrity is unimpeachable called at our ("Express") office on Friday afternoon, and had something to say concerning the railway trip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coff's Harbor Railway
The question of the completion of the 8th section of the North Coast railway is being taken up enthusiastically by Coff's Harbor residents. At a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Week End in Melbourne. Accidents, Assault, Suicide. Char-a-banc and Tram Collide. Melbourne
A sensational motor accident occurred at Footscray this afternoon. Clifford Sydney Hiddlestone, a jeweller, 32, of St. Kilda-street, Brighton, and Linda Steele,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed at the Styx. Motor Car and Train Collide. Serious Accident in New Zealand. Auckland
A motor ear, containing Mr. Ashworth, his wife, and their three daughters, crashed into a train at the Styx, level crossing at Christchurch (N.Z.) yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Millions or Locusts. Interfere with Train Service. Adelaide
Millions of locusts caused the rails to be so slippery on the railway line near, Dodlawina, South Australia, that a number of trains had to be hauled over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Commissioners' Report. Biggest Flood on Record. Water Sixteen Feet Over the Railway. Brisbane
The Railway Commissioner, Mr. Evans, returned to Brisbane this morning from his attempt to get through to Rockhampton. He got only as far as the 300-mile…
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