Jumped for Their Lives. Train Overtakes Railway Motor. Sydney
A party of three men were proceeding in a railway motor-tricycle along the railway line between Maryvale and Wellington when they were caught by an engine…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
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Thefts From the Railways. Sydney
The Railway Commissioners, referring to railway thefts, state the losses were not enormous, being about one parcel in every six thousand carried…
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The monthly meeting of the committee was held last night', when there was a good attendance. Correspondence was received from the Motor cycle Club of New…
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A meeting of the National Roads Association adopted the constitution, and appointed a provisional council. The chief objects of the association are the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Government and the Railways
The administration of the Railway Department is generally recognised throughout the Stare as being extremely unsatisfactory. It is, of course, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trouble in Europe. Riots and Bomb Throwing. Railway Strike in France. Berlin
It is reported there have been food riots in several provinces. The mobs plundered the shops in Ludwiehshaven. (Published in "The Times.")…
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"The Times" Paris correspondent telegraphed on Wednesday that Marseilles overseas mail train arrived bearing the notice, "Run by permission of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Unification. Broken Gauge Blunder. Call for National Policy
Commercial, engineering and defence circles are unanimous in deploring the penny wise and pound foolish policy that is yearly aggravating the problems…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton District Motor Club
The following programme has been decided on for the visit, of the Lismore Motor-cyele Club, who are arriving in Grafton about 6 o'clock this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Officers Cashiered. Sydney
Three important railway officers have been found to have been at fault in connection with the serious disorganisation of traffic which occurred recently on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Life in Brisbane. Attempt to Wreck Train. Sabotage at a Sawmill. Robbery From a Tailor's Shop. Brisbane
An attempt to wreck a train on the Enoggera line was made on Saturday, but fortunately proved abortive. A lengths man found two pieces of steel 14lbs. and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Week-end Robberies. Men Fired on at Spotswood. Burglars in a Railway Station. Sydney
While two men who are employed at- the Australian glass and bottle works at Spotswood, Victoria, were proceeding along a lonely road last night, a voice…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lismore Motor-cyclists. a Visit to the Clarence
The members of the North Coast Motorcycle Club (Lismore) arrived in Grafton on Saturday afternoon on what is hoped to be the first of a series of inter-club…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Railway Strike. Requisition of Troops. London
"The Times" Paris correspondent telegraphed on Thursday that the Government had called on the troops to run food and postal trains…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempt to Derail a Train. Brisbane
The reports received by the Commissioner of Railways with respect to intereference with the railway line between Alderley and Newmarket, by which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Railway Strike. The Mask Off. Soviet Movement Begins. Dispute Not Yet General. London
"The Times" Paris correspondent telegraphed on February 26 that the leaders of the railway strikers have thrown off the mask and admit that, the strike is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. Tree Planting Along Railway Lines. Sydney
The Railway Commissioner, in the course of his reply to a deputation, said the Commissioners had spent a good deal of money last year, in planting shrubberies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Robbery Under Arms. Raid on Railway Station. Stationmaster Shot. Melbourne
While Mr. Richards, the stationmaster at Surrey Hills, Victoria, was in the booking office of the station at a late hour last night, two men rushed in, and, pointing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Railway Gun. Sydney
A huge eleven-inch German railway gun, which was captured by Australians east of Amiens, and which will be mounted in Sydney, pending its removal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crushing Disorders. The French Railway Strike. Government's Firm Action Service Men Respond to Appeal. London
"The Times'' Paris correspondent telegraphs that it is expected the railwayman who have been ordered to mobilise will promptly respond to the appeal, as the…
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