Electrification of Railways. London
The Ministry for Transport has invited leading engineers to investigate the practicability of gradual electrification of the whole main line railways…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
1,147 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 58
Nationalisation of Railways. London
"The Times" correspondent telegraphs that the National Federation of Labor has issued a manifesto pledging to support railway nationalisation and embodying a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Railway Freights. Four Per Cent. Increase Sydney
An increase of four per cent is announced in the railway freights and fares in New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Molong-dubbo Railway. Sydney
Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, State Treasurer, turned the first sod of the Molong-Dubbo Railway. He declared that the line, which will cost half a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agreement with Germany Find in an Aeroplane Copenhagen, Saturday Night
Gunfire compelled an aeroplane from Smolensk to land near Kovna, carrying a woman and four men, and bearing documents from Lenin,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dorrigo Railway. Work to Be Commenced. Construction Engineer at Grafton
The Glenreagh-Dorrigo construction work is to re-commence, and Mr. Bode, railway construction engineer, has arrived at Grafton to arrange preliminaries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Railway Charges. Melbourne
An increase in the Victorian railway freights and fares is considered inevitable. It is believed these will be about 7½ per cent. on the existing rates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rhodesian Railways. Big Strike Begins To-day Men's Intolerant Attitude Capetown, Saturday Night
A message from Bulawayo says: A railway strike affecting the whole of the Rhodesian system will begin on Monday. The men have rejected the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Use of State Motor-cars Mr. Storey Repeats His Challenge. Sydney
The Premier in a statement, referred to the challenge made" by John Storey to prove the statement that the latter had gone to the races with a Minister in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →12000 Damages Claimed Tramcar and Cast Collide. the Victim's Injuries. Sydney
Francis Barraclough, Deputy-Master-in-Lunaey, on behalf of Alfred Michael, a patient, sued the Railway Commissioners, before Mr. Justice Pring, upon a claim…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial. Amalgamation of Railway Unions. Sydney
Another conference is to be held shortly regarding the amalgamation of all the Railway Unions throughout the Commonwealth, and the end of the year will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Motor-cars. Is Mr. Storey Quibbling? Mr. Fitzpatrick's Challenge. Sydney
Interviewed regarding the controversy between My. Holman and Mr. Storey concerning the latter's enjoyment of a ride in a State car to the races, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Benzole As Motor Fuel Preferable to Petrol. Result of 10,000 Mile Test Good Mileage with Heavy Car
The motorist who sees with dismay the price of petrol soaring, and who realises that there is really a world shortage of motor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"The Roaring Road."
Paramount's latest picture, '' The Roaring Road," which will be presented at Horden's Pictures, South Grafton, tonight, features the popular star, Wallace…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Railway
The official announcement that the railway is about to be proceeded with fails these days to cause the heart to palpitate or the spirits to fluctuate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Argument in a Tram. a Passenger Shot. Melbourne
A shooting affray occurred on a tram North at Melbourne Ivan Fish wick, was a passenger on a tram, and entered into an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Unrest. British Miners Demands. Railway Men Again Restive. London
The South Wales coal owners said the granting of the miners' new demand of three shillings a shift would mean taking away more than the whole of the profits…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Avalanche Strikes a Train. Thirteen Persons Killed. London
"The Times" Zurich correspondent telegraphed on Wednesday that an avalanche struck a train near Hernina, smashed the two engines, and hurled the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Tragedy. Brisbane
At about six o'clock an Saturday morning a fireman in the Railway Department; named J. H. Dalton, was killed between Dingo Hill and Goodna. Deceased, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ross Smith's Aeroplane. Cost of Repairs. Brisbane
Correspondence has been made available to the press which reveals that the cost of repairs to Sir Ross Smith's aero at the Ipswich workshops amounted to…
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