Woman's Fearful Death. Mangled by Tramcar. Sydney
Adele Christen (47), a single woman, was crossing Elizabeth street this morning when she was run down by a tram car. When extricated, all her limbs were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1920
1,147 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 58
Bawden's Bridge Fatality Evidence at the Inquest. an Open Verdict
The inquiry opened on Saturday by the Coroner, Major Crane, into the circumstances surrounding the death of Cecil James Payne at, Bawden's Bridge on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Workers. British Government's Offer. Accepted by General Secretary. But Rejected by the Men. [?] LONDON
The Government agrees to pay the lowest grade of railway workers a minimum of sixty shillings weekly, with proportional increases to the higher grades, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Closed Down. The Lithgow Ironworks. Excessive Railway Freights. a Thousand Men Affected. Lithgow
A notice posted on the Lithgow ironworks gate this morning stated that in consequence of the excessive increases in railway freights it was impossible for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Line Swept Away. Goulburn
At Kamulga, near Goulburn, about six chains of the Cooma railway line was swept away, and the line for about five miles was under water. The Cooma mail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Tram Accident. Wellington
Two persons were killed, and a number seriously injured, as the result of a tram running off the rails near Wellington, New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Jetty Road
The recept heavy rains have washed the dust off the Jetty Road, and that thoroughfare is now in very fair condition. With a little…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bawden Bridge Fatality. Conclusion of Inquiry. an Open Verdict
On Monday afternoon, the Police Magistrate (Major F. W. C. Crane), sitting as District' Coroner, resumed, the enquiry into the death of Cecil J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Railway Store. Sydney
No. 5 store at Alexandria railway yards was discovered to be on fire at an early hour this morning. The shed contained a quantity of oil and other goods, the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Balance. British Railway Men's Claims. Conference to Meet to Day. General Secretary's Herculean Task. London
The peace of of the railway world depends on the happenings of the next few days. The trade union leaders arc divided as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Cables British Railwaymen's Wages Government's Offer Rejected. Mr. Thomas Urges Acceptance. London
Mass meetings of railwaymen at London, Rhondda Valley, Northampton, Carlisle and Newcastle unanimously rejected the Government's new wage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Centralising Railways
In connection with the sudden closing of Hoskins' big ironworks at Lithgow, owing to the increase in railway freights, it is stated by the proprietary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Accident. Sydney
John Thornton was driving a party of six home from Cooma in a car heavily laden with supplies, when two of the wheels collapsed, at a dangerous turn in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railwaymen's Dispute. the Revolt Spreading. London
The railwaymen s new revolt is spreading. Twenty-three branches have rejected the Government's terms. Some demand a minimum of 70, while others will accept…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Letts' Advance Capture of Dvinsk. Liberating a Railway Junction. Bolshevists Break an Armistice. London
Reuters Copenhagen correspondent states that an official report from the Lett Bureau says the Lett army, supported on the right wing by the Polish army, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Railwaymen. Immediate Strike Urged. Leaders Condemn Precipitate Action. London
The Welsh railwaymen almost solidly rejected, the Government's terms. Several branches instructed the delegates to the conference, to be held on January 7, to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Railway Rates. Prejudicial to Industry. Sydney
Mr. John Storey declares that the effect of the new railway scale is prejudicial to industry. The new rates would make it impossible for an industry to exist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Tramway Workers' Ballot. Melbourne
A large section or the Melbourne tramway workers are to decide by a escret ballot whether they will cease work or not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Strike at Durban Trams and 'Phones Suspended. Capetown
At Durban (Natal) a strike of municipal employees has occurred owing to the dismissal of the assistant Town Clerk The tramway and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Centralising Railways. Country's Industrial Life Threatened Some Striking Figures
The iron and steel works at Lithgow, and the contingent industries at Wattle-street, Sydney, and at Rhodes and elsewhere, of Messrs. G. and C…
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