News and Notes. Grafton-cofff's Road
In view of the heavy rain during the past few days, there was much speculation in town yesterday as to how the cars, service and private, which left…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1921
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A Close Call. Train Just Misses the Harbor Sydney, Tuesday Night
An engine, with half a dozen trucks attached, was backing on to the wheat wharf at Darling Harbor this afternoon, when the last truck knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News of the World. Russian Railway Engines. an English Contract. London
The Russian trade delegation has entered into a contract with Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. to repair a large majority of Russian locomotives, the work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Fuel. an Alarming Situation. in the Grip of a Monopoly. London
The second report of the committee on motor fuel, which contains strong condemnation of the present prices of petrol and benzol, adds:--The prices of petroleum…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUEENSLAND. Finances Still Drifting. Railway and Shipping Strikes. Silence As to the Loan. Brisbane
The Treasurer's financial return shows that whereas the excess of expenditure over receipts in the first seven months of the last financial year amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Railway Workers. Another Strike Likely. Brisbane
The ballot taken among locomotive drivers and railway employees on the question of striking to secure better conditions than provided by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Taree. Annual Hospital Meeting. Aeroplane Flights. Taree
At a meeting, of townspeople yesterday, presided over by the Mayor, Ald. L. O. Martin, it was decided to tender Mr. J. T. Wilson, who is leaving after six years as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Run Down by Train. a Boy Killed. Sydney
Two youths on a railway tricycle were run down by a train at Torbane, on the Mudgee line. One was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Run Down by a Train. a Lad Killed. Mudgee
A shocking accident occurred near Torbane on the Mudgee line. A junior porter named George Sharpe was instructing a new lad named Coleman, who had only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways and Tramways. Returns for the Quarter. Increase in Revenue. Sydney
The tramway returns showed that there was slight falling-off in the number of passengers carried for the first few days of the increased fares; but in a week the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways and Tramways. Increased Revenue. Sydney, Wednesday Night
The report of the Railway Commissioners for the last quarter shows an increase in revenue of £440,516, as compared with the corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The North-west. Mr. Cann Enthusiastic, Councils to Construct Railways. From Ashford to Main Line. Sydney
The Minister for Mines, who returned to Sydney to-day, said the croakers who decry their country and say it is played out don't know the wonderful possibilities of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dishonest Railway Servant. Sentenced to Twelve Months
Leonard Hughes, a railway cleaner, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions for stealing a quantity of merchandise, the property…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial. Tramway Dispute at Kalgoorlie Perth
The employees of the Kalgoorlie Tramway Co. ceased work, although the men are working under an agreement which does not expire until June, 1922. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUEENSLAND Subscription to the Loan. Tramways Acquisition. Would-be Suicides Change Their Minds. Brisbane
It was expected the Treasurer would make an important statement to-day regarding the Queensland loan, which closed yesterday; but he did not do so. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dorrigo Shire's Main Road
Never before has the main Grafton- Coffs Harbor road stood such a soaking test and come out a winner as was the case at the end of last and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycling. Boys' Road Race
A road race, for boys, promoted by Mr. E. E. Schafer, is to take place on the Southgate Road to-morrow week,' starting at 3 p.m., over a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welsh Railway Disaster. Tale of Human Weakness. the Signalman and the Luggage. London
The Welsh railway disaster is no mystery, but "is a plain tale of human weakness," according to the statement of Lieut. Col. Pringle, who conducted the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Workers. Establishment of Co-operative Stores. Sydney
The Executive of the railway workers industry branch of the A.W.U. decided to establish a number of co-operative stores. The motion dealing with the subject reads:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram and Car Collide. Five Persons Injured. Melbourne
A motor car and a cable tram collided in Melbourne last night. The car, which contained six passengers, was completely overturned, and five of the occupants were…
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