Organising Motor Service
Motor companies and private owners are arranging and will probably organise under the Traffic Department the supervision of all motors, public and private,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1921
1,940 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 97
Late Wires W.A. Railway Strike. Purely Bolshevism. Every Driver Out. Temporary Transport. Sydney
The whole of the locomotive drivers in Westralia struck work at mid-night on Friday as threatened. They ran the through trains to the long-distance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Road to Divorce
At the Picture Pops to-night is to be screened the first of the beautiful Mary Maclaren pictures, "The Road to Divorce." An enthralling drama of a doctor's wife…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney's Wet Holiday. Reduced Train and Tram Service. Big Loss in Revenue. Sydney, Tuesday Night
In consequence of the wet holiday yesterday, the number of passengers carried on the railways and tramways was not what the Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Street Tragedy. Motor Car and Tram Collide. Three Men Killed. Sydney
A motor car crashed head on into the steam tram in Church-street, Parramatta, late yesterday afternoon. The motor car was smashed and the tram…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensational Accident. Run Down By a Train. Four People Killed. on the Line Near Woy Woy Station. Sydney
Four people were run down by a train near Woy Woy railway station last night and killed. Their names are: Wilmott. Roughley, of Dural…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →W.A. Railway Strike. a Quiet Period. Food Supplies in Danger. Mines Shutting Down. Perth
The Commissioner for Railways states that the railway strikers behaved very decently on Saturday night. The engines were watered, coaled and cleaned at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Requisitioning Motor Cars. Some Conditions of Settlement. Perth
Yesterday passed quietly in strike circles. The miners met and discussed emergency measures for the conveyance of passengers and food supplies, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney City Council. Lord Mayor's Policy. Railway, Electric Light and Water. Sydney
The Lord Mayor, Alderman Lambert, summed up his policy as follows to-day: My policy will be the policy of he Municipal labor party, which is the Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The State Revenge. a Large Expansion. But Below the Estimates. Railway Deficit Foreshadowed. Sydney
The expansion in the revenue of the State continues at a rate which is gratifying. It is proceeding, moreover, at a pace which is necessary if the entries on that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Wires W.A. Railway Strike. No Settlement in Sight. the Drivers' Orderly Finish. Mines Already Affected. Perth
The railway strike continues, with no prospect of settlement. The engine drivers put their engines carefully away, cleaned ready for future use…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Picnic Party's Mishap. Motor Bus Plunges Into River. a Woman Drowned. Auckland
A motor bus carrying fourteen women and children, en route to a picnic at Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, plunged into a river. All except Mrs. Hesketh,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Restrictions on Railway Travelling. Melbourne
Owing to restrictions due to the shortage of soal, starting from to-morrow, passengers who have booked seats will be the only ones permitted to travel by the 5…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →W.A. Railway Strike. Letter from A.L.P. Taking Over the Railways. Straight Reply From the Premier. Perth
At a meeting of the West Australian Cabinet, the Premier submitted a remarkable letter from the secretary of the A.L.P. This set out that as transport was stopped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fatal Sleep. Night-watchman Killed by Train. Sydney
Percival Longhurst, employed as night-watchman at the railway bridge, about three miles from Tabletop, near Albury, was found dead on the line early this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Road Grader. Big Claims Made for It
Mr. L. B. S. Reid, engineer to Glengallan Shire (Q.) submitted plans of a machine he has invented--a road grader --which, he claims, will overcome…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Asleep on the Rails. Skull Smashed by Train. Sydney Thursday Night
Percy Longhurst, employed as a night watchman at the railway bridge, about three miles from Tabletop, which is undergoing repairs, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →QUEENSLAND. Possible Railway Strike. Danger From Wax Matches. Spell of Dry Weather. Brisbane
Ballots are being taken by the Queensland Railway Union, also by the engine-drivers and firemen, on the question of whether the loco, or running men should…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Ca Canny" at Cairo. Tramway Drivers' Methods. London
Cairo tramway drivers adopted "ca canny" methods, with the object of enforcing their wage demand, telling the angry public that the cars are worn out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fettler in Trouble. Sydney
Denis O'Brien, railway fettler, was committed for trial at Goulburn on a charge of having stolen a quantity of lemonade. He was also fined for having had in his…
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