Fell From a Train. Melbourne
William Welsh, a miner, of Ballarat, fell from a train yeterday, both legs being severed. He is now in a critical condition…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
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A Railway Fatality. Melbourne
James Mann (51), a train examiner, whilst getting out of the road of one engine yesterday, was run over and killed by another…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Railway Town
A few minutes before 4 o'clock this afternoon a fire broke out in a fourroomed building of wood, iron, and stone, in Nickel-street. The Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Australian Railways. Locomotives Built in the State. Adelaide
The first of the 10 locomotives being built for the South Australian Government by James Martin and Co., of Gawler, under the present contract,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Industrial Situation. North Coast Railway Works. the Question of Labor. Mr. Griffith's Statements. a Worker's Letter. Poor Wages and Little Work. Sydney
Mr. Arthur Vernon (secretary of the United Laborers' Protection Society) has received a letter from a member employed on the section of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Line Washed Away. As the Result of Heavy Rain. Sydney
About seven miles of the railway between Koorawatha and Grenfell were washed away yesterday by a heavy rain following a terrific thunderstorm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silverton Tramway Employees. Annual Meeting
The annual general meeting of the Silverton Tramway employees was held in their institute on the 21st instant, Mr. J. Costello presiding over a large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Railway Accident. Train Hurled Over a Cliff. Twenty-five Persons Killed. Forty Injured. [Renter's Message.] London
At Riobamba, Ecuador (South America), a train was yesterday derailed and hurled 100ft. over a cliff. Twenty-five persons were killed and 40 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Employees' Cottages. Adelaide
The Commissioner of Public Works is carrying out his promise that Parliament will improve the standard of cottage approved of by the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia. Municipal Tramways Trust. Adelaide
The balance-sheet of the Municipal Tramways Trust for the half-year ended January 31 shows a profit of £1000 for the six months, after paying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Tramways. the Trust's Management. Grievances of Employees. Progress of Electrifcatton. By "Yarriambiak."
The management of the Adelaide tramway system since control was assumed by the then newly-created Municipal Tramways Trust would not appear…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Dudley at Murray Bridge. Stating His Ambition. Adelaide
On Snturday at Murray Bridge, the Governor-General (Lord Dudley) said it was his ambition to live as much as possible in each of the States, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Government Railways. an Engllsh View
The following ta[?] from "Engineering," gives an English view of the New Zeland Government railway system:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Savage Assault. Railway Detective Set Upon. Two Men Committed for Trial
The cir[?]umstances of the savage assault made on the night of February 5 on Henry Hussey, railway inquiry officer, at Spencer-street (briefly reported…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Industrial Situation. the Effects of the Trouble. on the Railway Revenue. Railway Officer Stopped by the Pickets. Adelaide
The payment for freight made by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company to the Railway Department for January was £150, as compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Lacrosse Club
The annual general meeting of the Railway Lucrosse Club was held at Railway Town last night, at which Mr. J. Ramsay presided over a good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Aeroplane London
Owing to the propeller becoming en[?] when starting his machine yesterday. Wilbur Wright (the American aeroplanist) was thrown to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ill on the Road
Last ovening Mr. Nettle, of Stephens Creek, reported to the police that a man named Locke was lying on the M'Culloch Park-road, about five miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bad Results of Tram Accident. The Case of Mrs. Mackie
Nothing but good can result in giving to the public some hint as to the various incidents in which Mrs. Kate Mackie, of No. 2 Stantey-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Car Mishap. Military Officers Injured
Colonel Stanley, the Victorian Military Commandant, and a party of officers were returning on Monday in a motor car from Cape Schanck, and…
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