The Australian Railway
The enormous importance of railways in Australia not only at the present time but in the future, is apparent to every person who will…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
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New York Banker Killed. in Railway Collison. [Reuter's Message.] London
Mr. Spence Trask, a New York banker, was killed in a railway collision at Crotong. He was sleeping in his private car at the tail of the Montreal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Supplying Railway Departments. the Question of Payment. an Agreement Reached. Newcastle
It is stated that after a good deal of negotiation, Kethel and Co., proprietors of the union raines, have at length arrived at an agreement with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Railway Coal Contracts. a New Provision. Forty-eight Hours to Be Enforced. Melbourne
Mr. Tait (Chief Railway Commissioner of Victoria) states that in future all contracts with the Department must contain provision that no worker at a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Train Derailed. Carriage on Fire. Five People Killed. [Reuter's Message.] London
The California special train was derailed on the Rock Island line to-day. A carriage caught fire, and five people were killed and nine injured, several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rain at Thackaringa. Rise in the Silverton Tramway Dam
Although Saturday night's storm passed over Silverton without much rain falling, there was a fairly heavy downpour at Thackaringa. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cars and Vehicles. Driven at Excessive Pace. Sydney
At the Penrith Police Court yesterday several persons were charged with driving motor-cars and motor vehicles at an excessive pace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Largs Bay to Outer Harbor Railway. Adelaide
The duplication of the railway from Largs Bay to the Outer Harbor hos been completed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kangaroo Island. a Motor-launch Service. Adelaide
Arthur Muston and Sons, Sydney, agents for the Commonwealth Salt Refining Company, intend to run a motor-launch service between the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Slight Mishap to Train. Runs Past Signal. Adelaide
A slight mishap occurred to the 11.10 p.m. down passenger train at Blackwood on Wednesday. When approaching the Blackwood station the driver…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Madman on an Engine. Struggle with Driver on Express Train
A struggle for life recently occurred at New Orleans between an engine driver and a negro staker, who had suddenly gone crasy while the train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Illawarra Miners. Ballot on Wages Board Question. Favored by Majority. Railway Department and Union Coal. Sydney
Yesterday the president of the Illawarra branch of the Southern Colliery Employees' Association said that there was a majority in the lodges in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tramways. a Full Time Table To-be Prepared
Under the heading "The Tramways" "The Miner" last week published the following paragraph:— The reduced tram service would be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Kitchener Camp. Victorian Railway Commissioners's Decision. Jord Kitchener Arrives in Melbourne. on Tuesday Next. Melbourne
The Victorian Railway Commissioners have decided to grant full pay to the railway employees belonging to the military forces during their…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Adelaide Sunday Trams. Not to Run in the Morning. Letter Received by Labor Council. Adelaide
At the meeting of the Trades and Labor Council last evening a letter was received from the manager of the Municipal Tramways Trust stating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] an Aeroplane Record. London
Mr. Hubert Latham, at Chalons (France) to-day ascended to a height of 3200ft. in his aeroplane. This is a record…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collided with Goods Train. a Horse Killed. Melbourne
Isaac J. James, a farmer, and Stephen Witham James were driving over a level crossing at Castlemaine to-day, when a goods train collided with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New South Wales. Cut to Pieces by Train. Sydney
A young man named Hare was cut to pieces by a train near Young on Friday night, and his body was discovered next day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Silverton Tramway Employees
It is officially reported that a meeting of the Silverton Tramway Employees' Union was held in the Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. Kuaust occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Neglected Roads. To the Editor
Sir,—About a month ago a suggestion was made in a Council meeting that a man with a wheel-barrow should be sent along Argent-street North to…
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