Vagrant's Bedroom in Tree Branches. Tramp Thought to Be an Indian
Vagran[?]y was the charge at the Rochester court, New York State, made against a man giving his name as Jacob Josephson and his age at 55…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1911
1,418 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 71
Government Tramway Employees. Rise of 1[?] a Day All Round
The employees of the Governments street tramway in Broken Hill have just received an intimation that their wages have been increased by an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cobar-Wilcannia Railway
Mr. Arthur Griffiths Secretary for Public Works, in moving in the the Assembly that the construction of a line of railway from Cobar to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Wreck Train. Bound From Launceston to Hobart. Large Stone Placed on Line. Obstruction Seen by Driver. Hobart
An attempt was made to wreck the mail train from Launceston to Hobart yesterday morning in the cutting at the Botanical Gardens…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Town
Farewell services were conducted by Captain Sawkins at the Railway Town Salvation Army Hall yesterday. Each service was well attended. After the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Hawes Railway Accident. Verdict of Coroner's Jury. [Reuter's Message] London
At the inquiry concerning the Hawes railway accident, the coroner's jury yesterday roturned a verdict that the victims of the disaster had met their…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lisbon Railway Strike. Lisbon
The Lisbon railwaymen on strike refused the company's offer of a 10 per cent, increase in wages, also the Government request to allow express trains…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bursting of a Reservoir. in Southern Spain. Eleven Fatalities. Mining Railway Damaged. [Reuter's Message.] Madrid
A spring in the under masonry caused the, bursting of a reservoir, with a capacity of 250,000 cubic metres (55,000,000 gallons), in the Huelva…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Richmond Railway Disaster. Settling Compensation Claims. a Heavy Bill. Melbourne
The Claims Branch of the Victorian Railway Department is still engaged in settling the claims for compensation received from passengers and relatives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strike in Portugal Companies' Offer. Increased Wages, Nine-hours' Day, and Privileges. Strikers Insist on Full Demands. Strikers Seize Companies' Books and Documents. [Reuter's Message.] Lisbon
In connection with the railway strike now operating in Portugal the railway companies offer increased wages to the extent in the aggregate of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Guard's Body. Found on Line at West Orange. Sydney
The body of Thomas Wasson, a railway guard, was found on the railway line at West Orange, on Saturday. Wasson, in the capacity of guard,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Traffic
The number of passengers carried, by the Government trams last week was 47,067 as compared with 31,354 for the corresponding week of last year. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway Fatality. Shearer Cut to Pieces. Sydney
A shocking fatality oocurred on Saturday, at about 6.50, when James Mack (45), a shearer, and a native of Scotland, was cut to pieces on the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carriage of Road-making Material. Reduction in Freight Sought. Sydney
Representatives of the local Government Association yesterday asked the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. T. R. Johnson, to reduce the freight on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boolooroo Bridge Disaster Inquest on the Victims. Coroner Recommends Closing of Gravel Pit. Sydney
Yesterday the inquest was resumed and concluded into the deaths of Thomas Joseph Smith, Herbert Stapleford, and Henry Savage, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Collision. Two Drivers and a Stoker Killed. Several People Injured. [Reuter's Message.] Paris
A pussonger train collided with a ballast train at Paris yesterday, and set it on fire. Two drivers and a stoker were killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Blast[?]ig Accident. on Clouseter Railway Works. Three Men Injured. Sydney
A serions blasting accident occurred on Saturday afternoon at the 31-mile camp, on the third section of the railway, 12 miles from Gloucester…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia. Railway in King William Street. Adelaide
The question of a railway in King William-street South was considered by the Cabinet yesterday, but no decision was come to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway to Nigerian Tinfields. London
The Government is arranging the construction of a railway connecting the Nigerian tinfields at Bauchi with the Baro Dano trunk line…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hobart Tramway Employees Hobart
The Hobart tramway employees have decided to be represented at the Australian Tramway Employees' Association's Conference, the object of which…
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