Mr. Dan O'connor. Knocked Down by Motor-car. Sues London Merchant. the Action Settled. [Reuter's Message.] London
Mr. Dan O'Connor to-day sued a London merchant named Kilby for knocking him down with his motorcar…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
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Parkes to Peak Hill Railway. Sydney
The Under Secretary for Public Works is of the opinion that the time has not arrived for the construction of a railway from Parkes to Peak Hill…
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The Bullfinch railway is completed to the 17 mile peg, leaving five miles yet to be constructed. It is expected that the railway will be opened by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Railwaymen's Strike. Increased Wages Desmanded. Attempts to Wreck Trains. Premier Refuses to Re Coer[?]ed. [Reuter's Message.] Rome
Owing to delay in satisfying the demands of the Italian railwaymen for an increase of wages, a campaign of obstruction and sabotage has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. Rainfall in White Cliffs District. Additional Reports. Broken Hill Coach 34 Hours Late. Road Flooded for Miles. Family Seeks Refuge in Sandhills. White Cliffs
Further heavy rainfall is reported in the White Cliffs district. Bootra station records 103 points, Yancannia 177 points, J.K. Tank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Railway Regulation. Adelaide
A new railway regulation was approved by the Executive Council yesterday. It deals principally with alterations in rates of pay and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Accident to Crazier. Falls Off a Tram in Sydney. Sydney
Donald Stewart, a grazier, at Wyalong, met with a serious accident in Oxford-street, Paddington, Sydney, last night. He had been staying at a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Silverton Tramway Company. New Shares to Be Issued. a Prosperous Year. Net Increase of Revenue, £20,000. Melbourne
The report for the year ended December 31 of the Silverton Tramway Company recommends that £52,194 of the £68,350 to the credit of the profit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roads and Bridges. Sydney
The Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith) yesterday laid down his policy with regard to roads and bridges. He will sanction no more grants for purely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mexican Revolt. a Railway Dynamited. Train Loaded with Rebels Wrecked. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver
The inhabitants of Ciudad Jaurez, on the trans-American border are [?]eing from the Mexican rebels, who swear to capture the town…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wilcannia Railway League
A meeting of members of the league was hold at the council Chambers on Friday evening 27th ult. There was a small attendance only the business…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →English Railway Troubles. Dismissal of Porters at Hull. Other Railwaymen Resolve to Strike. Unless Porters Are Reinstated
The North-Eastern Railway Company has dismisser, after notice, the fish porters at Hull for declining to continue to act as checkers without extra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extraordinary Weather. Further Heavy Rain Yesterday Evening. Streets Flooded. Tram Service Disorganised
Rainy conditions again prevailed throughout the whole of yesterday. At times the steady downpour gave way to much heavier falls, and this was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality. Locomotive Leaves the Rails. Heavily-laden Waggon Topples Over. Crushes Driver to Death. Perth
A locomotive attached to a timber train of six waggons, loaded with piles, left the rails on the Marinup line six miles from Pinjarrah station, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indignant Electricians. Object to Tramways Union Arranging Their Wages and Working Conditions. Demand to Be Withdrawn From Union Log. Adelaide
The electricians and switchboard attendants at the power branch of the municipal tramways trust, have sent the following letter to the South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. Heavy Rains in Queensland. Eleventh Wet Day at Rockhampton. Big Flood Anticipated. Eleven Inches at Tramac. Railway Accident Near Rockhampton. Engine and Tender Fall Into a Hole. No One Injured. Brisbane
For the 10th day in succession heavy rain fell at Rockhampton yesterday. All the low-lying parts of the town are covered, and big floods are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Silverton Tramway Employees
It is officially reported that the monthly meeting of the Silverton Tramway Employees' Association was held in the Trades Hall yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collapse of Railway Strike. Men Discover Their Mistake. [Reuter's Message.] London
The North-Eastern railway strike collapsed to-day, the men discovering that they were mistaken concerning the company's treatment of the discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. W. M. Fehon's Death. Late Railway Commissioner. Sydney
Mr. W. M. F[?]hon (late Railway Commissioner) died this morning at the age of 76…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Uniform Railway Guage. Prime Minister's Statement. Melbourne
The question of a uniform railway gauge is to be considered in its preliminary stage at a conference of railway commissioners in Melbourne next…
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