Motoring From Melbourne to Sydney. an Abandoned Attempt. Sydney
Fair, the Sydney motorist, who gained 105 minutes on his schedule for the first 190 miles from Melbourne to Sydney, abandoned the attempt at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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Railway Warehouses Burned. Berlin
The railway warehouses at Danzig. filled with sugar, wool, and saltpetre, were burned yesterday, the damage totalling £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Transcontinental Railway Federal Engineer Hopes to Make an Early Start. Melbourne
Mr. Deane, Federal Consulting Engineer, hopes to make an early start with the Kalgoorlie-Port Augusta railway. A large amount of preliminary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bobbers in a Train. a Daring Exploit
Under date of November 24 the London correspondent of the "Age" writes:— The glamor of the Durbar seems to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Progress of the Barrier. What the "S.m. Herald" Says. Necessity for Railway Connection
The G.M.Herald of January 10 contains a leading article on the progress of the Barrier, as follows:— The remarkably successful year…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Lodge, U.a.o.d
The Railway Lodge, U.A.O.D., held its quarterly meeting at the Mechanic' Institute, Railway Town, on Thursday A.D. Bro. Simes presided over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Object of Railways. Governmet's Policy to Prevail
"The main object," declared the Acting Premier (Mr. Beeby) on Tuesday,of State-owned railways is not profit-making,but public convenience…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Railway Fatality. Man's Body Found on Line. Sydney
The dead body of Henry West (54), a single man, who resided with his brother-in-law (John William Evans) at Kogarah, was found on the line,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strike at Perth Railway Workshops. Still Unsettled. Perth
The strike of engineers, moulders, blacksmith's, and boilermakers at the Perth railway workshops, is still unsettled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowned Whilst Motoring on Ice. New Jersey
Two men and three women were drowned whilst motoring on an icecovered stream at Trenton, New Jersey, to-day The ice broke The third…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Argentine Railway Strike. Eight Thousand Men Involved. Engaging Firemen and Drivers in England. [Reuter's Messages.] Buenos Ayres
The Argentine rialway strike involves 8000 men. A fair passenger service is being maintained. Troops are guarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hudson Bay Railway. Ottawa
The Canadian Government has finally decided to proceed with the Hudson Bay railway. It is re-letting the contract dissolved subsequently to the last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cheap Railway Excursion. Booking of Passages
In connection with the first of three summer excursion from Broken Hill to Adelaide, which will leave here to-morrow evening at 6 o'clock, the tickets…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Caucht in a Storm. Carriage Windows Shattered Sydney
Passengers by the 6.30 p.m. Sydney train on Monday had an unusual experience. After the train had left Orange a storm broke over the district,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cheap Excursion Train. No Sleeping Cars Provided. Complaixts by Intending Passengers. Mr. C. Eley in Repdly
D[?] has been expressed by persons who [?]plated journeying to Adelaide by the exenrsion train tins evening because [?] sleping cars…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Zealand Railway Service. Raising the Minimum Wage. Wellington
The New Zealand Government has decided to raite the minimum wage of men in the second division of the railwar service to 9s. a day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensational Railway Episode. Child Palls Out of Train Window. Perth
A sensational railway episode occurred between Perth and Fremantle yesterday. While the train was going at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision at Kentucky. Four Train Men Killed. [Router's Mossage.] Louisville (Kentucky),wednesday
A head-on collision yesterday oecurred at Longrun (Kentueky), four train men being killed and all the passengers slightly injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Wreck Averted. Heroic Child's Action. [Router's Message.] Sacramento (California), Wodnosday
Hean Martin, aged 7, flagged the east-bound Overhand Limited express yesterday at Sacramente (California) in time to prevent it striking a broken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Footscray Motor-boat Mystery. Cleared Up Yesterday. Drowned Max's Body Comes to the Surface. Melbourne
The Footscray motor-boat mystery was cleared up yesterday, when the body of the drowned man came to the surface. It was that of a sundy…
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