The Western Railway. Wages and Working Conditions. Kalgoorlie
A deputation representing the men employed on the trans-Australian Railway has interviewed the deputy engineer. Mr. H. Hobber, regarding the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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Tram Accident. M.L.C. Knocked Down. Sydney
Sir Normand M'Laurin, M.L.C., white crossing the road in Pitt-street this morning, was knocked down by a tram. His head was slightly cut, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lighter Fouls Bridge. Mishap at Port Adelaide
At about 6.30 a.m. on Monday the Huddart Parker Proprietary Company's lighter Coorong ran bow first into Robinson-bridge, Port Adelaide, and tore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trans-australian Railway Men Ballot to Cease Work Taken. Majority Vote Against It. Kalgoorlie
At Kalgoorlie yesterday morning, the members of the Trans-Australian Railway Employees' Union balloted to decide whether they should cease work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →United Tramways Rifle Club
The half-yearly competition was continued over the 500 and 600 on Saturday, and a teams match formed the day's shoot, when R.D. Morton's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lichter Fouls Bridge. Mishiap at Port Adelaide
At about 6.30 o.m. on Monday the Huddart Porker" Proprietary, Company's lighter Coorong ran bowfirst into Robinson-bridge, Port Adelaide, and tore…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Knocked Down by a Train. Assistant Miners' Secretary Injured. Queenstown (Tas.)
A shocking accident occurred at Queenstown yesterday. Matthew Donnelly, a councillor of the Queenstown municipality and assistant secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transcontinental Railway. Federal Extravagance Alleged. Serious Charges by a Ganger
Mr. T. J. Quinlan, late riding ganger of the East-West Transcontinental Railway, has furnished the "Register") with some interesting criticisms…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Tragic Smash. Motor Car Accident Causes Four Deaths. [Reuter's Messages.] Berlin, Monday
A motor car, with four officers in it collided with a carriage in Lripiz.and three were killed, and the fourth seriously injured. It is reported that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Employees. Big Army in Australia. Melbourne
The number of railway employees in New South Wales is 28,961; in Victoria, 22,357; in Queensland, 9035; in South Australia, 9569; in West…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motoring on the Track
There it a proposal to include a motor-cycle race in the programme for the Good Friday sports meeting to be held on the Western Oval under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Dastardly Act. Sleepers Placed on a Railway Line. Serious Disaster Narrowly Averted. Sydney
ThE stationmaster at Marrickville reported to the police yesterday that two heavy sleepers had been placed on the line about half-way between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor 'Bus Kills a Policeman. London
A motor has killed a policeman regulating, the traffic. This has accentuated the outery against motor fatalities. Statistics show that 310…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Off to Newcastle. Mr. Flowers and Tramway Advisory Board. Sydney
The Vice-President of the Executive Council, Mr. Flowers, leaves for Newcastle accompanied by members of the Tramway Advisory Board at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lowering Motor Cycle Record. an Attempt Abandoned. Sydney
P. Rawlinson, the victorian motor cyclist, has abandoned his attempt to lower the Sydney to Melbourne motor cycle record…
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The express from Adelaide was 40 minutes late on arrival at Cockburn this morning, and 25 minutes of the lost time were made up on the run…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Stuck Up. Between Two Wrecked Bridges. Brisbane
As a result of floods in Queensland two adjacent bridges were [?] away, leaving a train [?] passed over one of them. Isolated between the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Traffic in the City. Efforts to Control It
Consideration was given at last night's Council meeting to the matter of the regulation and control of motor traffic in Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Port Augusta-oodnadatta Railway. to Be Taken Over by Commonwealth Government. Mr. Butler and Mr. Josiah Thomas Confer. the Question of Rolling Stock. Adelaide
A chat took place to-day between the Commissioner for Public Works (Mr. Butler) and the Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Josiah Thomas) in respect…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Man Cut to Pieces. a Railway Horror at Albany. Perth
Ernest Martin, 30, a married man, was cut to pieces at Albany at midnight last night by a goods train at Dale Bridge Siding. Martin had been…
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