Latest Cables. [Renter's Message.] South African Railways. Capetown
It is reported that there are grave prospects of a recrudescence of the strife in the railway workshops of South Africa. The men complain of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
1,226 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 62
Sydney Tram Smash. a Bolting Car. Six Persons Injured. Sydney
A tram smash occurred at Rushcutters Bay shortly before 11.30 o'clock last night, fortunately with no serious results, due probably to the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aeroplane at Jerusalem. Jerusalem
Mr. Bonner, the aviator, has arrived from Paris on the first aeroplane ever seen here. The entire population witnessed its arrival, and all displayed the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensations at Sea. Great Waves Strike Liner. Bridge Deck Damaged. Lifeboats Smashed
An exciting adventure befel the 10,000-ton coastal passenger liner Indarra on Christmas morning, says the "Argus." She was struck by a huge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Test Race. From Adelaide to Melbourne Melbourne
Ten of the competitors in the Adelaide motor-cycle reliability trial, who concluded their long journey at the Haymarket shortly after noon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Druidism. Railway Town Branch
The fortnightly meeting of the Railway Lodge, No. 449, U.A.O.D., was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Railway Town, on Saturday, December 27…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.S.W. Railway Commissioner. Mr. Johnson Going Home. Sydney
Although it is not stated officially it is known that the Chief Commissioner of Railways, Mr. T. Johnson, is leaving on January 20 by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Jabez Wright and the Railway. Local Pressure Certain of Success
Mr. Jabez Wright, M.L.A. for Willyama, is not disposed to express himself too freely after his short Parliamentary experience. Mr. Wright…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Driver Fined
Alfred Pfitzner pleaded guilty to having driven a motor car at a faster rate than six miles an hour when crossing Williams-street in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Adelaide Tramway Service. Adelaide
The Tramways Trust has decided on an extension of the tramway system to Fullarton and Dulwich. The work will be carried, out as soon as the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Room Destroyed in Railway Town
At about 6.30 p.m. a call was received to a fire in Railway Town in a five-roomed wood-and-iron house owned and occupied by Mrs. Catherine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Fatality. Berlin
A military train running near Metz ran into a buffer-stop or dead end. One coach was telescoped and seven soldiers killed, while 12 were seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Broken Hill-condobolin Railway. Mr. M'donald Regards It As a Certainty
Mr. C. R. M'Donald, M.L.A., for Bingara, who is revisiting his old friends in Broken Hill, in the course of a brief chat to-day, said he fully…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Tramway Accident. Sydney
Henry Turner (84), of Collins-street, [?]nandale, was travelling in a Botany train on Saturday hight, and when near Eddy-avenue, he stepped on to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers' Conference. Sydney
The annual conference of the Railway and General Laborers' Association was begun yesterday. Mr. H. Gallagher (president of the association)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chief Commissioner Johnson. Definitely Leaving the New South Wales Railways. Sydney
Chief Railway Commission Johnson will, it is announced definitely sever his connection with the New South Wales railways on January 17. This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Radium in the Roads. £60,000 Worth Lying in Waste Heaps
Another step of the most vital importance has been taken in the effort to increase the world's supply of radium. It is the work of two English…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers' Conference. Sydney
The annual report of the Railway Workers' Association, presented to the conference yesterday, says that the Political Labor League is becoming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3.30 p.m. in South Africa. Pending Big Strike. the Railwaymen's Trouble. [Reuter's Message.] Pretoria
Notices have been posted throughout the Transvaal railway service ordering a strike at midnight to-night. A special meeting of the Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tramcar and Buggy
The Ballarat correspondent of the "Argus" writes:—'A collision occurred between an electric tram and a buggy at a late hour on Saturday night. Mr…
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