Rain-swept Territory. Washaways on the Railway
A telegram from Darwin, in the "Register," states:— Stormy weather set in on Saturday evening from the westward, and the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
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The Sydney Railway. To the Editor
Sir,—I see by "The Miner" of Tuesday that all and sundry recommend this line as a good investment. Look at the open land and monster lakes,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enginedrivers' Certificates. Passes for Electric Motors. Sydney
The board of examiners of enginedrivers appointed under the Mines Inspection Act of 1901 has submitted to the Minister for Mines (Mr. Edden)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South African Railway Strike. Preparing for the Worst. [Reuter's Message.] Captown
The railwaymen on the East London line have resolved not to take any drastic action pending the result of a general ballot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Construction. Pushing on Work This Year. Sydney Thursday Afternoon
The Minister for Works (Mr. A. Griffith) stated yesterday that he intended spending £1,500,000 this year on railway construction. He made the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Conductor to Be Careful. Sydney
The City Cooner remarked at an inquest yesterday that extra precautions should be taken by tram conductors to watch people getting off the cars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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 4 →South African Railways. [Reuter's Message.] Progress of the Strike. the Government Determined. Johannesburg
Several sections of the railwaymen are balloting as to whether to strike or not. The scarcity of funds is acting as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strike Fiasco. Work Being Resumed in South Africa. [Reuter'S Message.] Pretoria
The railway workshops are in full swing as usual. Of 400 strikers at the Braamfontein workshops, 168 fitters have resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The East-west Railway. Delayed Sleeper Contract
It does not appear likely, from the statement by the Prime Minister on Thursday, that the Federal Government will accede to the request of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Motor Smash. Number of People Injured. Brakes Refuse to Act. and Motor-bus Rushes Into a Wall of Rook. Brisbane
A serious motor-bus accident took place at Mount Cootha, otherwise known as One Tree Hill, near Indooroopilly, a suburb of Brisbane, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales. Acting Chief Commissioner of Railways. Sydney
Mr. John Harper has been appointed to act as Deputy Chief Railway Commissioner during the remainder of Mr. Johnson's term of office, two and a half…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed by Motor Cars. Ghastly Statistics. Sydney, Friday Afternoon
Within the last 14 months 16 people were killed in Sydney by motor-cars, and 13 lost their lives during last year. Thought only nine days have gone this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Train Dynamited. Johannesburg
The Cape mail train has been dynamited at Witwatersrand. The front wheels of the pilot engine were blown off, and the permanentway damaged,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensational Railway Smash. Melbourne
William Charles Batten, smallgoods dealer, of Sunshine, was driving over a railway crossing at Sunshine on Saturday, when the was run over by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Matters. Alleged Victimisation. Tools of Trade for Small Jobs. Basis for Deciding Wages. Sydney
The alleged victimisation of six railway employees as the result of the Darling Harbor strike has been the subject of discussion on the part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South African Railway Strike. [Reuter's Messages.] Now in Full Swing. 'All Rand Trains Stopped. Citizen Army Called Out. Johannesbury
All the trains in the Rand have ceased running, except the mail trains. A proclamation has been issued calling out the entire citizen army in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railwaymen's Leaders Arrested
The local troops in Natal have been ordered to mobilise. Pretoria, Saturday. Mr. Connarty, president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Druidism. Railway Lodge
The fortnightly meeting of the Railway Lodge, No. 449, U.A.O.D., was held in the Mechanics' Institute on January 8. The arch-Draid, Bro…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Express Train Late
The express train from Adelaide was an hour and 20 minutes late on arrival at Sulphide-street station this morning. The delay was occasioned at the…
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