No Railway Ticket. Commercial Traveller Fined Adelaide
At the Police Court this morning William Bowen, through his solicitor, pleaded guilty to charges of having on January 15 travelled on the railway…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
1,226 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 62
Serious Railway Smash. Two Goods Trains Collide. Damage Runs Into Thousands a Guard Injured. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
A serious railway smash occurred on the line between Adamstown and Cardiff this morning. Fortunately, no lives were lost. but considerable damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Lloyd George Threatened. Express Train to Be Wrecked. (Reuter's Message.) London
Mr. Lloyd George. while in Glasgow. was the recipient of a letter threatening to wreck the express train. The Caledonian Railway Company…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Romance of a Railwayman. Friend of Dukes and Earls
For forty-one years Mr. George Sandy has been a familiar figure at the Windsor platforms of Waterloo Station; but he will be seen there no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Importations. Sydney
The amount spent on motor importations to this State last year totalled £573,135 a falling off of £21,371, as compared with the figures for 1912…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transcontinental Railway. to Be Constructed by Contract. Melbourne
The Federal Cabinet has decided on a drastic alteration in connection with the manner in which the transcontinental railway is being constructed. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stamping Out Tramps. Severe French Laws
"Since November 15, every tramp and vagabond found wandering in France has been taken into the police stations to be measured and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Railway Ticket. Commercial Traveller Fined
"Oh! what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." These lines were aptly quoted by Mr. W. J. Denny, M.P. in the Adelaide Police…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Railway Town
The Railway Town and South Broken Hill fire brigades attended a call to a five-roomed wood and iron house in Ryan-street, off Griffiths-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Aeroplane. a Great Attendance. Wild Weather Prevents Flight
The promoters provided two trains to convey some of the people out to M'Culloch Park to see the flying exhibition this afternoon, and the rest of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →2nd Edition. Miner Office. 3.30 p.m. Troubled Mexico. Bandit Sets Fire to a Tunnel. Passenger Train Set Ablaze. Forty-one Passengers Aboard. (Reuter's Message.) Juarez (Mexico)
lt is reported that the Mexico and ftorth-westorn train ran into a burning tunnel to-day, und that 41 passengers, who were on board, porished…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Trans-australian Railway. the Sleeper Contract. Cancelled by the Federal Government. Perth
News of the cancellation of the sleeper contract in connection with the trans-Australian railway came as a bomshell to the State Government,, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Fatality. Girl's Arm Torn Off. by Open Door of Passing Train. Melbourne
An extraordinary accident happened after a picnic at Brighton Beach on Saturday night and resulted in Alice Morris, 11 years of age, daughter of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wrecked Mexican Train. Only Bones and Buttons Found. Over 50 Passengers Killed. (Reuter's Message.) Cumbre
Nothing but charred bones and buttons has been found by the resene party which, with the acid of oxygen helmets and pulmotors, succeeded in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harvest Festival. Railway Town Salvation Army Celebration
A very successful harvest festival was held in the Railway Town Salvation Army Barracks last night. Adjutant Bennett conducted the proceedings,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ferry Steamer and Motor Launch. Collision in Sydney Harbor. Sydney
With a crash that could be heard 100 yards away, the Balmain new Ferry Company's steamer, Lady Rawson, came into collision with the motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Contractor's Offer. Trans-australian Railway. Build Two Miles Daily
Giving evidence before the Federal Royal Commission on Powellised timber at Parliament House, Adelaide, on Wednesday, Josph Timms, a railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Transaustralian Railway. Men Strike for Higher Rates. the Demands Granted. Perth
The threat of the firemen, guards, and cleaners on the Kalgoorlie end of the Trans-Australian railway, that unless the increased rates of wages…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Express Train Late
The express train from Adelaide was half an hour late on arrival at Sulphidestreet this morning When Cockburn was reached the train was 45 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Classification of Railwaymen. Melbourne
The new classification of Victorian railway men will mean an increase in wages aggregating £80,000 per annum…
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