Delayed Railway Construction. Sydney
The construction of, the railway to Coonabarabran has been suspended on account of the absence of rails. The delay in completing the line for trafic…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
992 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 50
Railway Worker Contracts Smallpox. Sydney
A case of smallpox has been reported from Singleton. The patient is a railway emplyoce. He has been isolated in the local hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Silverton Tramway Company. Annual Report
The revenue of the Silverton Tramway Company Limited, for the year ended December 31, according to the annual report, amounted to £132,145,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Workers' Award. Sydney
The new Wages Board award covering the members of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association, provides for an increase of one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Concessions. Sydney
Railway tickets, single fare for the return journey, are to be issued to parents visiting their soldier sons in camps. Concessions are also to be granted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A French Railway Disaster. Astonishing Scenes. Paris
The Cala[?] to Paris night express train was derailed at St. D[?] on Wednesday morning. The gas cylinders under the carrngers exploded and set…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In Australia. Ford Motor-cars and the Government
Senator G. F. Pearce (Acting Prime Minister) announced on Wednesday afternoon that as the result of further information from Canada it had been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Robbery on the Railway. Sum of £500 Stolen. Booking Clerk Knocked Unconscious. Sydney
What is said to be one of the most daring robberies ever perpetrated at Bathurst occurred at the local railway station early on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Fatality. Station Owner's Neck Broken. a Brother Injured. Sydney
An accident occurred between Forbes and Parkes on Saturday, resulting in the death of Mr. Edward Jones, a wellknown station owner near Nevertire,…
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The first meeting of the Broken Hill branch of the Railway Workers' Union was (says the A.M.A. official newspaper, but for the accuracy of the report "The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government Tram Traffic
During the week ended February 8 30.882 passengers travelled on the Broken Hill Government trams, compared with 33,167 for the corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In and Out Railway Traffic
During the month ended January 5 the arrivals in Broken Hill by the express totalled 428, and the departures 471. For the corresponding week last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathurst Railway Robbery. Booking Clerk Arrested. Sydney
At the Bathurst Police Court yesterday Herbert Elbourne (23), booking derk, was charged with having stolen —533 5/5, the property of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Matters. Tramway Traffic Award. Appeal by Employees' Union. Sydney
The hearing of an appeal by the Railway and Tramway Department and Tramway Employees' Union against the tramway traffic award was began in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Armored Motor. Car
The first armored motor car for fighting purposes to be built in the Commonwealth will be transferred to the Defence Department in a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Australia. Dismissing Germans. From the Railway Service. Melbourne
It was officially stated yesterday that the German employees engaged at the Newport railway workshops in a temporary capacity are to be dismissed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Railway Passengers Injured. Sydney
Four persons were injured last night while travelling by train from Sydney to Lakemba. It is presumed that they were struck by the swinging door of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Bonus to Railwaymen. Sydney
The Railway and Tramway Service Association is protesting aganiste the granting of a, £1 bonus to the men who remained loyal to the department…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. Children in Railway Construction Camps. Sydney
Mr. Griffith (Minister for Education) yesterdau premised to give consideration to a request for greater educational facilities for the children of workers in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crushed Between Two Tram Cars. a Conductor's Death. Adelaide
At the Adelaide Police Court yesterday and to-day the City Coroner (Dr. Ramsay Smith) held an inquest on the body of Herbert William Smith, a…
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