Silverton Tramway Traffic
The management of the Silverton Tramway Company reports that the tonnage carried over the company's line for the week ended January 9…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1924
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Killed by a Train Toowoomba
A middle-aged patient at the Willowburn mental asylum, near Toowoomba, escaped from the institution yesterday. When on a railway line near the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Army of Motor Trucks in Use As Railway Feeders Melbourne
The Railway Auxiliary Motor Company Limited with a capital of £10,000 started yesterday to feed the railways by the use of an army of motor trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales. (Continued from Page 1.) Tenders Were Closed To-day for Sydney Harbor Bridge Sydney
The Sydney Harbor bridge tenders closed at noon to-day. The first which arrived was a Canadien one, which was too bulky to go into the tender box,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Motor Works Melbourne
About 40 motor cars were either destroyed or damaged in a fire which started just before midnight on Tuesday at Holdens motor-body building…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →VICTORIA. 87 Persons Killed in 1923 Result of Motor Accidents Melbourne
A report which has been furnished by the Melbourne coroner to Sir Arthur Robinson. Victorian Attorney-General, shows a serious increase in the number…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Traffic Bridge Collapses Melbourne
A burning bridge spanning a 15ft. channel faced a driver named Cumming with a team of 11 horses, and a load of over 100 bags of grain, white…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales. Six Tenders Are Received for Sydney Harbor Bridge Sydney
Six tenders were received yesterday for the construction of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. One came from Sydney and one from Newcastle in this State,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Railways. Strike May Yet Be Averted Is Feeling in London (Reuter's Message.) London, January 17
Despite an official announcement that Sunday at midnight is fixed for the strike of locomotive engineers and firemen, industrial circles in London are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roberry at Post Office. Thief Makes His Escape by Means of Motor Cars Perth
A most daring hold-up occurred at 5.45 p.m. yesterday when a man entered the [?]ay-street West post othe[?] and presented a revolver at Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cheap Excursion Train
A special cheap excursion train will leave the Sulphide-street railway station, on Tuesday night at 9 o'clock. Theo tickets are available for one month,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cheap Excursion Train
A special cheap excursion train will leave the Sulphide-street railway station on Tuesday night at 9 o'clock. The tickets are available for one month,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria. Crashing of Train & Trucks Causes Damage at Station Melbourne
An engine and 14 fully-laden trucks crashed through a buffer at the end of the Sandringham station yesterday, smashing it to bits. A big pole…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cycling. To-day's Road Race Is Won by J. Uhl
The Barrier centre of the New South. Wales Leaged or wheelmen held a road race from the Sportsman's Arms Hotel to Stephens Creek and [?]ack this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Railways. Negotiations on Friday Fail to Reach Settlement Strike Likely on Sunday London, January 18
Mr. Arthur Henderson, who has been in communication with both parties to the railway dispute all day, stated that he could see no possibility…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of Railway Workers Sydney
A finding of accidental death was returned at an inquest held at Molong in connection with the death of three railway construction employees who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death of Railway Workers Sydney
A finding of accidental death was returned at an inquest held at Molong in connection with the death of three railway construction employees who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Railways. Negotiations on Friday Fail to Reach Settlement Strike Likely on Sunday London, January 18
Mr. Arth[?]r Henderson, who has bean in communication with both parties to the railway dispute all day, stated that he could see no Possibility…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Propcsed Motor Park. National Roads Association Has Scheme for Sydney Sydney
The National Roads Association plans a parking area for motor cars capable of accommodating 1000 cars. An option on land has been secured and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosion on Train. Fireman Severely Injured by Detonator Left in Coal Wellington (N.Z.), January 20
While a train was travelling between Burnham and Rolleston a fireman named Swanson was stoking, when a terrific explosion in the furnace blew…
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