North Coast Railway. Parliamentary Tour
The Parliamentary party arrived at Grafton on Friday afternoon, having travelled from cofi's Harbour by coach. They were welcomed at the Town Hall by the Mayor…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
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A Runaway Train
At Bendigo (Vic) on Saturday an empty train, consisting of 25 six-ton trucks, a passenger car, and a guard's van, was standing at the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Official Correspondence. Mr Fallick, M.P., has kindly handed us the following correspondence for publication:— Camberwell Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 16th May, 1906
Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 16th ultimo, covering a communication from Mr N. A- Nowland, of Camberwell, urging repairs to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Invulnerable Boat Troubles of a Railway Employee
Service in the Railway Department involves more than a good many people ple suppose. The duties are not entirely confined to waving signal lamps and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The North Coast Railway
The party of New Sou0th Wales members of Parliament, engaged in inspecting the proposed North Coast railway line, arrived in Brisbane on…
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An accident happened on a. railway crossing between Bourdon and Croydon stations, on the Port Adelaide line on. Monday afternoon, by which the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Ambulance Corps
Mr. D. Thompson is in receipt of a letter from the District Secretary of the National Mutual Life Association, Tamworth, offering, on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Laying Railway Tracks by Electricity
An interesting portable electric plant is used by the French railways in permanent way construction, and enables track laying to be…
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At tho present time we have the spectacle of the two principal metropolitan journals taking opposite sides in connection with tho proposed North Coast Railway line…
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A Swiss railway official named Wydler has been arrested at Rio de Janeiro on a charge of stealing 100,000 francs' worth of securities from a railway in Switzerland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial Traveller Killed Train Runs into a Cab
A commercial traveller named Mr E. E. Thurston arrived at Nhill (Vic.) by the Adelaide express on Thursday morning. He was being driven to an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Buseyeeitis. Motor Omnibus Disease. Reading En Route
The motor-omnibus, which has been blamed as the cause of many ills, is now indicted on the new charge, of affecting the eyesight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Railway Fatality. a Miner's Death. Weston
Patrick Lynch, a widower, said to be about 46 years of age, was found dead on the railway line between Weston and Abermain about 4 o'clock this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorists Killed
Mr. Grait, a wealthy philadelphain, was [?] whilst motoring outside Paris. [?] R. Collier and his valet were also killed [?] motoring at a speed of 40 miles…
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The Parliamentary party arrived at Grafton on Friday afternoon, having travelled from Coil's Harbour by coach. They were welcomed at the Town Hall on the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bridge at Weston
Gallow and Hurley, Tenterfield, are the successful tenderers for the construction of a timber beam bridge over Weston Creek at Weston, on the road Kurri Kurri to Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways in Bolivia
Speyer and Company, and other Americans, have contracted for the construction of five millions sterling worth of railways in Bolivia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manchurian Railways
Admiral Togo, General Kuroki, and the Marquis ito are starting on a tour of inspection in Manchuria. It is believed that this tour is connected with the decision of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Railway Changes
Mr C. Ferguson, who has acted as Station Master's Clerk at Singleton Railway Station for some years, and who appears to have carried out his duties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homeville Road
The Acting-Under Secretary of the Public Works Department has the written to Mr. J. Gillies, M.L.A., in regard to the letter presented by him from Mr. M. O'Hearn, Homeville, urging a great for the repair of…
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