Audible Railway Signals
The Great Western Railway Company has successfully tested audible instead of visible signals on the Fairfold branch railway line. The apparatus when fixed to the track…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
940 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 47
The Transcontinental Railway
Financiers of good standing' have made a proposal for the building of an Australian trans-continental railway to Port Darwin. They have made a deposit of £50,000 for an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Singleton Argus. Saturday, July 7th, 1906. the Tramway Trouble
Although people in the country districts are not much troubled about the tramway service, as it affects themselves directly, yet, as they, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Tram Accident [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Tram-conductor W. E. Rowley, who was knocked from the footboard of a tram by a passing horse a fortnight ago while collecting fares in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Trouble. Meeting of Employees
Lately the drivers and guards on the sydney trains have been complaining of several grievances. They held two public meetings, at which it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Road of by and By
There's a Spanish proverb to this effect. "The road of by and by leads to the town of Never." Most proverbs are the concentrated statements of important triths, and this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blown Off a Bridge. a Clergyman's Predicament
An unpleasant experience is reported to have befallen Rev. W. Strachan, of Box-hi!l (Vic.). It appears he had arranged to preaoh at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramway Employees. Some Startling Statements, Sydney
Some extraordinary speeches were delivered at a mass meeting of tramway employees held this morning. Mr. Lawton, president, asked, them not to…
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Tenders have been received for the under-mentioned public works as follows:—Construction of a line of railway from Cryon to Walgett, Narrabri to Walgett, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality Woman Decapitated
A shocking accident occurred on the main southern railway line on Saturday afternoon, an aged woman being cut to pieces by a railway engine. Just…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blown off a Bridge. A Clergyman's Predicament
An unpleasant experience is reported to have befallen Rev W. Strachan, of Box hill (Vic). It appears he had arranged to preach at Yarrawonga, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tramway Trouble
If the tramway employees had been fortunate enough in their youth to get the instruction purchased by that "extra tuppence" for manners their course…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality. Woman Decapitated
A SHOCKING accident occurred on the main southern railway line on Saturday afternoon, an aged woman being cut to pieces by a railway engine. Just…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tramway Trouble. Departmental Inquiry Declined
A more serious aspect of the Sydney tramway trbuble has now presented itself. in mass meeting on Monday night the tramway men unanimously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mangled on the Railway. Old Age Pensioner's End
Patrick Andrews, an old-age pensioner, met his death in a shocking manner at Wellington on Monday morning. The old men was very…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Quick Road to Matrimony
A well-dressed young man walked to the stenographer's desk in Nell House and asked if he could have a short letter written. He was told that he could, and he commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to the Editor. Tenambit-road
Sir,—Kindly allow me space to draw public attention to the state of the East Maitland-Morpeth-road through Tenambit. For about a quarter of a mile, viz., from Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Married in a Motor-Car
Marriages may be made in heaven, but they certainly take place occasionally under strange conditions. There have been weddings in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Motor Accident
A motor omnibus going from London to Brighton overturned at handcross Hill. Six of the passengers were killed and 20 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Trouble
THE tramway trouble presents many disquieting features. At any moment there may be an interruption in the service, and the idea of duty to the…
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