North Coast Railway
Increased activity was noticeable in conection with the North Coast railway works to-day. Ab the work of development proceeds, so openings are created for additional men, who are at once taken…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
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Trespassing on the Railway
Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., at the East Maitland Police Court, this morning, Arthur Talbot, pleaded guilty to having trespassed on the railway premises at Tarro, on April 11, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Auckland Tram Strike. Service Suspended
At a meeting of their union in Auckland (N.Z.) the tramway men resolved not it continue work unless (a) a conductor who had been dismissed be reinstated or a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Railway Collision
A terrible railway collision occurred at Antwerp. Twenty-six dead bodies were taken from the wreckage, while others were so pinned as to make it impossible to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North-Coast Railway. Work Started
WITHOUT any formal ceremony, or speech. making, the important work of constructing the first section of the North Coast Railway, which will link Dungog with West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clever Train Robbery. By a Mysterious Woman. London
In Manchester yesterday as a lady and gentleman were about to start by train for Liverpool they deposited four packages in the guard's van. The guard…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Muswellbrook. the Railway Station
The work of erecting the necessary fittings at the local railway station for the purpose of illuminating the premises with gas was carried out this week by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The North Coast Railway
With the exception that a few extra men were engaged, there was nothing fresh to-day in regard to the construction of the North Coast Railway. Work is proceeding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manchurian Railway
The "Morning Post" reports that Russia has [?] to Japan that portion of the Manchurian railway from Kwangkhantse to Harbin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster. Collision Near Antwerp. Ghastly Scenes. Forty People Killed. London, May 22
Ghastly mutilations and crushing of the victims occurred at Antwerp. Several of the passengers were decapitated. A severed hand was found with clenched fingers, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Fatality
A fatal motor accident, in which Mr. A. Z. Clark, a well-known mining engineer, was killed, occurred on the Mount Alexander-road, at Dieter's Rest, Victoria. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railways of the Commonwealth. 15,000 Miles Journey
The railways of the Commonwealth, according to the returns presented in the Commonwealth Year Book, totalled 15,1258 miles at the end of 1906. New South…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →North Coast Railway
This week has witnessed the commencement of a work which will take an important place in the history of railway construction in this State in the starting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North Coast Railway. Work Started
Without any formal ceremony, or specehmaking, the important work of construction the first section of the North Coast Railway, which will link Dungog with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Strike in Auckland. Blow to Arbitration Act
The Auckland (N.Z.) tram employees struck on Thursday, the men leaving the cars as soon as they were brought to the terminus after 12 o'clock. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Railway Collision (By Cable). London
A shocking railway collision has occurred near Antwerp. Belgium. Twentysix bodies have already been extracted from the debris, and others are pinned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Railway Smash. Sydney
As a result of the special enquiry into the cause of the Murrurundi railway smash, night-officer Dwyer and acting[?] signalman Gibson have been dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Decline in Railway Stock
Heavy sellings and violent declines have characterised the Wall-street Stock Exchange. The stock of several transcontinental railways fell five and six points on account of the prosecution…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Knocked Down by a Train. Child's Narrow Escape
A little girl. Mary Cummings, had a terrible experience on the railway line at Bridge-street crossing, Melbourne, on Friday. She had just passed . through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural Motors
An agricultural motor of comparatively now design was, at the end of November last, put through a 24 hours' continuous test in see what amount of work it would…
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