State Railways
The members of the Liberal party have lately formed a Railway Nationalisation. Society, "for the purpose of educating the public mind on State ownership." Their…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
1,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 67
Collapse of a Bridge
Through the fracture of a girder supporting the scaffolding of a bridge in course of construction over the Rhine, at Cologne, 84 persons were precipitated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway Deviation Wanted
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the local railway league was held at Bowraville on Monday, the object being the securing of tho deviation of the North Coast railway as it passes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Railways
The threatened rise in railway rates on the [?]st of the Mississippi and north of the Potomac [?]nd Ohio rivers is gravely disturbing manufacturing interests. Mr. W. Brown, of the New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sunshine Railway Disaster. Jurymen's Fees. Melbourne
The Coroner, during the enquiry into the late railway disaster at Sunshine, Victoria, recommended that jurymen be paid three guineas per day, making a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kyogle to Casino Railway. Sydney
The Works Committee in the matter of the railway from Kyogle to Casino came to no decision to-day, but Trill consider the matter again on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North-coast Railway Progress of the Work
Though the contractors for the construction of the first section of the North Coast railway, stretching between Maitland and Dungog, the contract price for which is just on £300,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gilgandra-curlewis Railway. a New Line Suggested. Sydney
Mr. Trefle, accompanied by eight other members of the Assembly and delegates from Gilgandra, Coonamble, Tambar Springs, and Curlewis placed before the…
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Crossing over the Hunter River on a small footbridge constructed of planks, great care had to be exercised lest one received an involuntary bath, the planks being springy, making…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Men's Troubles
A largely attended meeting of the Night Shifts Tramway Employees' Union was held this morning. at which a resolution was unanimously carried demanding the immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Race Across Germany. Three Women Drivers
Of all the drivers and occupants of the 130 high-power cars, which started from the Tempelhof Field, Berlin, at 6 o'clock on the morning of June 9, on the first stage of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Men and Drink. "Shaking Up" the Service
Railway men who place any value on their positions would do well to be on the qui vive. The Scone "'Advocate" says:—"As a result, it is said, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. Hornsby stationmaster Injured
The Hornsby railway station master, Mr. James glynn, met with a serious accident on Tuesday afternoon, being struck down by an engine. It was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Motor Mishap. Charge Against Driver
A chauffeur named Cecil Frederick Norris, 25 years of age, was charged at the Sydney Water Police Court on Tuesday with inflicting grievous bodily…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trip Across Africa by Motor-car Marooned a Month in Wilderness. Terrors of Solitude
Lieutenant Paul Graetz, of the German Army, has accomplished another stage in his journey by motor-car through the heart of Africa from Dar-es-Salaam, on the east…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tramway Trouble
There were no new developments this morning with regard to the tramway trouble. The men are chagrined tat the decision of the Chief Commissioner not to receive a deputation till…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Tramway Trouble. General Strike Threatened
FOR sometime, there has been much discontent among the city tramway employees over several matters, but particularly in connection with the system of espionage, or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The North Coast Railway
THOSE who are sincere in their desire to have land settlement successfully carried out, and to sec the resources of the North Coast districts adequately…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girl Motorist's Escapade. Race with a Train
One of the most exciting races ever witnessed between a motor-car and a train occurred on Long Island, New York, when Miss Marjorie Bourne, daughter of Commodore Frederick G…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wright Brothers' Aeroplane. Patents Granted. Full Description
The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" writing on May 29 Says:—Simultaneously with the arrival of Mr. Wilbur Wright in Paris to-day, his brother…
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