Railway Trouble in New York
A great strike of railway employees is Imminent in New York. The New York correspondent of "The Times" states that unions representing…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
1,317 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 66
Coal for the Railways
The Railway Commissioners have pur chased 1000 tons of coal at 20/- per ton from a mine at Exeter. It is alleged that the Government have advanced £1000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swept Off a Tram. (By Telegraph). Sydney
The inquest was resumed to-day re garding the death of Sydney Arthur Tucker, clerk, who was recently killed through being swept off the footboard of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Classification of Railway Servants
The railway officials have been for some time past trying to obtain classifi cation for all the officers in the various branches of the railway service, This is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads, Races, and Recreations
The Cameron Highlanders who left for India in November 24 gave a farewell entertainment on the recreation ground to which peoples of all nations were gathered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Record. Flight at Height of 250Ft. Above Ground
At the Auvour Camp this afternoon Mr. Wilbur Wright went for two flights in the presence of several members of the British Aeroplane Club (says a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Morpeth Bridge
The clerk of the BolwarracShire (Mr. J. E. B. Wynn) has been informed in reply to representations made by council on the matter that the Minister has approved of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Roads. an Englishman's Description
These wonderful French roads! They run as straight at a ruler could make them, across high-lying plains and up and down steep coteaux, barely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed at Bishop’s Bridge
Frank Whitman, a timber-getter and a well-known resident of Bishop’s Bridge, was killed on Friday. He did not return home…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident in a Train. Verdict Against the Commissioners
An accident to a nine weeks old baby named Mollie Irene Baillie, in a railway carriage on May 15 last was the subject of an action before Judge Murray…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fatal Accident at Bishop's Bridge. Killed While Felling a Tree
A shocking fatal accident occurred at Bishop's Bridge on Saturday, the victim being Sir. Francis Whitman, a well-known resident, who followed the calling of a timber getter…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →'A Great Fire. Railway Workshops Destroyed. Perth
The immense railway workshop buildings erected six years ago at Midland Junction, West Australia, costing several hundred thousand pounds, were burned down last night. The premises…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool and the Railways
It is believed that the wool sales will be held on Monday as a result of the wharf-labourers' decision. The Acting-Premier says he is very hopeful that the full railway services may be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canadian Railway Construction
The sum of £51,500,000 was spent on railway construction in Western Canada in 1908, and £6,000,000 in materials…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Show Ground Offered to Railway Commissioners
At a special meeting of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association, held on Wednesday, it was resolved that the Municipal Council be authorised to enter into negotiations with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Australian Railways
When it is stated, without any qualification, that Australia's public dept amounts to about £240,000,000 or over £56 per head of population, it is at once thought…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Position of the Railway
Unless something happens to change the outlook it is almost a certainty that the railway services will have to be still further reduced. When the strike Began early lust month it was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dorrigo Railway
There is great rejoicing in Dorrigo, that El Dorado lately thrown open for settlement in New South Wales. The reason for the jubilation is that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fireman Killed Near Newcastle. Run Over by a Coal Train. Newcastle [?]
Early to-day a locomotive fireman named William Fenwick Bowen was killed by being run over by some coal waggons near Richmond Vale Junction. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Railway Grievances
Mr. J. Gillies, M.L.A., speaking on the Railway and Tramways vote in the Supply Bill of December 7, said he desired to bring before the Committee a few disabilities which the people of…
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