Railway and Tramway Revenue
During the week ended April 29 the earnings of the New South Wales railways, as compared with the corresponding week of last year, showed a small…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
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Buying a Motor Car
When buying a motor car, certain points should be borne in mind. For instance, any make that sets the design of the world, and leads the way in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Mishap. a Tragedy a Verted
An accident—which almost became a tramedy—occurred on Thursday afternoon on the Parramatta River, while the crews were practising for the interstate eight-our race…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North Coast Railway. Work Still Going On
Within a month or six weeks the contractors for the North Coast railway, connecting Maitland and Dungog, expect to be in a position to hand the first…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bullocks on the Railway Lines Traffic Disorganised
The train traffic on the Illawarrai line was disorganised on Thursday night owing to a number of bullocks slipping down between the girders of the railway bridge which…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Watering East Maitland Tramline Consideration Again Defereed
The matter of watering the East Maitland tramline was again before the East Maitland Council at last meeting, when the Finance Committee submitted their estimate (which had…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Disaster. Sixty-one Casualties. Easton (Pennsylvania) April 20
An excursion train fell over an embarkment some distance from here. A hundred persons are reported to have been killed. and it is said the victims were incinerated through the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cost of Railway Construction. Labourers' Wages
Giving evidence before the General Labourers' Wages Board in Sydney, Mr. J. D. Simpson, a member of the firm of Carson, Carey, & Simpson, said he had 27 years' experience…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Snake in Motor-car
Mr W. Dunn and some companions passed a fully-grown tiger snake lying on the truck when motoring near Murrabit (Vic). A dispute as to whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The singleton Argus. Saturday, May 6th. Railway "Policy."
Speaking at a public function a few days age, the Hon. G. S. Beeby (Minister' for Education and Labor) had some things to say concerning the railways and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Singleton Letter. Presentation to Railway Employee
An interesting gathering took place at the Agricultural Hotel on Saturday night, when a large number of railway men assembled for the purpose of entertaining Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reduction of Railway Rates. Concessions to Settlers
Mr. Carmichael the Acting Treasure stated on Monday that certain alterations proposed to be made in railway freights and fares would take effect from the 28th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reduction in Railway Rates
Reductions in railway freights and fares will take effect from 28th instant. The object is to lesson the charge to settlers on pioneer lines, and to those far removed from market. Return tickets on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Trouble Foreshadowed Policemen Dismissed. London, May 8
Two railway policemen at West Hartlepool were dismissed for refusing to withdraw [?] the membership of the Amalgamated [?]waymen's Society. Thereupon the local…
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The Acting-Treasurer, referring to the proposed abolition in some cases of return railway tickets, explained that it was due to numerous cases of improper dealing with tickets in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Collision. Young Lady Seriously Injured
A serious motor car collision occurred on Sunday night near Narrabeen Bridge, abut seen miles from Manly: Six persons sustained minor injuries, and Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Bridge and Co., REPORT
Rabbit Skins.—Allowing for the improvement in the quality of the offerings, there was practically no change in the market…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motors on the Farm
The negative result of the agricultural motor trials held by the Royal Agricultural society of England last year, says the "Agricultural Machinery Chronicle," has been almost a world-wide…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fettlers' Shocking End. Hurled to Death
A shocking accident, resulting in the instantaneous death of Michael James Nolan (58), a railway fettler, occurred near Flemington station on Tuesday. Nolan, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Mungindi-moree Railway. Minister and Men
Some time ago Mr. Oakes, speaking with regard to the Moree Mungindi railway, which is being constructed by the Department of Public Works on the day labour system, said that the men then getting…
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