Riotous Railway Servants. London
Five thousand railway employees at Leeds have gone on strike, and many at Blackburn, Bradford and Leicester, in the absence of any intimation being…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
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Railway Outrages. Trains Derailed. Troops on the Scene. (By Cable). London
The timeliness of the settlement of the railway strike is, deeply illustrated by the situation. Up to midnight, the incident at Llanelly deeply impressed the…
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The highwayman of two hundred years ago tenaciously claimed to be regarded as a gentleman, and, preposterous as the claim now sounds, it was more easily tolerated in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Policeman's Exciting Chase. Pursuit on a Motor Cycle
Constable Taplin returned to Wellington by the mail train with a man in custody, whom he had arrested at Dunedoo after an exciting chase on a motor bicycle. Theaecused went…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor-car Racer Killed. Elgin, Illinois (U.s.a.)
Rudolph Ireland, an automobile racer, was killed while racing at 75 miles an hour. The tyre of his machine burst, and his mechanician was hurt probably fatally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Dangerous Bridge
The bridge that unites North and South Muswellbrook by spanning Muscle Creek on the Great Northern Road, in the vicinity of Gerald Park, is at present in a somewhat shaky condition, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Singleton-muswellbrook Road
There is a very dangerous spot on this road, eleven miles from Muswellbrook four from Li[?]dell, and two from the Great Northern line of railway. It is a tortuous cavity in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blown to Atoms. Explosion on Motor Launch
A remarkable escape from injury was experienced by three men, Baxter, Habberly, and Gillice, while sleeping on a motor launch used for whaling purposes at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railway
Hitherto large numbers of fat cattle from the Dungog district were consigned regularly to the Maitland fat stock sales, but now that railway communication has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Royal Commission
The Railway Royal Commission has commenced its sittings in camera. The railway-men's executive protested against the appointment of Mr. Beale, secretary to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland-dungog Railway. Paying from the Start
The first week's traffic on the Maitland to Dungog section of the North Coast railway has proved very satisfactory, and there Is every probability of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Motor "Scorcher" Fined
Henry Radford was committal for trial on a Charge of having furiously driven a motor car causing bodily harm to Oliver Creighton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weston Railway Fatality. the Inquest
The district, coroner (Mr. Geo. Brown) held an Inquest at the Criterion Hotel, Weston, yesterday touching the death of Peter M'Intype, who was found dead under a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Railway Collision. Buda Pest, Aug 24
The Kassau express collided with another train, and as a result six people were killed and ton severely Injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remarkable Landslip Railway Covered
A serious landslip has occurred at High Camp, beyond kilmore, Victoria. The road is completely blocked, and communication cut off from the railway station. It is regarded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The British Strikes. the Railway Commission. London, Aug, 24
The press are to be admitted when the commission commences to take evidence. The statement that Mr. Beale is solicitor to the Midland Railway Company has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dungog Railway Station
The following officers are at present in charge of the Dungog railway station and yards and have been kept busily engaged since Monday last:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway Traffic
The traffic on the North Coast railway appears to have surprisde many, speaking to a "Mercury" reporter, Mr. M. Thomson, station-master at West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swagman's Suicide. Train Officials Censured
An inquest was held on Saturday on Philip Conolly, a swagman,- who placed his head under an engine at Sunshine (Vic). Patrick M'Carthy, an engine-driver, said that he…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →British Strike Troubles. Threat of Recurrence Railway Strike
The men of the Midland Railway Company at Burton-on-Trent on returning to work were informed that they had lost their seniority, the…
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