North Coast Railway. Government Construction
Messrs. Briner and H. D. Morton, Ms.L.A., have for sonic time been endeavouring to induce the Government to abandon its present day labour policy in the construction of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
1,744 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 88
Transcontinental Railway
It appears that Mr Deane, Commonwealth Consulting Engineer for the transcontinental railway, will not be in a position to engage labor in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Old Railway Seevan
Mr. J. G. Bissett, railway stat[?] in Sydney, is severing nis connection the Railway Department, after [?] vice of over 42 years, and has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COMMERCIAL. John Bridge and. Co-'s, Ltd, Report
Sheep Skins.—The market was rather erratic, some of the brokers reporting an easier feeling in connection with short and burry sorts, while others,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Muswellbrook Letter. Railway Picnic
The annual picnic of the railway employees of the Singleton to Tamworth and Manilla section of the northern line took place at Muswellbrook on Saturday and was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Profits
The tramways of the State for the year ending June 30, 1911 yielded a profit of [?]47,027. The North Sydney electric trams and all the steam tram systems were run…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Control. Commissioner's Power Absolute
Replying to a deputation from Newcastle which waited upon him requesting, among other things, that a level crossing which had been closed by the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Panama Canal Rates. Important Provisions. Against Railways and Rings. Washington
United States Government's Panama Canal Bill gives the President authority to fix tolls within certain restrictions, the maximum toll not to exceed 6s per ton, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed by a Motor Car
Mrs Prouse, of Wanganni, and her sister Mrs Jordan, wife of Canon Jordan, of Tanranga, who were on a visit to Auckland, were knocked down by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Returns
During the month of January [?] tickets were issued at the Singleton railway station, the coaching revenue being £1100, as compared with 2320 tickets and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bicycle Road Race
There were 24 starters for the bicycle road race, promoted by Mr. L. W. Spohr, which took place on the Den. man road on Saturday afternoon last,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Picnic
The annual picnic of the employees of the Tamworth, Singleton, Manilla, and Barraba section of the Northern Line of railway took place on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Returns
The railway returns for January and February show con[?]vely that business locally is on the increase which should he a premier argum[?] for better facilities in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Navvies' Strike. Four Hundred Men Out
On Monday morning some hundreds of men on the ninth section of the North Coast railway, South Grafton, known as "Two-mile Camp," refused to turn to, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Railway Accident. Young Man's Sad End
Stanley Asher, a fine, strapping young man, employed as a porter at Tarro, was fatally injured this morning by being crushed between a moving passenger train and the platform, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cape to Cairo Railway
One of the curious features about the Uganda railway is that it never touches Uganda. The great inland territory, developed early in the history of British contact with East Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Railway Disaster. Remarkable Escapes. Hyde Park (New York State)
The second section of the Twentieth Century, Limited, has been wrecked. Four passenger coaches were thrown into the river and partially submerged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Robbers Revolvered. Sanderson's Sure Shot. San Antonio (Texas)
Two highwaymen held up the Southern Pacific express at East Town, but were both killed by revolver shots. A train messenger named Sanderson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tangier-fez Railway. Paris
The Paris "Figaro" and other newspapers warn Spain to make concessions on the Tangier-Fez (Morocco) railway unless she desires France to organise the Protectorate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Commissioner and his Critics
Speaking last night at the presentation of medals and certificates to the members of the Newcastle Railway and Tramway Ambulance Class Mr. T. R. Johnson, Chief Commissioner for…
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