Elaborate Railway Safety Precautions
There is every prospect, states "The way Engineer, for January" that there will be in use early tins year on a large railway, system of England a cab signal, which, in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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A Sunday Tram
Mr N J Munio District Superintendent of Tramways, has replied to a request from the Chamber of Commerce that the 12 o'clock tram from Victoria-street on Sundays be altered to 12.15…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aeroplane in War
Rome, Monday Evening.—At Benghazi, in Tripoli, an aeroplane dropped bombs on the Turkish camp daring scouting operations and killed 10 of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy Killed by a Train Shocking Discovery at Hurstville
While Mr. Frank Perreit, of Carlton, was at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday crossing the railway line near the Hurstville station he made a shocking discovery. He was first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Controversy. Government and Commissioner
Tuesday's meeting of the Cabinet was occupied chiefly in further discussion of the difficulty that has arisen between the Government and the Chief Railway…
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A railway guard named Sydney Leekie, on the pick-up goods train from Singleton, met with a serious accident during shunting operations at Branxton on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Coalmines. Railway Station Robbed
At about midnight on Wednesday, the night officer at Stanford-Merthyr railway station left the office to attend to some shunting work some distance away, and in his return…
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The railway men are preparing a new national programme to submit to the compan[?] in May. The programme will include a minimum wage of 25s a week for adults…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rail and Tram Traffic. Proposed Alterations. Extensive Scheme Outlined
The Railway Commissioners have forwarded for the consideration of the West Maitland Council a copy of plans prepared for the proposed alterations in the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Robbery. Vancouver
Four men masked, and neavily armed, held up the Mobile and Obio passenger train, near Corinth, Missouri, and plundered the express safe. They…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Killed by a Train. Shocking Discovery at Hurstville
While Mr. Frank Perrett, of Carlton, was at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday crossing the railway line near the Hurtsville station he made a shocking discovery. He was first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wickham-Hexham Road. Tarro Shire Council Blamed
A deputation, headed by Mr. Estell, M.L.A., asked the Minister of Works recently to repair the road between Wickham and Hexham, It was stated that the road was in the Tarro…
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It the Government would push on with the work of duplicating the main lines of railway, instead of wasting time and money in socialistic…
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The conversion of the double line from Newcastle to Maitland to two double lines because of the heavy coal traffic added to the large and growing local passenger and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cylist Killed. Tried to Avoid Bicyclist
W. Bearpark, an experienced and successful cyclist in the old Sydney Thousand days. was fatally injured on the track at the Sports Ground, Sydney, on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North Coast Railway. Strikers Give Way
A mass meeting was held on Sunday, of men who ceased work on the railway works at South Grafton. The attendance was about 100. The district secretary and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Collision in Sydney. Five Persons Injured
A tram accident occurred on the North Shore-Chatswood line on Friday night which resulted in five passengers being injured…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Car's Lear. Through a Hoarding
The most remarkable motor smash [?] in Sydney for many a day occurred on [?]day afternoon. Had the whole scene [?] prearranged for the benefit of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Aeroplane Fatalities. St. Petersburg
Two military aeroplanists at Sevastopol have been killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday afternoon. Railway Contract
The tender of George Marr, Pyrmont, has been accepted for the supply and delivery of wrought Iron for the Muswellbrook to Merriwa railway contract at schedule…
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