Railway Construction. Proposed New System
For some time past Mr Griffith, the Minister for Works, has been busy elaborating a system by means of which the day labor operations can be carried on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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Joke and Tram. Mr. Brian G. Hughes' Entertainment
Chuckling in his office, Brian G. Hughes, New York's famous practical [?]er, is waiting to hear what the Metropolitan Street Railway is going to…
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DURING the coming Easter holidays residents from the country who visit Sydney should make a point, of calling at the Immigration and Tourist Bureau…
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They have got another move on with the railway work at the Gloucester end of the third section (says the "Gloucester Advocate.") Mr. Alibone's carpenters are just…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Saturday. RAILWAy TRAFFIC
The railway traffic arrangements were running smoothly again this morning, and country trains wore despatched and arriving up to time…
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The point was emphasised by Mr. John Harper, railway commissioner, that durable sleepers are the only kind wanted for the State lines. He said, in giving evidence before the Public Works…
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The decrease in the railway business during the four weeks of the strike has amounted to £2,500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Chinese Railway Invasion. Old Pears Giving Way
Slowly the Flowery Land is being penetrated by the iron horse Yet even to-day, wherever new territory is opened up, the old toes of fear and hostility to change have to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Maitland Chamber of Commerce. Proposed Railway Alterations
A special meeting of the committee of the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce was held in the committee room, Town Hall, on Monday afternoon, for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Brink of the Abyss. Tottering Train. London
An entire mail train, travelling 50 miles an hour, became derailed at Stockton-on-Tees, and ploughed the permanent way before coming to a standstill on the edge of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor-car Bandits. New Terrorists of Paris. Hunt for a Grey Car. Paris, Feb. 28
The murder of the policeman Garnier in front of the Gare St. Lazare, one of the most crowded parts of Paris, by three motor-car thieves whom he had summoned…
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Over one million passengers were carried on the Sydney and suburban tramways on Saturday, easily establishing a record. The total number carried last week was 5,650,000, or an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dismissal of Railway Workmen
Many trade unionists are alleging that the railway companies, in consequence of the strike,are discharging prominent union leaders, particularly in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bull and the Motor Cyclists. an Ugly Obstruction. London, Monday afternoon
During the motor cyclists reliability trials across Dartmoor, a bull charged one of the competitors, and held up 20 others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Good Roads and How to Get Them."
A paper with the above heading was read by Mr. Sydney Stott, at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Melbourne Automobile Club, recently, when the members showed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Bandits. the Thirteenth Arrest. Paris, April 8
Callemin, nicknamed "La Science," an accomplice of the motor bandits, was arrested last night. The police hid in a courtyard throughout the night till Callemin returned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railwaymens Grievances. Bonus Offer Refused. London, April 8
The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has refused the offer of the North-eastern Company of a bonus of £60,000 to the lower paid of a workers, which was made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General Local Railway Statistics
By the courtesy of Mr E. A. stacey, our local station master we are enabled to publish the following information concerning the business…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Overturned. Four Men Injured
A serious motor accidents occurred on the road between Moama and Mathoura, when a car, owned and driven by Mr. W. J. Nicholas was overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Muswrllbrook— Merriwa. Railway
A telegram from Sydney in the Merriwa paper recently stated that the work of constructing the railway will start in three weeks but in Muswellbrook the forecast is considered…
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