COMMERCIAL. John Bridge and Co.'s, Ltd, Report
Tallow.—Business was conducted under very pleasant conditions, values being up 10/- and competetion so keen and well distributed as to enable us to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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Sydney Hide and Skin Market. John Bridge. & Co's Report
Tallow.—Business was conducted under very pleasant conditions, values being up 10s, and competition so keen[?]nd well distributed as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Train Wrecked. Veteran Soldiers Killed. New Orleans
A special train conveying Confederate veterans to a reunion held at Macon was wrecked. Four of the Confederate veterans were killed and four other passengers mortally injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stealing a Motor. an Exciting Arrest
William M'Crobrin, aged 25 years, was arrested an Melbourne under exciting circumstances on Monday on a charge of having stolen and driven away a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Railway Buildings
The Minister of Works has given instructions for the completion of the Sydney railway buildings, in accordance with the original design, at an estimated coast of £165,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Motor-car Bandits. Five Men Shot Near Paris. Chauffeur Murdered in His Seat. Paris, March 25
A feeling of terror has been produced in Paris by two fresh crimes, the audacity and ferocity of which are unprecedented, committed by the motor-car bandits. The entire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycle Smash
A serious motor cycle accident occured on Sunday night at the intersection of Stanley-street and Annerley-road, Brisbane. A young man, Alfred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mail Motor Burned. 12 Bags Destroyed. (By Telegraph). Sydney
A motor, carrying mails between Binalong and Burrowa, took fire this morning, and 12 bags of mails for the latter place were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Safe Working of Railways. An Automatic Staff System
An automatic staff system, which it is claimed ensures perfect safety on the railways, has been invented by Mr George Tangye, a fireman in the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Goods Department
Complaints are made that goods are not obtainable at the Muswellbrook railway goods shed until 9 o'clock in the morning, although the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Station Improvements
Extensive improvements are being carried out at the Cessnock railway station, principal unionist which is the construction of a double platform and sidings, etc. Most of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Motor-car-bandits. Panic in Paris. Hunt for a Woman in a Blue Hat. Paris, March 27
The feeling of terror produced in Paris and the suburbs by the exploits of the motor-car bandits is far from being abated. It is fully realised that it is now a fight to the death…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Muswellbrook-merriwa Railway
Officials from the Public Works Department were in Muswellbrook yesterday, making arrangements for obtaining office quarters for the engineering and clerical staffs to be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Train Robbery. a Maharajah's Jewels. The Thief Arrested. (By Cable.) Paris
A man, who is said to be a Britisher, has been arrested at Marseilles in connection with a train robbery, in which a large and valuable collection of jewels…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crime in France. Trial of Motor Bandits. Paris, May 8
Mdlle. Bellot, a seamstress, hazarding a vendetta, gave evidence at the trial of the motor bandits yesterday, that she saw Carouy and Callemin ("La Science") at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Men's Grievances. Ultimatum to Commissioner
Trouble is brewing at Darling Harbor, where the railway employees declare the board award is not being carried out to the letter. The men intend to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Strike Threat. Men and Others Dissatisfied
There is considerable discontent amongst the members of the Railway and Tramway Association, and several of the branches are talking strike. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fine Lantern Slides. Train Blocked
At last night's Bible Society Rooting at St. Mary's Parish Hall, Mr. H. K. Gordon exhibited a fine display of Japanese views. In responding to the vote of thanks, Mr. Gordon The passenger train which leaves West Maitland at 7.25 p.m. was delayed at East Maitland last evening, owing to the couplings in a coal train breaking when it was between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Collision. Damage Done at Quirindi. Quirindi, Friday afternoon
A terrible railway smash occurred in Quirindi railway yard shortly after midnight this morning. The crash of colliding trains was heard a long distance away, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cable News. Canadian Railway Commissioner
Sir Thomas Tait, formerly Railway Commissioner of Victoria, is spoken of as likely to be the new chairman of the Canadian Railway Commission…
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