Motorist's Terrible End. Extraordinary Occurrence
A sensational motor car and van collision, which ended in a man being almost roasted alive through his clothing becoming saturated with petrol, and then igniting,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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North Coast Railway. Progress in the Vicinity of Grafton
The first half of the section of the North Coast railway, from South Grafton. to Gresleigh, shows an interesting state of affairs. From a visit of inspection just made,…
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Mr Fitzpatrick, M.L.A, asked the Minister for Works tome questions about Government methods on the North Coast Railway. These…
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Mr J. D. Simpson, supervising engineer, who recently passed through Dungog on a tour of inspection along the North Coast railway now…
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1. Duplication. 2. Extension, including pioneer lines to precede settlement. 3. Cross-country lines to assist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Railway Accident. a Ganger's Death. (By Telegraph). Sydney
This morning, John Byrnes, aged 50 years, a ganger in charge of the fettlers working on the installation of the new lines between the Central Station yard…
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Notwithstanding the fact that a Robbers' Cave" was discovered and two men apprehended for stealing goods from, railway tracks, robberies from…
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The Under-Secretary of Public Works (Mr. W. J. Banna) writes to the clerk of the Tarro Shire Council:—"Public Works Department, Sydney, July 20, 1912. Sir,— I have the honor to inform…
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The strike of conductors and motormen on the Boston Elevated Railroad has ended, after having lasted 53 days. The strikers won every point. The struggle cost 1,028,000…
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A new motor garage is to be established in Maitland on Monday next in premises nearly opposite the courthouse. The proprietors of the business are Messrs. H. G. Ralston, of…
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Mr. J. S. Mollison, an officer of the Local Government Department, this afternoon made an inspection of the various railway crossings in West Maitland and heard…
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A collision occurred between two suburban trains on the Central Brazilian Railway yesterday, as a consequence of which 100 persons were either killed or injured…
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Before taking his departure from Maitland yesterday, Mr. J. S. Mollison, an officer from the Local Government Department, had his attention drawn to the inadequate…
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With reference to a letter from Mr. Allan Anderson, secretary of the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce, asking that travellers from Maitland and Newcastle, be…
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For our first sale of the new wool year we offered a small catalogue of 354 bale?, consisting for the most part of a medium selection only. As compared…
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Mr. W. J. Hanna, Under-Secretary Public Works, received a couple of [?] in place of the Minister, Mr. [?] the change being rendered necessary…
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Messrs. M Campbell and Co., Ltd, have made a new departure in their business and now stock motors cars—three good sp[?]imens of which may…
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Seven railway men have been killed through the overturning of a caboose and an outfit car on the Northern Pacific Company's railway…
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Replying to a communication from Mr. Allan Anderson secretary of the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce, Mr. N. J. Munro, District Superintendent of…
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It was stated a few days ago that the night train which the department had decided to run from Dungog to Taree would make the first trip within about a week. It…
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