Railway Improvements
There are indications that the matter of making a start with the railway improvements at West Maitland, so badly needed as they are, will not be much longer delayed…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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Electioneering by Aeroplane. London, Wednesday afternoon
At the Midlothian by-election leaflets were scattered in remote districts by aeroplane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Accident. Fall Between Platform and Train
The Parramatta railway station was the scene of a shocking railway accident on Wednesday night, as the result of which Elsie Ford, 19, living with her parents In…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road-making in India. Calcutta, Sept. 10
An expedition numbering 750 is being despatached for road-making in the Mishmi country, Assam. It is believed that the real object of the expedition is to discover the…
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The number of tickets issued to passengers at the local station during August was 3645, for a return of £878/1/6. The outwards tonnage last month amounted to 1071 tons, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Collision. St. Petersburg
Two motor cars came into collision at Boridono, and Capt. A.W. Seroki and three companions were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Singleton Argus Thursday, September 12th. Standard Railway Gauge
Many of those who 10 years ago were enthusiastic supporters of Federation, and fondly imagined that When the States were united, it would be a union…
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In the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Mr. O'Malley, the Minister for Home Affairs, informed Mr. Fuller (N.S.W.)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor for a Milk Company
In order to keep abreast of the times, the Bacchus Marsh Milk Company has purchased a large motor lorry for the carriage of cream or milk to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Returns
The local railway officials have been good enough to supply the subjoined figures relative to the business done at the Singleton station during the month…
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The Railway Department announces in this issue the running of cheap trains to Sydney, the fares by which will be at the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Road to Recovery
Aviator Hart is now reported to be out of danger, and will be able to leave the hospital in about three weeks' time, but will not be able to walk for some months…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Development. Peking, Sept. 12
The Government has empowered Dr. Sun Yat Son to establish a Chinese Railway Corporation to carry out national railway with a total mileage of 70,000. Foreign…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality. Portland S. (Oregon). Sept. 12
A Northern Pacific train was derailed and four cars fell over an embankment. Two passengers were killed and twenty seriously injured. The cause of the accident is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Automatic Railway Signalling. Efficiency Controversy London, Thursday evening
The automatic signalling on the tube railways, hitherto regarded as practically infallible, is severely criticised in the "Railway Review," which declares that failures are not…
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In the course of conversation during the week with Mr. F. E. Wickham Engineer in charge of the construction of the second section of the N…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. Scone Lad Seriously Injured
Word was received in Scone yesterday that a serious railway accident occurred at Durl at a late hour on Wednesday evening, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cattle King. Risk From a Station Hand. Cruelty on Railways
"I am a pastoralist, and have been associated with the industry since 1876," said Mr. Sidney Kidman, the Cattle Kind, before the Royal…
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The very serious and deeply important question of the improvement of our roads has been taken up by the Millions Club, which is a kind of State progress association. The…
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Lord Chelmsford, who is exceedingly well-informed upon local government matters, in which he takes a very live interest, has been discoursing on the very vexed question of…
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