Railway Appointments
Mr. G. Manly has been appointed station master at Stanford-Merthyr, a position that has been temporarily filled by various officers since the retirement of Mr…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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Railway Duplication Works
The Legislatives Council is to be commended upon its action in rejecting the measure for amending the Railway Act, which would have substituted political for expert…
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Many resdents of Abermain object to the proposal of the A.A. Company to close the Charles-street railway crossing for the purpose of constructing another road to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Mishaps. Dashed to Pieces
While Chinaman's three-horse waggenette, loaded with skins, and driven by Tommy Foot, of Junee, was crossing over the railway line at Hallgates level crossing, Illaboo, the…
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In regard to the unfortunate train accident which happened to Mrs. Frederick Jones on Wednesday, her daughter (Mrs. C. Kerr) writes to the effect that at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How to Rid a Town of Tramps
A town in North Carolina has at last found a way to rid itself of the multitude of tramps that has infested it. Beside the railway that runs through the town is a straight half-mile…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Underground Railways. Huge Figures. London, Thursday evening
The underground railways of London since their electrification have carried 929,000,000 passengers. The train mileage aggregated 41,000,000, with 2,400,000 movements of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision. Brussels
A goods train at Marbehan crashed into a passenger train, which was crowded with workmen and others going to market. Sixty persons were injured, including the driver and…
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Speaking in Sydney Mr. C. Harper, one of the railway Commissioners, said that during the five years of Mr. Johnson's control of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Transcontinental Railway
It was an historical occasion when Lord Denman turned, at Port Augusta, the first sod of the iron band which is to link up the east…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Calamity. Express Derailed. Great Loss of Life. London, September 18
A DISASTROUS railway accident occurred at Ditton last night. The engine of an express train from Chester to Liverpool failed to take the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Runaway Aeroplane
Brussels, Thursday.—Mr. Astley, an English airman, who was carrying a passenger named Miss Davies, lost control of his aeroplane when he was at a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Robbers. Marauders in America
New York, Wednesday.—Two armed and masked men "held up" a Memphis special west-bound train near Stevenson, Alabama, and footed the mail car,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempted Train Wrecking. on North Shore Line
A sensational attempt to wreck a crowded passenger train was made on the North Shore railway line late on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Train Smashes Street Car. Denver (Colorado), Sept. 20
An express train struck a street car at a level crossing at Denver, and smashed the car to fragments. Two passengers were killed and eight were seriously injured. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Robbers. Marauders in America. New York, Sept. 18
Two armed and masked men "held up" a Memphis special west-bound train near Stevenson, Alabama, and looted the mail car, securing a large sum of money…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railways and Tramways. a Remarkable Record
The return of railway and tramway accidents for the year ended June 30, 1912, was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday…
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Miss Ruby Brackenbury, daughter of Mrs. Brackenbury, while attempting to open the William Street railway gales on Monday evening to let a light…
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Since a recent statement by the Minister of Public Works people here are wondering whether the tightness of the money market will in any way affect the progress of…
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