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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

1,744 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 88

The Tram Traffic. Loyal Tramway Men Sworn In

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 2

All the loyal employees in the tramway company were sworn in as special constables this morning, and all were armed with revolvers…

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Loyal Tramway Men

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 2

All the loyal employees of the tramway company were sworn in as special constables on Monday morning, and all were armed with revolvers…

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Wise Tramway Men. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 5

A mass meeting of tramway men in Melbourne decided that the time for a strike was inopportune, although a big minority wanted the fight to begin immediately…

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The Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 5

Information was received to-day that a meeting of railwaymen at Rockhampton and Cairns decided to stand loyally by the Department…

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The Tramway Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 5

The tramway men are getting anxious at the increased activity of the tramway service. On Tuesday more cars were running, and each day brings more recruits to fill…

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Railway Train Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 4

Moosejaw (Saskatchewan), Monday.-- A lunatic boarded a train on the Canadian Pacific Railway, bound east, shot a passenger named Mr John Klundt, a…

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No Night Train's

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 2

It is reported that all branches of the railway traffic service at Rockhampton will remain loyal. No night trains will run for some days yet…

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Train on Fire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 4

While the train from Melbourne to Bairnsdale was speeding alog between Ferribank and Lindenow on Saturday afternoon two of its passenger…

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Train Collides with Buggy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

The up-train from Melbourne on Wednesday when running into Barnawatha station rain down a buggy, in which two men were seated, The impact was terrific. One of the horses…

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Daring Train Robbery. a £14,000 Haul. Memphis (Tennessee)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

Five men plundered the mail and express cars on the Rock Island train near Hulbert.. They blew up a safe and escaped with a large sum of money and many valuables, the…

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Railway Works Deserted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 2

Queensland has a vigorous policy of railway construction, and a large proportion of the men employed on the works have deserted. In consequence,…

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New Zealand Tram Strike. Another Strike Threatened. (By Cable.) Wellington (N.Z.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. Young, chairman of the late tram strikers' executive, says that if the men are prosecuted under the Arbitration Act, for striking, the Wellington trams…

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The Latest. the Railway'men. Statement by the Commissioner

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 2

The Railway Commissioner states that 84 men, out of 1100 on strike, have returned to the workshops at Ipswich, and that if the rest do not return by…

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Local and General News North Coast Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 4

Seven hundred and fifty men are now employed on the fourth section of the North Coast railway. The rate of wages for navies has been raised to 9s per day. The…

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General Cable News. Transcontinental Railway. London, Feb. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. J. Norton Griffiths, Unionist M.P. for Wednesday, is about to visit Australia in connection with his offer to construct the transcontinental railway at 7½ per…

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Mail Train Robbery

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 3

Memphis (Tenn.), Thursday:- Five men plundered the mail and exprecars of Rock I land train meat Hulbent, and blew up a safe. They escaped…

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John Bridge and Co.'s, Ltd., Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 6

For our fourteenth sale of the season we brought on Wednesday, the 7th Instant, another large catalogue of 6010 bales, "made up of some very nice…

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Killed at Level Crossing Train Smashes a Trap

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 6

Mr. Thomas Brierley (49), a well Known Rutherglen vigneron, and Mr Flectcher (38), manager of the Mount Ophir vineyard, Chiltern West, were…

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Daring Train Robbery. a £14,000 Haul. Memphis (Tennessee)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 3

Five men plundered the mail and express cars on the Rock Island train near Hulbert. They blew up a safe and escaped with a large sum of money and many valuables, the…

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Smugglers in a Motor Car. Night Rush Along a Railway Line

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 3

A during feat was accomplished by a band of smuggler one night recently on the main road running from Belgium into Lille (France)…

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