Our Singleton Letter. Motor Car v. TRAIN
A novel and exciting incident occurred on New Year's Day. Three of four persons arrived at the local railway station, for the purpose of travelling to Newcastle, only…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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General Cable News. Train and Motor Car. London, Jan. 5
While being used in conveying gold to pay wages, a motor car at Purfleet stuck on a railway crossing, with the result that a train smashes into it. The occupants of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American's Perilous Ride. on Top of a Railway Carriage. Says He Bumped a Bridge
An American seaman, named Joseph Wade, who arrived in the State about a fortnight ago, was on Saturday night discovered on top of one of the carriages of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers' Demands
The New South Wales Traffic Employees' Association has drawn up a log of claims for submission to the wages board. All round increases are demanded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway
The bridges on the second and third sections of the North Coast railway were officially tested yesterday, two big "T" class engines, each weighing over 100 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Bandits. Diamond Robbery and Murder. Chicago, Jan. 4
Four automobile bandits wrecked a jeweller's window and escaped with a tray of valuable diamonds. The police fired at the robbers with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Main Roads. Important Decision
On instructions from the Minister for Public Works, the Shires Clas-completedsification Advisors Committee has completed a new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The North Coast Railway. More Delay
Inquiries at the Works Department go to show that Mr. Griffith, the Minister of Works, has been unable to induce the Chief Commissioner for Railways to take…
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The officers of the Works Department are long in their explanations and profuse in their apologies concerning the delay in the opening of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Award. Appeal to the High Court. Preliminary Order for Injunction
An important development has taken place in connection with the Tramway Award recently made by Mr Justice Higgins in the Federal Arbitration…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Horse and the Motor
When motor vehi[?]les began to be common, it was freely declared that the doom of the horse was sealed, and that he might he expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Smash in Adelaide. Dash Into a Gully
A motorist, Mr. Louis Gordon Holmes. son of Dr. L. S. Holmes, at present on a visit to Victoria, had a wouderful escape from death at Adelaide on Monday evening at about 8…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Growth of Railway Traffic
Evidence of the steady growth of the district is afforded by a comparison of the railway returns for the past year with those of 1911. At Church-street, during the past…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lazy Strike on English Railway. London
The North-eastern railway men at Newcastle-on-Tyne and Gateshead, as a protest against Knox's second suspension, have adopted dllatiry working. while adhering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trams Collide
Two trams collided at Flinders-street. Moore Park, this morning, and as a result two men, a women, and a little girl were injured, while the cars were badly damaged. The victims…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Perilous Side. On Top of a Railway Carriage
An American seaman, named Joseph Wade, who arrived in the State about a fortnight ago, was on Saturday night discovered at West Maitland on top of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Destroyers
The question of road destruction by vehicles, of a particular class that was recently dealt with in the leading columns of the "Mercury" is one that should…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North Coast Railway
Our Wingham contemporary twits the CHRONICLE with being a bit out concerning its report on the damage [?] to the line by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Railway Proposals
The Public Works Committee on Tuesday further considered the proposed railway from Warren to Quambone, and the alternative line…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Long Bridge
The following official communication has been received by the member for Maitland:—Public Works Department Sydney, 9th January. 1913. Sir,—With reference to…
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