A Mountain Railway Through Space
Visitors to. the Tyrol are now provided with it new sensation. We have all become familiar with mountaineering by rack-rail-way up some of the steepest peaks in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
1,906 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 96
Commercial. Sydney Produce Markets. John Bridge and Co.'s Report
Sheepskins.—Almost before one lot was 'knocked down some of the buyers were bidding on the next and auctioneers had very little breathing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Quadrupulication
The quadruplication of the railway line between Newcastle and West Maitland has made necessary a large amount of filling near the East Maitland station, and although this work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labour Landowners. Transcontinental Railway
Speaking at a Liberal League [?] at Fremantle, Mr. W. N. Hedges, M.P., produced a plan showing a section of the route of the trans-Austral an railway. "These," he said, sweeping…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed by Motor Car
On Sunday evening, Ann Hamilton, between 69 and 70 years of age, whilst crossing Oxford-street, near Darlinghurst-road, Sydney, was accidentally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors. Cadillac and Detroiter's Cars
The enterprise of John McGrath, [?], was well rewarded during the display days of the Royal Show. Their exhibits attracted well merited attention…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cars to Show Ground
The Carrington Motor Company announce in our business columns that their motor cars will run to and from the show ground each day, and passengers may be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Cable News. Railwaymen's Union. London, April 1
The National Union of Railwaymen has adopted a rule providing that no member shall be allowed to institute legal proceedings against the union. The purpose of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Collision in Sydney. Two Persons Injured
A collision between a cab and a motor car, resulting in two persons being injured and the vehicles being seriously damaged, occurred in New South Head-road at the late hour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Porters' Strike
The railway porters at Darling Island have struck, and all loading operation have [?] Goods for the country are consequently held up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Main Roads Bill. Minister's Explanation
Mr. Arthur Griffith, State Minister of Works, at the Shires Conference in Sydney, referred to the fate of the Main Roads Bill when it was before Parliament. So many…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Main Roads Minister and Shires. Mr Griffith On His Dignity
The dead Main Roads Bill and the action of the Minister for Works in connection with it were the subjects of a good deal of comment at the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Strike in Sydney. 400 Men Out
An entire dislocation of the Darling Harbour trade took place yesterday afternoon, at about 2 o'clock. The railway porters and other workers there, to the number of close…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Actor Killed. Motor Car Smashed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Oswald Preston, aged 26, a member of the "smartest entertainers," was killed early this morning in a motoraccident at Geelong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill Isolated. Tramway Employees Out
What was at first regarded as a slight difference of opinion between the Silverton tramway management and its employees has had an unexpected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Bad Roads. To the Editor
Sir,—I beg to inform the Council that the roads on the Upper Williams River are in a frightful condition, and I think that it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Strike in Sydney. Still Unsettled
No work was done at Darling Harbour yesterday, and no goods trains were run. A condition of chaos prevailed. The strike committee saw the Registrar before holding a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Motor Bandits. Paris, April 3
During the trail of the bandit Lacombe for the murder of Cartier, a postmaster at Bezons, a witness gave evidence that he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Big Strike. And Rumours of More. Railway Porters Suddenly Cease Work. "An Ugly Position."
On Wednesday evening last, we received word from our city agents that the railway porters at Darling Harbor, to the number of between 400 and 500, had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest. Trouble Likely to Spread. Will the Railways Be Laid Up? Sydney
A meeting of the porters was held at the Trades Hall this morning. Delegates were present from the shunters at Darling Harbour…
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