Railway Passengers' Rights. An Interesting Case
At the Central Summons Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, Railway Inspector Anderson proceeded against Edwin Gould, and Herbert Greenwell, both of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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Tram Car Wtthout Steps
During his visit to the United States, Mr. Seaddan, the West Australian Premier, made a number of inquiries as to the working of tramways, and as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hunter Flood. Road Damages in Cessnock Shire. Oakhampton and Wollombi
The Cessnock Shire engineer, Mr. G.F. Lindeman, has made a partial inspection of the flood damage in B and C ridings of the shire, and the estimates roughly that £2500…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letters to the Editor. Extension of Maitland Tramline
Sir,—With regard to the extension of tram line from Campbell's Hill to Mayfield and Rutherford, several efforts have been made and deputations have waited on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Coast Railway. the Government Stroke
Speaking at the annual dinner of the Master Builders' Association in Sydney, Mr. J. C. Solomon (chairman of the Public Works Contractors' Association) caused great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Robber. Paris, May
The motor robber who murdered dene, manager of a motor works. This has been identified as a Helg[?] serter named Davignon. He is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cars and Collisions
Whether it be due to excessive speed or careless driving of motor cars during the exciting times of passenger transport between Maitland and Farley during the past…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway and Meat Supplies
When live stock from the north and north-west failed to get through for the Homebush market on Monday last, values rose considerably for all classes of sheep, and the better…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Repairing the Railway. a Big Undertaking. Traffic Resumed
The recent flood put the Railway Department seriously about. Serious damage was done to the permanent way between Church-street station and Regent-street, and traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor-car Fatality
An inquest concerning the death of John Hennessy, the victim of a motor-car accident resulted in the coroner returning a verdict of accidental death. Reginald Cumming, a taxi…
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At the Central Summons Court, Sydney, Railway Inspector Anderson proceeded against Edwin Gould, builder, of Cole-street, Goulburn…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Judge Heydon On Railway Strikers. Men Fined £10 Each. Ingratitude Shown for Public Benefits
Mr. JUSTICE HEYDON gave judgment in Sydney last Monday in the charges against 50 Darling Harbour porters who took part in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Belmore Bridge
The wash of the water at the Belmore Bridge this afternoon at the piers was dashing up on the side of the decking. The height was Riven at 37 feet. A big log bumped one of…
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A tremendous volume of water, coming from the overflows along the Oakhampton-road, whore the water was between 6ft. and 8ft. deep in places, and from Cummins dam was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mail Train Robbed
Capetown, Thursday.—A big robbery from a mail train has just been perpetrated. The robber or robbers committed the crime some time during the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Under the Long Bridge
From Mount Pleasant-street across to the Long Bridge the [?]ood waters swept with such irresistible force that the fences for the most part have been washed away, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oakhampton Road Embankments
With the gradual rise of the river, extra precautions were taken lust night with respect to the embankments from Sempill-street, out to Brunker's gate at Oakhampton. All…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →East Maitland Road
There is still a depth of several feet on the East Maitland road from the tram loop to within a short distance of the Victoria Bridge. From there to the hills at Louth…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floodbound Passengers. Train Travellers' Hardships
A Sydney man, Mr. A. Miller, had an unwelcome experience while returning with his wife and child from a holiday trip to Brisbane last week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Why This Train Was Stopped
An old woman, with a beaded black bonnet got into a Manchester train. She turned to a boy, and pointing to the alarm cord. asked, "What's that?" "That's the bell…
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