London Motor 'Bus Strike
A complete stoppage has occurred in connection with Tillings', Ltd. The non-unionists offered to work if the company guaranteed never to recognise the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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British Labour Troubles. Railway Strike. Weakness and Procrastination. London. Sept. 19
The Birmingham strike committee condemns the "weakness and procrastination" of the National Union executive. The strike is to continue until the policy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West African Railways. an Important Line. London, Sept. 12
The romance of the Uganda railway promises to be equalled in connection with the construction of a great rail artery, 550 miles long, from the newly-discovered port named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Underground Freight Railway. How Chicago Deals with Its Congested Traffic
Chicago can claim the distinction of being the only city in the world that can boast of an underground railway built expressly for carrying freight. Not a single…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Recent Railway Disaster. Further Evidence. London, Monday night
In the Board of Trade enquiry at Leeds into the recent express train collision at Aisgill, Yorkshire, several of the passengers gave evidence of their groping in the dark…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Irish Railway Accident. Employees Charged. London, Monday night
Neil Fullerton, engine-driver, and William Doherty, fireman, were charged with driving the train at an excessive speed on the occasion of the recent Strabane accident…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Boat Racing. International Contest. London. Sept. 11
The race for the International Motor Boat Trophy at Cowes, over a distance of 32 miles, was won by Des Pujolis (France), Maple Leaf being second. The average speed of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trams Collide. Wonderful Escapes
Just before last midnight a tram collision occurred at Circular Quay, Sydney, with the result that one car was thrown off the rails and on to its side and was completely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Public Works New Railways Recommended
A number of reports of the Public Works Committee were tabled in the Assembly yesterday. The Committee recommends the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Aisgill Railway Disaster. Driver's Unhappy Position. (By Cable.) London
At the inquest on the victims' of the Aisgill. railway disaster, Candell, the driver or the second train, stilted, that "about an hour previous to the collision,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Motor Trial Three Days Over 464 Miles
Twelve cars, driven by members of the Automobile Club of Australia, started from Martin Place, Sydney, on Thursday morning on a reliability…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Crisis Strike Narrowly Averted. (By Cable.) London
It was feared that there would be a national strike of railway men to-day, but the outlook now seems brighter. Advices from Liverpool and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Admiralty Aeroplane Biggest in the World. London, Sunday evening
The British Admiralty has ordered a Sopwith aeroplane, the biggest in the world, fitted with floats for waterplane purposes, to carry two engines, a pilot, two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Motor Car Trip. Two Persons Killed. Five Others Injured
A shocking motor car accident occurred on Sunday afternoon near Wallarobba, which is one of the very highest points on the road from Maitland to Dungog, 25 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Reliability Trial. Roads in Bad Order
The three days' motor reliability trial was concluded on Saturday. The official result has not yet been made public, but A. B. Turner is looked upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Deviation
The members of the Patrick Plains Shire Council paid a visit of inspection yesterday to the site of the proposed deviation of the Carrow Brook road at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coastal Railways.' Claims of Guyra
The Minister of Works (Mr. A. Griffith) concluded at Guyra what he termed a flying survey of the inland portion of the proposed Coff's Habour-Inverell railway. In his tour,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor Fatality. Story of a Survivor
In connection with the sad fatality which occurred on Sunday afternoon at Wallarobba, and in which Miss Bessie Hewson, of Tighe's Hill, Newcastle, and Mr. F…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scone Railway Fatality. a Dangerous Crossing
An inquest regarding the death of F. J. Heap, who died in the Murrurundi Hospital on September 11, as a result of injuries sustained in a collision with a railway train,…
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