Main Roads. Proposed Government Grant
A deputation from the Local Government Conference waited on the Minister of Works (Mr. Griffith) in Sydney yesterday, respecting the main roads grant and oral tenancies…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
1,906 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 73 of 96
Motor Wrecked by Train. Millionaire and Friend Killed at Level Crossing
Two men prominent in social circles in New York were killed on the night of Monday, August 4, owing to an electric passenger train, composed of nine carriages,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Men Who Were "Sacked." War Office Blunders. Romance of a Secret Aeroplane
Truly the whirlgig of time brings its revenges. Five years ago the British War Office abandoned Lieutenant Dunne after he had carried out a series of experiments…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Road to Mandalay. an Alderman's Trip
Alderman W. P. M'Elhone, a leading cricketing enthusiast, returned to Sydney on Thursday by the Mataram from a holiday trip to the East. He was accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Norton-griffiths Firm Again. Offer to Build Harbour Bridge
Confirmation was given on Wednesday by the Minister for Works to the statement that the Norton Griffiths Company has made a specific offer to build…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cross Country Railways
Writing on the above subject, "The Voice of the North," says:—"Advocates of the Maryvale-Muswellbrook line may comfort themselves with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Reliability Trial
The points scored in the several sections of the Automobile Club's three days reliability touring contest have been computed and the awards made The winner of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Delays
The "Advocate" says that some Brindley Park sheep trucked at Scone at 11 a.m. on Saturday were not taken away until 1 a.m. on Sunday—14…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Don't Bribe the Police. Motorists, Shop-lifters, and Gamblers
There is nothing against giving a policeman a present for services rendered in England, and in big towns police do earn handsome presents. For instance, two detectives…
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We are informed that recently two horses consigned to Mr. Brunton were left standing in a truck for two days at the local railway station. A horse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alteration of Railway Timetable
The passenger train which has hitherto left Sydney at 9.10 will on and after Monday next leave at 8.15 a.m. and consequently will pass through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Tramway Time-Table
In connection with the new railway time—table which is to come into force to-morrow the authorities have decided to curtail the tramway service between High-street and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General. Railway Time-Table
On and alter Sunday. 28th instant, the new summer time-table will come into force. There are a goos many alterations in the time of running the ordinary trains…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Custom Frauds. Motor Car Prosecutions. London, Friday afternoon
In connection with the trial of several defendants charged by the Australian Customs with fraud in connection with the importation into the Commonwealth of motor cars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Motor Car Democracy. Popularity and Reduced Cost
Nowadays there are motor-vehicles to suit all persons, and the spread of automobilism among all classes has been wonderful; and it may be intersting to trace the gradual…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →American Railways. Unenviable Record. New York, Sept. 25
Mr. Charles Neil, ex-Labour Commissioner, in the course of an address before the National Council for Industrial Safety, said that if the directors of railway companies in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Railways. Progressive Year
The railways statement tabled in the New Zealand House contains the following pertinent points:— Net earnings amounted to £445 per mile, for the average number of miles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Scone Railway Fatality. a Dangerous Crossing
An inquest regarding the death of F.J. Heap. who died in the Murrurnndi Hospital on September 11, as a result of injuries sustained in a collision with a railway train,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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 14 →Alleged Customs Frauds Motor Car Prosecution. London, Monday night
In connection with the trial of certain persons charged with defrauding the Commonwealth customs in connection with the importation of motor cars and supplies,…
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