City Railway Bill Passed. An Expenditure of £5,000,000
In the Legislative Assembly in the early hours of Wednesday the second reading debate on the City Railway Bill was continued…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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Chasing Kangaroos. Hunt in Motor Cars
The kangaroo herd at the Zoological Gardens has received a very acceptable addition, as the result of a "drive" held in Riverina last week (says the…
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While there is an ever-increasing number of people who motor, there is a far greater corresponding decrease in the number of people who seek enjoyment, health, and…
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A van attached to a train from Stawell to Ballarat caught fire on Friday night, about two miles from Doble station. The driver and fireman saw the flames,…
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M. Cassague, driving a 12-cylinder sunbeam car at Brooklands yesterday, covered 107 miles and 1672 yards in an hour, thus establishing a world's record…
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A shocking fatality occurred on the railway at Hexham about five o'clock this morning, when a young unknown man, about 23 years of age, was terribly injured,…
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In connection with the recent tram derailment in High-street, mention has been made by Inspector Griffiths of the Kindly treatment the tramway officials and others…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Accidents. Fatality at Petersham
William Goodwin, a brick layer, about 25, had been working on the duplication work at Stanmore until about 8 a.m. yesterday, when he suddenly left his work, About…
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Speaking at the Parliament Way Employees 'Reunion at Botany, Mr. Page, M.L.A., quoted figures showing the progress of the railways and tramways. In 1901-2 there were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality. Inquest Opened
An inquest was opened at the Courthouse West Maitland, this morning, by the coroner (Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.), concerning the death of the unfortunate man, Robert…
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In the paragraph In our Issue of last, evening referring to the recent tram derailment, it should have been stated that refreshments were supplied to the tramway…
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The adjourned inquest touching the death of the young man. Robert Burnett Lindsay, who was killed on the railway near Hexham, early on Monday morning, was held at the…
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The allocation of the sum of £250,000 for the main roads of the State, in municipalities and shires, made by Mr. Jones, of the Public Works Department, has now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Creation" in 20 Minutes. Complete'-" Dressmaking in a Tube Train
For a bet six midinettes (miiliners' girls) belonging to a famous Paris dressmaking establishment have cut out and made a fashionable dressed uring a journey of twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways and Tramways. Remarkable Progress
Speaking at the Permanent Way Employees' Reunion at Botany, on Monday, Mr Page, M.L.A., quoted figures showing the progress of the railways and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision. Several Fatalities. London. Wednesday night
The Harwich boat train, from Central Sation, Liverpool, came into collision with the expenses for Warrington, standing in the tunnel outside St. James' Station,…
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As the result of a motor car overturning in Sussex-street last night, four men were more or less seriously injured, while the car was badly damaged…
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The Chief Engineer for National and Local Government Works (Mr R. J. Jones) on Wednesday, issued, his allotment of the Main Roads…
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Governor Major of Missouri and Governor Hodges, of Kansas, started in person a [?] days compaign for "Pulling Missouri out the Mud," in which a volunteer army…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Main Roads Grant. Local Shire and Municipality Receive Grants. Upper Hunter Deviation Proposal. Mr. Price's Activity
The grants for main roads throughout the state were published in yesterday's city papers. From them we note the following grants:—…
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