Railway Fatality. Man Run Down at Fassifern
A fatality occurred early on Thursday morning on the railway line near Fassidern. A guard named William Paris Lang, aged 41, living at Islington,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
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Disappointed Wedding Party. Motor Car Stolen
Two fitters named Brown and Griffiths, engaged at the Proprietary Co.'s smelting works, Port Pirie, have been committed for trial on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chief Railway Commissioner Leaves This Month. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
It is unofficially ascertained that Mr T. R. Johnson (Chief Railway Commissioner) leaves Australia by the Orvieto on January 20…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Bolts Down Hill. Driver Sticks to His Post
At about 11.30 on Thursday night a sensational tram collision occurred on the Watson's Bay line, near the Rushcutter Bay tram depot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Belmore Bridge Gauge
Some time ago, upon inquiries being made by Major Nicholson, M.L.A., as to when the gauge on the Belmore Bridge, which was carried away by the flood in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labour Unrest in South Africa. Railways and Mines. Capetown
Unrest among railway men is increasing. At a meeting held at Pretoria a resolution was passed, requesting the Prime Minister, General Botha, to abandon the retrenchment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Returns
The complete figures of the railway traffic during the holidays show a large increase upon previous records. A noticeable feature was that the public seemed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Mile Long Bridge in Twelve Days
Some feats of extraordinary rapid construction have been performed, at times, in the history of American rail-roading; but we do not know of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holiday Railway Traffic
The holiday passenger traffic on the railways controlled by the East Greta Company was not abnormally heavy on any particular day, but, nevertheless, the total…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycle Trip
Messrs. J. C. Cameron and S.S.M. M'Minn, of the Maitland District Motor Cycle Club, made an exceptionally good trip on their cycles during the holiday, and one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charge of Murder. Railway Worker Killed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
At the Police Court to-day, Alick Marina, a coloured man, was charged with the murder of Patrick Sullivan, a workman on the railway deviation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Bandits
The police have stilled an attempt to resuscitate the notorious Bennet gang of motor bandits. They unearthed a plot to rob a bank clerk near Meaux, by the aid of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Official's Transfer
Mr. H. Curry, who has been employed on the railway for a number of years, has been notified of his removal from West Maitland to Narrabri West. The able manner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recent Tram Fatality
At the inquest concerning the death of Henry Turner, aged 84, who fell off a tram, Ross Mahoney deposed that he had been a conductor for three months, but he had never…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recent Motor Collision Car Driver Fined £5. and Has His License Suspended
At the West Maitland Police Court to-day before the Police Magistrate. Clarence Roy Barton was charged with having, on December 20, committed a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Railways
The Minister of Works, Mr. Griffith, stated on Wednesday that he intends spending £1,500,000 this year on railway construction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strike Ordered. Pretoria
Notices have been posted throughout the Transvaal railways ordering a strike to commence at midnight. A special Cabinet meeting discussed the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Kempsey. Six Motor Cars Destroyed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A fire occurred at Robinson's motor garage early this morning, six cars being destroyed. iTho damage is estimated at £4000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Workers' Report
The annual report of the Railway Workers' Association says that the Political Labour League is "becoming more and more a working class…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Long Bridge
Major Nicholson, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Department of Public Works, acknowledged receipt of a letter dated 3rd instant, presented by him,…
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