Dr. Reginald Bridge
Many will learn with interest that Dr Reginald Bridge son of Mr. Clarence Bridge and grandson of the founder of John Bridge and Co. Ltd.,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
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A Maker of Roads
The revival of interest in our great highways has been a natural consequence of the popularity of the motorcar, and the relative values of "macadam," "tar-macadam,"…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Berlin Night Train. Tide Flowing Between England and Germany. Coming Business Entente
Hers is a clever article by Mr. F. W. Wile, the Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Mail," which shows the remarkable significance of the Night Train to Berlin…
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There was a new development in connection with the "black" wheat trouble at the city Railway Yards on Thursday afternoon, when the railway men employed there…
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A number of navvies, platelayers, and others employed on the Wagga-Tumbarumba line struck on Wednesday because a driver, fireman and guard had been suspended for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock in Transit. Cruelty on the Railway
A deputation from the Animals' Protection Society interviewed the Chief Railway Commissioner in Sydney on Friday to protest against the treatment of travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cape to Cairo by Motor. Across Northern Rhodesia. Nights of Rain
The special correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" writing from Kafue, South Africa, on December 30, stated:— At last the long-delayed rains have…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Bulga Plateau and Railway Facilities
The people of the Bulga plateau, an area of splendid agricultural country containing immense quantities of valuable timber, and within easy distance of Taree and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ownership of Railways
There is much controversy on the subject of State v privately-owned railways. Comparisons between Australia and Great Britain are entirely misleading owing to utterly…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Launch Ablaze. a Timely Rescue
A sensational affair occurred yesterday in Looking Glass Bay, opposite Abbotsford. Ignited by a spark, a private motor launch was set ablaze, and two young men who…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railways in Argentine. British Enterprise
Undoubtedly the greatest title British industry and capital has to the recognition of the Argentine, is the development of the country by railway construction, said Mr. Herbert…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Tramway Extension. Visit of Departmental Engineer. Claims Op Rutherford, Homeville and Telarah Urged
For some time past the member for Maitland Lieut.-Colonel Nicholson, has been urging upon the Minister of Works the necessity of the extension of the tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Russian Railways
Describing "Our Russian Visit," in the January issue of the "Millgate Monthly," M. Adeline Cooke says: "At the Russian railway stations there is a shrine where…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Travellers' Grievances
Recently the Maryborough (Q.) Chamber of Commerce wrote to the Toowoomba Chamber soliciting influence and support with a view to having the present regulation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Strike. Driver Leaves the Footplate
The trouble with regard to the handling of "black" chaff assumed a grave aspect on Wednesday morning, when the loco staff, employed on the new railway from Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cruelty to Stock. Deputation to Railway Commissioner. Sydney
The Animals Protection Society, headed by Mr. Earp, M.L.C., waited on the Chief Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Harper) to-day to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Men Resume
A telegram from Wagga states that the railway men on the Tumberumba line, who struk because one of their number was suspended for refusing to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Black Chaff Victory for Union. Railway Strike Succeeds
The "black" chaff strike on the Wagga Humula railway has collapsed; and the unionists claim a victory. The concession granted to the,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Collision. Details of the Accident
London, Wednesday.—Further details of the collision between an express and a goods train at Bruntisland, in Scotland, are to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Strike on the Railways. Driver leaves the Footplate
The trouble with regard to the handling of "black" chaff assumed a grave aspect OR Wednesday morning, when the loco. staff employed on the new railway…
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