Railway Quadruplication
Gradually the quadruplication of the railway line between Maitland and Waratah is being completed in sections, and as each length is finished it is being brought into use for the relief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1914
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Railway Office Entered Case at Wee Waa
Two men, named Henry Single and Albert Armstrong, appeared before Mr. Butler, P.M. at the Wee Wan Court, Charged with breaking and entering the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Letter to the Editor. East Maitland Railway Station
Sir,—I should like with your permission to correct a misttatement made by your correspondent "Omega" in his comments in regard to the new railway station at East…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Workshops
A proposal to erect workshops on a big scale to meet the ever-increasing needs of the railway services was discussed by the Cabinet to-day. Several schemes have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sawdust for Road-making
At Saturday's meeting" at the Nanango (Queensland) Shire Council, Councillor Brett produced samples of sawdust which had been turned into bricks by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Shunter Injured
Benjamin Collins aged 35 years, a shunter on the railway at Newcastle was injured while at work last night. He was caught by a truck, and sustained a fracture…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep in Transit. Railway Troubles. Annual Loss Estimated at [?]129,213
Some definite idea of the heavy loss to pastoralists caused by slow and unsatisfactory conditions of stock transport on the Slate railways was conveyed at a meeting of the New…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Louth Park-road
Lieut-colonel Nicholson, M.L.A., has received an official communication from Mr. J. Davis, Director-General of Public Works, informing him, in reply to a letter presented on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Shore Bridge. Definite Promise
The premier replied on Friday to a p[?] statement of the secretary of the Sydney and North Shore Bridge League, suggesting that the Government was insincere in regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bolting Train. Three Men Injured. Thrilling Escape
A serious railway accident, and one which might, easily have been, attended, with great loss of life occurred at Sydenhum railway station, Melbourne, shortly before seven o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Train Robbers. [?]Endileton (Q), July 3
Three robbers attacked the passengers in a car on the Oregon-Washington railroad. During the fight that ensued a passenger, who happened to be a deputy-sheriff,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Miracle Train. Is It a Commercial Possibility?
The Flying Train is a marvel certainly. I have just come from seeing it, and my mind Is awhirl with the possibilities it suggests. There is so much more behind the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Construction
The question of railway construction by the Government being direct employers or by the contract system promised to be a subject of controversy in the forthcoming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Launch Wreck. Seven Men Drowned
A telegram was received in Brisbane from the Tweed Heads last night, stating that the motor launch Carrara, returning from a fishing excursion, capsized at six o'clcok…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car and Cab
Shortly before midnight lnst night a motor car collided with a cab driven by William Mitchell, of 26 Brougham-street, Glebe, in College-road near the Hyde Park steps. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Stolen. Daring Theft
The theft of a motor car valued at £500 and its recovery under sensational circumstances was reported to the police in Sydney on Saturday night. Mr. Samuel Ford,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Office Entered Case at Wee Waa
Two men, named Henry Single and Albert Armstrong, appeared before: Mr. Butler, P.M., at the Wee Waa Court, charged with breaking and entering the railway stationmaster's office, between. 6. p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Uncompleted Railways. Statement by Mr. Griffith
Mr. Griffith, the Minister of Works, in referring to a statement of Mr. Wade's to the effect that all the money sunk in the 14 uncompleted railway lines now under…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Police Court. Thursday, July ,9. (Before Mr. R. H. V, Allnutt, P.m) Trespassing on Railway. Station
Percy Eather was charged with trespassing on the Singleton Railway Station on May 14. He pleaded not guilty, saying that he…
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