Strategic Railway. Mr. Coommbes's Report
A report by Mr. A Coombes, who was appointed by the Federal Government to inquire into the question of constructing a strategic railway to connect Brisbane in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
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Railway Smash. Collision at Newtown Station
A railway smash occurred at the Newtown station about 9 o'clock on Thursday night. Four train carriages were seoriously damaged, two passengers…
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The railway inquiry board which sat in Sydney to investigate the collision between two trains at Newtown on Thursday night has furnished a report with its findings to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Overturns. Passengers Narrow Escape
Passengers in a motor car coming from Nimitybelle to Bombala had a narrow escape from death. Besides the driver (Alex. Kennedy) the car contained five women and a baby and a lad…
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Mr. Commissioner Milne is rendering good service in his constant reminders to railway men of the urgent necessity, both in their own interests and these of the State, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Economy and Efficiency in the Railway Service
Speaking at a banquet of the Newcastle branch of the Railway and Tramway Officer's association on Saturday night, Mr. E. Mitne, Commissioner for Railways, spoke of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fall From a Bridge
It has been ascertained that the woman who fell from a railway bridge near the West Maitland station on Sunday evening was Mrs. Cooper, of Abbot-street, but who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Attempted Train-Wrecking
ALFRED WATSON, who was arrested in connection with the attempted train-wrecking near Birruma, was before the Wallerawang Police Court on Saturday,…
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Dissatisfaction exists amongst the soldiers encamped at Rutherford with regard to the rates charged by motor car proprietors to convey them to and from town, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Overbridges
Lamps are at last being placed on the railway overbridges in town, and while the work is in progress it would be well—and it is hoped that such will be done—to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Obituary. America's Railway King. Vancouver
The death is announced, at the age of 78, at St. Paul's, M[?] U.S.A., of mr J. J. King, America's railway king…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sleeper on Line. Railway Worker Committed
At the Wallerawang Police Court, Alfred Watson, a deviation worker, was charged with having, on May 18, placed three slcepers on the railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newtown Collision. Railway Board's Finding
The railway inquiry board, which investigated the collision between two trains at Newtown on Thursday night, has furnished a report…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Railway Men
The Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association has taken an action under section 26 of the Industrial Arbitration Act, 1912. against the Chief Commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Accident
A young man named David Marsh, who was driving a motor car for Mr. P. Thompson, of Church-street, his brother Mr. R. A, Marsh, and a youth named…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cur Skids
There was a very narrow escape from a serious motor car accident in High-street this morning. Mr. W. H. Mackay's fine big car was being driven, up the street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Control. Chief Commissionership
The Acting Premier (Mr. Cann_ stated yesterday that "everything is ripe" for the appointment of a Chief Commissioner for Railways to replace Mr. John Harper…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Fatality. Sydney
The dead body of a man who had evidently been run down by a train was found this morning on the Marriekville railway line. The clothing here the name of M. D…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fall From a Bridge
On Sunday night a soldier found a woman lying in an unconscious condition underneath the railway bridge near Regent-street, West, Maitland. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Camp Motor Traf[?] Conference at the Town
With a view to clearing up the faction that existed in regard on the car trafile to the military ene[?] Rutherford, a conference [?]…
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