Railways and Tramways Selecting Employees
The Premier (Mr. Holman) has been in communication with the Railway Commissioners and the State War Council respecting the employment of men of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
1,310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 66
Motors at Armageddon. Extraordinary Forecast. Air Attack on Essen. Can It Be True ?
Some extracts from a letter received by a Sydney journalist from his son with the Royal Flying Corps In France :—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Management
On the principle, apparently, of "making hay while the sun shines," the Government has prepared a Bill vesting the ultimate control of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Smash. Goods Train's Collide
During shunting operations at Cly Saturday two goods trains collided much damage was done to rolling Subsequently a soldier, who sought…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sydney Street Bridge
It has been pointed out to us that the Municipal Council might consider the advisability, of placing wire netting on the eastern side of the bridge,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Italians. Austrian Aeroplane Attack. Rome, Jan. 6
A communique states: Two Austrian aeroplanes, which flew towards Verona, were beaten back by battery fire. They fled northward, Cropping bombs, which did no…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Taxicab Fatality. Collision with a Bridge
Sydney, Friday.—A taxicab carrying passengers rail into the bridge at Rocky Point Road, Arnclifle, late last night, with the result that William Armitage,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mangled by Train. Man Killed at Berowra
Sydney, Friday.—Henry Brace, aged 36, was run down and mangled by a train near Borowrn, station early this morning. It is believed to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Tramp Trounced
Singleton residents (says the "Argus") enjoy, a rather happy immunity from visits from the insolent and aggressive tramp class, but occasionally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commandeered. Egyptian Railways. Cairo
The military authorities have taken over all the Cairo to Port Said and Suez to Ismailia trunk lines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letter to the Editor. Railway Administration
Sir,—May 1 once again, through the widely-read columns of the "Maitland Mercury." refer to the troubles and di[?]culties of railway travelling. It is not my…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Congestion of Traffic. at Wallangarra Railway Station
Considerable difficulty has been experienced at Wallangarra Railway Station, on the Queensland border, owing to the heavy consignments of fodder, wheat, and other…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tram Smash. Many People Injured
Two trams came into collision at Rose Bay on Thursday night, and about a dozen passengers were injured, the majority slightly. One tram was coming…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Tickets. Alleged Conspiracy
In the Toowoomba police court, Leslie Reuben Glover, railway employee, James Smith, licensed bookmaker, and Alexander H. M'Cleod, licensed bookmaker,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fleet of the Tigris. Ship That Started Life As an Aeroplane
Writing of the British capture of Kut-al-Amara, 120 miles south of Baghdad, Sir Mark Sykes says: A rivers war presumes ships, and ships…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Increasing Wheat Yield. Railway Problem
The Premier (Mr. Holman), commented on Saturday on the contention that the high prices caused by the war had been the main cause of the great increase in the area…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pitnacree Road Overbridge
The overbridge on the Pitnacree Road, East Maitland, is the last of the over-bridges erected in connection with the duplication of the railway line between Waratah…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Attempted Train Wrecking. Wedges Between Points
What may be nothing more than a boyish prank, but at first blush looks like an attempt at train-wreeking, took place on the North Shore line on Sunday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Car Afire. Passengers' Terrifying Experience
Mrs. Huckle and three little children were being driven in from Bourka to Cobar on Sunday by motor car, when about 62 miles from Cobar, the car caught alight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COMPULSION. Railwaymen's Opposition
London, Sunday.—The Railwaymen'a executive has passed a resolution urging Labor to unitedly oppose compulsion, involving the confiscation of men's…
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