Beware of the Train
A railway company wanted to run a now line through a certain farmer's land, against his wish. One day the farmer was not overpleased to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
1,310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 66
Proposed Tram Extension
In the Legislative Assembly last evening, Lieut-Colonel Nieholson, M.L.A., asked the Secretary for Public Works:—I will be consider the advisability of extending the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allies' Aeroplane Attack. LONDON,Friday. Reuter's [?]
that an Allies' aeroplane correspondent states a war material factory at Selyaete…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Beware of the Train
A railway company wanted to run a new line through a certain farmer's land, against his wish. One day the farmer was not overpleased to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Train Sensation. Accused Before the Court. Muswellbrook
Very few residents of Muswellbrook were aware yesterday that an occurrence of supposed sensational nature had occurred is the early morning on a railway train, between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railay Train Sensation. Alleged Assault
On the arrival at Muswellbrook of the Glen Innes mail train from Sydney on Tuesday morning,the police found a passenger lying unconscious on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General News. Tar for Roads Prohibited
Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, states that the use of tar for road purposes is to be prohibited, as all tar by-products are required for exportation to England, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road 1,400 Miles Long! and Three Thousand Yeaes Old
Search where you will, you will find no highway in the whole world so romantic as the Grand Trunk Road of India: A stately avenue of three roads in one—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South of the Somme. Important Railway Capture. Paris
Mr. Adam, the "Times" Paris correspondent says:—"The German efforts to check the French south of the Somme signally failed. The positions won yesterday are of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Railway Dispute. Preparing for the Worst. Chicago
Railway managers are pessimistic with respect to averting a serious strike, and the Central Committee here is arranging for strike breakers and if one road…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Alleged Assault. in Railway Carriage. Muswellbrook
When the Brisbane train from Sydney arrived here at half-past three o'clock this morning, a man named H. Murrell was found in one of the carriages in an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railways, the Land Jobbers, and the People. How Singleton is Affected. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—For some years I have sought to arouse the public concerning the foolishness of the present system of constructing and operating railways. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fierce Fighting. Aeroplane Attacks. Paris
An official communique states that strong enemy counter-attacks at different points between Belloy-en-Santeree and Barleux gained a footing in one of our new trenches,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roads Imperceptible. After British "Strafing." London
Mr. Beach Thomas, "Daily Mail" correspondent at the western front, says that at Guillemont, as at Pozicres, the enemy ran full tilt with their machine guns. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Strike Riots. New York
Rioting has marked the strike of railway employees, which has caused delays in the operation of the surface and subway cars. Several thousand strike-breakers are being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Railways. Lines on Which There Were Losses
During last year 28 railway lines throughout New South Wales earned losses aggregating £401,794. The operations showed an improvement of £63,000 over the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bridge Collapses. Canadian Catastrophe. Twenty People Drowned. Quebec
The centre span of a Bridge across the St. Lawrence collapsed this morning while it was being raised and fell into the river Ninety men were thrown into the water, and twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welsh Railway Workers. London, Monday Morning
Three thousand SOuth Wales railway mem at Cardiff have passed a resolution in favor of striking on September 17 if wages are not increased by 10s a week retrospectively from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welsh Railway Men. Demand 10/ Weekly Increase. Strike as Alternative. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night
The South Wales railway men, at a meeting at Cardiff, unanimously decided that unless 10/ advance in wages was conceded, them they would strike at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Naval Aeroplanes. Bomb Railway Siding. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night
An official message states:—Naval aeroplanes on Saturday afternoon bombed the railway siding and ammunition dump at Lichtervelde. They returned…
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