A Prohibited Train
At the Newtown Police Court on Friday, there was a case in which the Railway Department proceeded against Dugald Thomson, of the Hotel Rawson, Newcastle, for travelling…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
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German Aeroplane. Attack on Dover. London
It is officially reported that a German aeroplane dropped three bombs near Dover this afternoon. There were no casualties. Anti-aircraft guns came into action,…
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Mr. Bouchier, the "Times" correspondent at Bucharest, wires that the weather is impending the operations on both fronts. The Bulgarian advance in Dobrudja has been…
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A Russian communique says: "Our fire frustrated an attempt westward of Riga. Our outposts' fire repulsed attacking detachments south-east _of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The North Coast. Railway Commissioners' Inspection. Banana Cultivation
The Deputy Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. James Fraser, accompanied by Mr. E. [?]alne, Assistant Commissioner, and the principal heads of the Railway Department, have…
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Late last night a man whose name is supposed to be W. Hopkins, was killed on the tramline in Clevel[?]-street. He was lyi[?] across the rails, and his body was shockingly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Overbridges
The poor lighting of the railway overbridges has been referred to on several occasions in these columns, and the matter was also mentioned a the monthly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Employees. Increases in Wages
The Amalgamated Railway and Trainway Association has secured in increase of 6d a day in the wages of tr[?]sers labourers employed at the Evelo[?] and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Memorial Service at St. Paul's. a Tribute to Grave Men. Monday, October 2. (Before Mr. W. J. M. Fineham, P.m.), Railway Cases
Last evening in St. Paul's Church, the rector (Rev. Arnold Conolly) paid a graceful tribute to the memory of the late Corporal L.W. Hesketh, and late Captain Arthur Blanche pleaded guilty to trespassing on the railway, on September 13, between Farley and West Maitland. Inspector R. E. Evans stated that many…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Prosecution
At the West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Mr. W. J. M. Fincham, P.M., Percy Eather pleaded not guilty to a charge that on September 33 he failed to give…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transcontinental Railway. Original Estimate Exceeded
Expenditure on the transcontinental railway up to 1st [?]ly last exceeded the original estimate of £1,045,616 by £701,010. Mr. Bell, the chief engineer, estimates that…
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At the West Maitland police Court to-day, K. G. Randall, a soldier, was charged with having paid his fare for a certain distance, West Maitland to Wyong, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Proposed "Dry Road" to Upper Hunter. Meeting at Moonan Flat River Route" Adopted. Magnificent Offer by Messrs. White. Pay for One Bridge Themselves
DESPITE the unsettled state of the weather, the swollen river crossings, and heavy roads some 70 or 30 residents of the Upper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Accident. Motor Car Amd Cart Collide. Two People Injured
A sensational accident occurred, at the eastern approach to Sydney Street railway crossing at about 12.40 p.m. on Monday, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Workers' Dividends. London
"The" workers in railway shops numbering 100,000 are asking for an incrense of 10/. per work in wages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Rains. Railway Traffic Delayed. Sydney
Rains continued practically throughout the State. Exceptionally heavy falls have occurred in many places, and railway traffic has been delayed on many lines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision at Muswellbrook. Cart and Motor Car
A collision occurred at Muswellbrook on Monday between Smith and O'Brien's baker's cart, driven by Geo. H. Witherdin, and a motor car, owned…
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London, Tuesday.—One hundred thousand employees of the railway workshops are demanding advance of 10/ a week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Men Not Exempted. Department Finding Other Men
In order to prevent the possible breakdown of the railway and tramway services of New South Wales under the compulsory enlistments for home…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Happy Wounded. "Hall Smiling Morn" of the Ambulance Train
One of the nurses attached to an ambulance train in France writes:— We are having a very busy time in the trains, going backward and forward as hard…
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