Canadian Railway Building. Ottawa
Folly Welch and Stewart, Canadian contractors, have secured contracts for the construction of 3000 miles of railway. Such of the cable news on this page so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1916
1,310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 66
Death of Mrs. John Bridge
Mrs. John Bridge, widow of Mr. John Bridge, died on Tuesday night in her eightieth year. Five sons and three daughters survive her, including Aldermen Clarence Bridge, Mr. Lionel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Commissioners' Coax. Declared to Be "Black." Railway and Tramway Men Concerned.'
Consequent on a section of the coal miners declaring a quantity, of coal in the possossion of the Railway Commissioners to be "black," the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muswellbrook Letter. Railway Crossings. Muswellbrook
Many "Mercury" readers are doubtless aware that the proposal of the Railway Commissioners to close level crossings in various towns, without providing any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Tram Fire
A train was found to be on fire about three o'clock this morning outside the Neutral Bay tram depot, where yesterday it was discovered that the handles of the water-tanks and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramcar Tragedy. Vancouver
In Boston to-day a closed tramear ran through the open draw of the Summer-street Bridge. Forty were drowned and eight rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Obstruction on Railway Line
Just before reaching. Cullivel on Friday morning Driver Sheldick, r of the Rock-Oaklands train, noticed a pine log 8ft. long and 8in. thick lying across…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kalgoorlie-port Augusta Railway. Estimates Exceeded by £2,000,000
Mr King O 'Malley, Minister for External Affairs, has decided to institute another inquiry into the charges of waste in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Tram and Ferry Services
The managers of the Sydney ferry companies have received the following intimation from Commander W. J. Slattery, R.A.N.R,:—"I am instructed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local and General News. Collages, Oakamptoun road
On the ground. Oakhampton-road, tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at three o'clock, Mr. O. Young will offer at auction, three wooden cottages and two allotments of land…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chichester Dam Road. a Proposal Under Consideration
The government has been faced with a perplexity in connection with the construction of the Chichester Dam. Material and machinery, etc…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Motor Cars for Sale
At the Maitland saleyards on Monday next Mr. J. Enright will offer two first-class motor cars for sale. One is a 30-h.p. Humber, the other a 30-h.p. Overland double seater…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bishop's Bridge
A meeting of the Bishop's Bridge's branch od the Giris Patriotic League was held last Tuesday which was presided over by Miss Mackey. Good work is being done by this branch, and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Train Fatality
An inquest was held by Mr. G. T. Edwards, Deputy District Coroner, at the Newcastle Courthouse last week, concerning the death of Robert Hunter, aged 55 years, a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Main Roads Grant
The local Aldermen are pleased at receiving £230 for expenditure locally out of this grant, and a large portion of it has been allocated to be spent in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train, Tram, and Ferry Services. Curtailment Next Week
The managers of the Sydney ferry companies received a surprise on Thursday morning, when they received, the following intimation from Commander…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Her Convict Mother Chapter I. the Woman in the Train
"What can be the matter with Miss Weston to-day? It is impossible to get a smile out of her. Did you notice that, even when [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Railway Alterations. Northern Line
The alterations in the railway time-table, rendered necessary by the coal trouble, will come into operation on Monday. The changes on the northern line are as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Malicious Fires. at Tram Depot
A further fire was discovered at the Neutral Bay tram depot. A tram was being shunted into the depot, but it had to be pulled up outside for a few minutes. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Industrial Exhibition
An exhibition to show what Australia is capable of in the realm of industrial invention and development has been arranged by the council of the N.S.W. Government…
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