Tram Men's Ballot
Two mass meetings were held on Tuesday by the Tramway Employees Union for the purpose of discussing the men's, grievances in regard to wages…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
1,310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 66
Railways and Tramways. Chief Commissioner's Report
The report of the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways for the quarter ended December 31 shows an increase in revenue from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Accident. Returned Soldier Injured
As the Sydney, mail train was about to leave the June station, a returned soldier, wounded at Gallipoli, named James McDonald, was saying good-bye to some friends…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Train Derailed. Volunteers' Daring Feat. Petrograd
A detachment of Lettish volunteers crawled up to the Libaurohny railway at daylight and cut the sentry's throat, and removed the rails…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →January Wool Sales. "John Bridge" Record. Handsome Wool Prices
John Bridge & Co's opening sale of the year, held on Wednesday last, 19th inst, was notable for several things. One of these was the extrardinary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Employees. Controversy with Defence Department
The Railway department is at present conducting an interesting controversy with the Defence Department. The Department is experiencing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wheat Crop. Assisted by Railway Extension
The Premier (Mr. Holman), in referring to the State wheat crop a few days ago, said that the Government should be given credit for a considerable portion of the increase,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Men. Appeal to be Heard
Mr Estell (Minister for Labour) on, Thursday made a statement in regard to the threatened tramway trouble, concerning which a ballot is now being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Falls Over Cliff. Passengers' Marvellous Escape
Through a tyre coming off a front wheel a motor car carrying five men from Liverpool to Bulli fell 30 feet over a cliff on Bulli Mountain on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Workers Assistance
The conference of the Railway Labourers and General Workers Association in Sydney on Saturday decided to endorse the action of the A. M.A. to pledge financial and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Sensation. Soldier's Death London, Jan, 29
A Strange affair is reported at the Great Central Railway. A girl named Vicoiet Reyn[?] 18 years of age, was returning home by the midnight train form Maryrebone,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cycling. Motor Cycling Record
By riding 1027 miles in 21 hours 32 minutes Erwin G. Baker, the American long-distance motor cyclist, established a world's record at Mortlake (Vic,) on Saturday, under difficult and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Knocked Down by Train
Roy Thompson, a raiway ticket collector, while crowing the line at Strathfield station, was knocked down by a train. His right leg was badly crushed, and amputation will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Motor Car Accident
While motoring from Singleton yesterday afternoon a party of four men met with a serious accident, but how it was not attended with fatal results is a mystery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorists Injured. Car Over Embankment
A motor car accident occurred on the Waterloo Range, Glen Innes-road, as a result of which Mr. O. V. Johnson, clerk of the Macintyre' shire council, and secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →German Railways. Calamitous Collision. Amsterdam
Travellers from Germany report a railway catastrophe on Saturday. The Cologne express came into collision with a hospital train, full of wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Tram Strike. Ballot Against Agitators
The threatened tram strike in Sydney is off. The ballot on the question of a stop-work meeting closed on Friday night, and resulted in a majority against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Strange Affair. Railway Mystery
London, Saturday.—A strange affair occurred on the Great Central Railway. Violet Reynolds, aged 18, years, was returning home at midnight by train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Strike Railway Workers' Support
The Railway Workers and General [?]aborers' Association has decided to [?]ppoit the broken Hill miners in their strike…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dunedoo Railway. Handed to Commissioners. Mr. Cann's Minute
Sydney, Monday.—The extension of the Dunedoo railway is to be handed over to the Railway Commissioners without delay. Mr Cann, Minister for…
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