News by Wire. Trams in Collision. Sydney
A rear collision between trams at Perouse late on Saturday evening [?] in six passengers receiving injuries. though the impact was not particularly…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
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Fatality on Railway
Through falling under a train at Mor-dala railway station on saturday night, Job Alexander Forbes, 60, or Unwins Bridge road, Undercliffe, was killed. He atten…
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One of the rear carriages of the Taree mail which leaves West Maitland at 1. 42 p.m. left the rails while crossing the points at Hexham yesterday. A considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads and Bridges. Cost to the State
The total expenditure last year on the construction and maintenance of roads, ferries, bridges, and public watering places, other than those which come under shire…
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A tram collision resulting in half-a-dozen passengers being injured occurred on the Long Bay line, near Botany-street at about half-past 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon…
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A large crowd is always attracted to the seaside on New Year's Day and yesterday when wheather conditions locally were oppressive was no exception to the rule…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Construction. Last Year's Expenditure
The total expenditure by the Public Works Department on railway construction during last year was £910,873/3/4. This is exclusive of similar expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Lines Destroyed. Brisbane
The Deputy-Commissioner of Railways hs received a telegram from the divisional traffic manager at Rockhampton, which was lodged at Clermont at 3.40 p.m., stating…
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The new Railway Commissiners—Messrs, Fraser Milne, Cann, and Fox—have taken up duty. The allocation of their insks falls to the Chief Commissioner, Mr. Fraser, and…
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There are now on the road for demonstration purposes two motor trucks, which have started from Sydney for the Northern Rivers, and which may be seen at the Carrington…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Area Inundated. Railways Submerged. Brisbane
Telegrams received by the Railway Department from the Deputy-Commissioner of Railways at Townsville show that floods are occurring over practically the whole of the…
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An old man, whose name has not been ascertained, was killed by a train near Doonside railway station this morning. His face was smashed almost beyond recognition, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Held Up. Record Flood at Richmond. Richmond (Q.)
It has been raining here for the past week and there has been a recorded fall of fourteen inches. Flinders River is in flood—the biggest flood on record. It is…
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Mr. C. James, District Superintendent of the Western District (says the "Orange Leader"), has received official intimation of his promotion to the Newcastle section as successor to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scottish Railway Accident. London
A crowed excursion train crashed into a light engine near Ratha station, between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and twelve fatalities have been reported. The father,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kosciusko in Summer. Attractions for the Motorist. the Route
The generally accepted idea among residents of the mother state of Australia that Mount Kosciuske is a purely winter resort is gradually being…
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Railway construction, while the war is "on," ought to be simply unthinkable. To do them justice, Ministers have made a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Remarkable Growth of Motor Oar and Motor Tyre Industry
Some idea of the extent and continual growth of the motor car and motor tyre industry in Canada and U.S.A., can be obtained from a study…
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The total expenditure last year on the construction and maintenance of roads ferries, brides, and public watering places, other than those which come under shire…
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