Railway Commissioners. Visit to Newcastle. Newcastle
The Railway Commissioners visited Newcastle this morning. Replying to deputations from the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Frazer said that…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1919
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Engine Over Embankment. Railway Accident at Bathurst
A serious railway accident resulting in damage to railway rolling stock to the extent of probably £500 occurred at Woodstock early on Wednesday morning…
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The increasing cost and decreased production of coal have given an impetus to the use of oil fuel. "Big Atlantic lines are now working out…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Big Fires in Sydney. £250,000 Damages. Tram Cables Collapse. Sydney
The premises of John Keep and Sons, Limited, ironmongers, in King and Clarence streets, were, gutted by fire at an early hour this morning. When the brigades arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Still Unsettled. East-west Railway Strike
The strike of the East-West railway is not yet setled. Representatives of the Federation of Engine-drivers and Fireman and of the Commonwealth railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Commissioners' Intimation
The intimation of the 'Railway Commissioners, that in the+ near future it was expected that they would be in a position to supply West Maitland with electricity,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident Near Bathurst. Engine Over Embankment
A serious railway accident resulting in damage to railway rolling stock to the extent of probably £500 occurred at Woodstock, near Bathurst, early on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East-west Railway. Settlement of Strike Effected
The strike on the trans- Australian railway has been settled, and traffic, which has been interrupted since October 28. will be resumed as soon as the necessary staff can…
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The proposed increases in railway and tramway rates will come into operation at an early date. What the increases are to be has not yet been decided…
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A restricted service was inaugurated this morning. The coal shortage must long continue to be [?] even if the strike is formally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dry Road Bridges
The Works Department wrote intimating the despatch of two sets of plans and specifications for each of the three Upper Hunter Dry Road…
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The Secretary of the Rouchel Dry Road scheme (Mr. Mac. Kennedy) wrote, forwarding a petition signed by the requisite number of the…
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That there will be a general all-round increase of fares and freights on the trams and trains as a result of the living wage increase may be taken for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Reliability Trial Newcastle to Tamworth and Back
On Saturday morning, at 11, the Newcastle Motor Cycle Club started the Dunlop Reliability Trial to Tamworth and back, a distance of 350 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East-west Railway Men to Resume
It was announced on Saturday morning that an agreement had been reached between the East-west railway workers and the Commissioner for Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Gardens. Annual Prizes Awarded
The annual competition for the prizes awarded by the Railway commissioners for the best kept gardens on the railway and tramway system has been concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Facilities
The 7.5 a.m. passenger train from Singleton will in future run through, to Sydney daily (Sundays excepted), arriving in the metropolis at 12.35 p.m. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplane Accident. Pilot's Miraculous Escape
A sensational aeroplane accident occurred at the aviation grounds, Clarendon, near Windsor, on Tuesday. A pilot named Montgomery was trying out a plane…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sinn Fein Outrage. Mail Train Wrecked
London, Monday—Sinn Feiners wrecked a mail train at the Six Mile Bridge, near Ennis. They laid a huge pile of coping stones across the track…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram and Motor 'Bus Collide
Through a collision between a tram and a motor bus (the latter carrying 25 passengers) in Abattoir-road, Balmain, on Monday night, eight persons on the…
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