Sensation on a Train. Alleged Assault and Robbery. Two Ladies Roughly Handled
The Singleton police were informed by telephone from Rix's Creek on Saturday night that a sensational ease of assault and robbery had…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
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Motor Drivers Grievance
Motor drivers are up-in-arms over an intimation conveyed to them by the police that if they sit in their cars and sound the horn to attract…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Fatality. Two Boys Killed on Railway
A shocking railway fatality occurred at Penrith on Thursday. Three boys, were walking on the viaduct situated between Penrith and Emu Plains…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Living Wage Increase. Payment to Railway Employees
MR. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Secretary for Railways replying to the question whether the Commissioners proposed to pay from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Railways. Outlaw Strike. Vancouver, April 8
A message from Chicago states that the outlaw strike is tying up the railway yards between there and California. It is questionable whether the brotherhoods can control…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Water Question the Railway Contract Enforcement of Meters
A report was read from the Town Clerk at Thursday night's Council meeting dealing with matters affecting the water supply…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Afire. Perilous Descent. Vancouver, April 10
A message from Camden, New Jersey, reports that an aeroplane took fire at a height of 1700 feat, Hague, the pilot, nose dived, and his companion, Wright, crawled along…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Railway Strike Vancouver, April 10
The "outlaw" railwaymen's strike continues to occllpy much attention throughout the country. The situation is one of turmoll, men returning to work in some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Aeroplane Visit
THE Perdriau Rubber Co., Ltd., are the first Australian firm to apply commercial aviation as a coordinate part of their business organisation. The plants…
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We are informed by Mr Morris, stationmaster at Taree, says the 'M. Py Times," that the commissioners have decided to extend the day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Road to Fortune
The road to fortune is the road to health Success, and the ability to enjoy it, can only be the property of those who keep their bodies at and their brains clear. if…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Robbery. Story of Two Victims. Young Man Committed for Trial. Singleton
AT the Police Court to-day, William Benjamin Ellis, a young man, answered bail on two charges of assault and robbery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Outlaw" Railway Strike Vancouver, April 9
Railways in California and several other States are unable to handle freight, following the switchmen's strike. Mr. W. G. Lee, president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Slough Motor Depot. Big Government Deal. London, April 9
An officeal statement says that the Slough Motor Depot has been sold for £3,650,000 it cost £2,500,000; thus the nation has realised a profit of £850,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Freights
The Chambers of Commerce Conference carried a resolution that the Railway Commissioners be asked to revise the rates for the carriage of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Novel Sight on Railway Trucks Ablaze
The engine-driver, fireman, and guard of a goods train had a startling experience owing to an outbreak of fire amongst several trucks attached to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Defeat Profiteers U.S. Railwaymen's Scheme
American railwaymen have decided on a great scheme of co-operative buying, producing, and selling in conjunction with the farmers, as they cannot make…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Assault and Robbery Ladies' Railway Experience Young Man Committed for Trial
At the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse J.'sP., William Benjamin Ellis, a young man, of respectable appearance,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →United States Railway Strike Men Want More Pay. 25 Railroads Affected
Now York, Saturday.—Nearly 50,000 railroad workers in more than 15 cities from New York to San Francisco are on strike, demanding increased pay. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railwaymen's Request. Restoration of 1917 Strikers
The New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association has decided to appoint a deputation to wait upon the Minister for Railways to urge,…
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