The Prince in New Zealand Railway Hold-up Threatened
On arrival at Pukekohe, New Zealand, on Tuesday morning, on the pilot train preceding the Royal train, Mr Massey, the Prime Minister, was handed a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1920
1,694 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 85
Rough Roads
Travellers are complaining that a stretch of recently metalled road just beyond Wollombi, variously estimated at from 300 to 400 yards in length, has been left unblinded;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mail Train Head Up. London, April 29
The Cork-Bantry mail train was held up at Kinsale Junction by a party of armed and masked men, and two mail bags were extracted. The roads surrounding the junction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tomalla Tablelands. a Road and Settlement Problem. Visit of Shire Councillors
To the Government, Shire Councillors, and Roads Engineers, the Tomalla. Tableland has always been a problem. It is so remote, of such…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Strike. Railwaymen Firm. Rationing Scheme Likely. Wellington (N.z.)
At the present moment there are no sings of the railwaymen's strike decreasing in solidarity. In fact, from almost every transport source is issuing a jubilant note, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pioneering on the Lower Macquarie. Bullock Dray to Motor Car
The explorer blazed the truck, and the pioneer followed in his wake. John Oxley and Charles Sturt opened the way for the settlement of the Lower Macquarle,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Calamity. Collision in India. Large Loss of Life. London
A Simla message reports that a dread[?] railway collision occurred near [?] Four carriage were destroyed by fire. Fifty people were killed and 50 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Prince's Tour. the Railway Strike. Prince's Party. Auckland, April 30
The Government's Rotorua party returned to Auckland this morning. The unions offered to get these four trains here, As we sped full speed in comfortable sleepers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand Strike. 8000 Railwaymen Out. Chaos in Cities
An Auckland message states that the strike is already affecting the city services. The trains have been curtailed and may cease altogether,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Crashes Into Tram. Two Men Injured
While a motor car, alleged to have been stolen , was being driven through [?] yesterday evening, it crashed into a[?] car, the two occupants being seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Awful Disaster. Indian Railway Smash. Allahabad
One of the worst railway disasters in the history of India occurred on Monday, when the Allahabad-Dehra Dun express collided with a goods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. on North Coast Line. Dungog
The Taree train to Sydney jumped we rant at the level crossing at the Dungog Dairy Farmers siding near Dungou this morning. On leaving, the rails the engine bumped…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railwaymen's Strike. Sensational Collision with a [?] ROTORUA. April [?]
The strike engan at [?], the [?] coming out throughout the country. It is believed that the Prince's train will be [?] The signalmen are affected as well as [?]…
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The New Zealand locomotive engineers have announced that they will strike at midnight. The Prime Minister (Mr. Massey) has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japanese Tram Strike. Men's Demands. London
There was a general street-car strike in Toki[?] this morning without warning The men are generally dissatisted with their wages and hours. Their rece[?] demands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.Z. Railway Strike. Government Concessions. Resumption of Traffic in Sight. Wellington (N.z.)
The position in regard to the strike of railway men is distinctly hopeful. The proba[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tokio Tram Strike. Tokio. April 27
The commander of the garrison at Tok[?] offers troops to man the trams in view of what is described as a "erisis." The offer has not yet been [?]. the strikers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Railwaymen. the Ca-canny Movement. London
The Railwaymen's Central Executive [?] the u[?]authorised ec-canny movement discussing "strong measures" to on force discipline…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day's Telegrams Motor 'Bus Catches Fire. Sydney
A motor 'bus, while on its way from the Central Railway Station to Bondi, caught fire this morning. Several women were in the 'bus at the time and they became…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →May Day Strikes. French Railways. Dealing with the Situation. London
Reuter's Paris correspondent wires: The Railway Confederation has ordered the railway strike to begin on May Day, work to be resumed only upon the order of the…
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