Fall From Railway Engine
When the driver of a Baldwin engine, attached to a load of coal, noticed the steam pressure failing near Waratah early this morning, he went to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1921
1,849 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 93
Our Telegrams. Motorist Fined. Sydney
Colin Bell, aged 37, pleaded guilty at the Central Police Court this morning to charges of having driven a motor car whilst under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cracksmen Again. Railway Station Safe Burgled. Sydney
Safebreakers added another one [?] their list of jobs in Sydney early this morning, when they blew open the safe in the ticket office at North…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Railways. London, March 4
When the Ministry of Transport is abolished in the middle of the year Sir Erick Geddes will enter a city firm at a salary of £10,000 yearly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Tragedy
A message from Chicago states the 32 bodies have been recovered from the fearful wreck at Michigan City. A Canadian train was derailed where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fatality. Car Over Embankment. Sydney
While a family party was touring to Hill End in two cars, ono containing Mrs. Phelan and her daughter, got out of control owing to one of the wheels…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Union. Back Pay Claimed
The following resolutions were carried at the conference of delegates of the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Railways Union at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Spanning the Bridge. an Anxious Time. London, March 6
To-morrow will be the most critical day in the fortunes of Europe since peace. A spirit of conciliation is manifest in the British [?] and German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collapse of a Bridge Plight of Char-a-banc Passengers
A char-a-bane, with 21 passengers, fell through a bridge at Henderson, and dropped 15 feet, becoming embedded in the mud and water. The canvas top of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tram Motor Derailed
Tram traffic was slightly disorganised on Sunday afternoon by the derailment of a motor at the terminus in Regent-street, West Maitland. A tram…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Case for the Country. Making Country Life Attractive—the Necessity of Good Roads—a Rural Telephone System—cheap Power and Labour-saving
One striking cause of the drift to the city is the lonely and laborious character of rural life. It is hard on the man, [?]arder on the woman, hardest of all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Money Market. State's Financial Position. Request for a Railway
References to the financial situation were made on Saturday at Oberon at a deputation to the Acting Premier concerning the construction…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Case for the Country. Making Country Life Attractive. the Necessity of Good Roads. a Rural Telephone System. Cheap Power and Laborsaving Devices
One striking cause of the drift to the city is the lonely and laborious character of rural life. It is hard on the man, harder on the woman,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Case for the Country., Making Country Life Attractive—the Necessity of Good Roads—a Rural Telephone System—cheap Power and Labour-saving Devices
One striking cause of the drift to the city is the lonely and laborious character of rural life. It is hard on the man, harder on the woman,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Queensland. Railways Inundated
The Queensland Commissioner for Railways has been advised that, owing to heavy rains in the Blackall district, the working of the Blackall and Jericho…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Extension
Mr. E. J. Doran, traffic manager of the New South Wales Tramways, visited Maitland yesterday to prepare a report on the question of tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disputed Circular. Minister on Main Roads Bill
Strong objection was taken by the Minister for Education and Local Government, Mr. Mutch, to a circular letter purporting to explain the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"A Mere Sham." Railway Strike Appeals
At the resumed sitting of the Royal Commission which is inquiring into matters connected with the 1917 strike, some remarkable memos were brought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tram Service
The Tramway Traffic Manager visited Maitland on Tuesday, and in conjunction with the local public authorities enquired into the question of…
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