Motor Engine Stops a Mouse Electrocuted
An unusual incident occurred to MrJ. R. Anderson, of Bucki Station, when driving a motor-car between Bucki and Henty. The engine stopped suddenly,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1922
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Wages Reduced. a Railway Application
In the Industrial Arbitration Court, his Honor Judge Rolin heard an application by the New South Wales Railway Commissioners for variation…
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A deputation, headed by Mr. Stein, secretary of the Railway Workers' Branch of the A.W.U., and Mr. Garden, secretary of the Labour Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswellbrook Letter Railway Extension. Muswellbrook
For a long period the extension of railway facilities at Muswellbrook has been a subject of local comment, and the authorities have had various…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Skilled Labour. Increased on West Australian Railways
The West Australian Arbitration Court award for railway employees has been declared. The chief features are a reduction of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wyalong to Monia Gap. Million Farms Railway
Wheat farms for 396 settlers in one act are proposed by the Million Farms Campaign Association, in addition to the thousands which the association…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers Objection to Medical Examination
A deputation representing the railway workers' branch of the A.W.U., together with Mr Garden, secretary of the Labor Council, asked the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goods Train and a Gate
A goods train smashed the William-street railway gates this morning. When the compact occurred some of the timber was hurled a considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hanleys Creek Road. Improvements Wanted
There taxes are heavy now, and a ratepayer expects more attention to his road. Harley's Creek road is a disgrace. In the last five or six…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Upper Hunter Dry Road. Complications Arise
At the monthly meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council held at Scone, the matter of the proposed Rouchel dry road scheme was brought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£20,000. Cost of Remodelling the Railway Yards. 70 Men to Be Employed
Work will be commenced on Monday in remodelling the Muswellbrook railway station yard. It is estimated that the work will cost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bourke to Darwin. Railway Commissioner's Views
Giving evidence before the Federal Public Works Committee on the proposed north-south railway, Mr. James Fraser, Chief Railway Commissioner,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Labourers. Medical Examinations Question. Premier Waited Upon
A deputation, representing the Sydney Labor Council and the A.W.U., and comprising Messrs. Garden, Stein, Calburn and Carbines,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threatened Dispute. Railway Workers' Grievance. Sydney
Mr. Stein, union secretary, in a statement this morning, declared that the executive of the Railway Workers' Industry Branch of the A.W.U., will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wyalong to Monia Gap. Request for a Railway. Sydney
The Premier, Sir George Fuller, received a deputation from the Million Farms Campaign Committee, in conjunction with various local…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Express Train Saved. Engine Collapses. London, May 7
The prompt action of the engine's crow by bringing to a standstill an express train at Furness Vale station, averted an accident. In the midst…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Overturns. Little Boy Killed
A six-year-old lad named Harry Peyton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peyton, of Belmore, was fatally injured in a motor car accident at Belmore on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Workers. Medical Examination Rule. Commissioner Approached
A deputation, headed by Mr. Stein, secretary of the Railway Workers branch of the A.W.U., and Mr. Garden, secretary of the Labour Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wages Reduced. a Railway Application
In the Industrial Arbitration Court, his Honor Judge Rolin heard an application by the New South Wales Railway Commissioners for variation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Over Embankment. Motor Car Smash
Crashing through a fence, bordering the Sassofras Road, near Ferny Creek, Victoria, on Saturday afternoon, a motor car, containing four…
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