Railway Gauges. Question of Unification
Another effort is being made by the Prime Minister to induce the State Governments to come to some agreement regarding the unification of the railway…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1922
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Land Development. Wyalong-monia Gap Railway
The deputation which waited upon the Premier on Friday with regard to the building of the West Wyalong-Monia Gap railway urged a system of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Workers
The railway union serretary in a statement this morning declared that the executive of the Railway Workers Industry branch, of the A. W. U. will not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Court. Monday, May 15. (Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.m.) Breaches of Motor Traffic Act
Lloyd Thorley pleaded guilty to riding a motor cycle without having a license and was fined 20/ and 8/ costs. For allowing Thorley to ride…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Finance. Chief Commissioner's Statement
In an abstract of the financial position of the New South Wales railways for a period of 16 years, the Chief Railway Commissioner points out that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Guard's Death Found Under a Bridge
George Winning, a guard in the employ of the Railway Department, met his death in a tragic manner on Saturday evening. He was in charge of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Derailed. Mishap Near Wauchope. Whole Train Off Line
The train which left Sydney, at 6.00 a.m. on Monday for Wauchope left the road on a curve between Heron's Creek and Wauchope at 7.15…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hanleys Creek Road. Improvements Wanted
There taxes are heavy now, and a ratepayer expects moro attention to his road. Harley's Creek road is a disgrace. In the last five or six…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Roads. Abernethy to Kearsley. Minister to Be Approached
At a meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council the president intimated that as he had received a request to meet Messrs. J. M. Baddeley, H…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Constable's Gallant Conduct Girl Snatched From Under Train
Thanks to the splendid promptitude and pluck of Constable Connor, of Newtown Police Station, on Thursday evening, a young girl was saved from a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enclosure of a Road. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I have read with great interest the -roport in pour issue of. the 6th inst., of the meeting of the Shire on the 4th inst., and I woud kindly ask for space…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wild West Hold-up. Train Robbers Defeated. Vancouver, May 15
A message from Tuscon, Arizoua, states that a Wild West hold-up, which would do credit to the movies, took place at midnight when the Golden…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway and Tramway Institute
Matters in connection with the establishment of classes in Maitland, under the auspices of the Railway and Tramway Institute, are progressing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident. Motor Tyke Bursts
A fatal accident occurred on the Kadina to Wallaroo road (S.A.) on Saturday night, and Miss Coad, aged 15 years, was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Washing Motor Cars
Many motolists when washing their cars find that a little kerosene added to the water greatly assists in getting the body clean and bright. Nothing can…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Derailment. Resumption of Through Traffic
Though considerable damage was done to the permanent way by the derailment of the Wauchope train on Monday evening, between Heron's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telarah's Needs. Raising the Bridge. Supply of Electricity
The president of Cessnock Shire, Councillor Johns, and the clerk, Mr. W. J. Grieve, waited on the West Maitland Municipal Council last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Madman's Act. Victimised on a Train. Queenslander Duped
Still another instance has been reported to the police of the successful staging of the "madman" trick. It was enacted yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Much Too High. Cost of Road Metal. Ministerial Statement
Sir Thomas Henley (Minister for Works and Railways), accompanied by Mr. Cooper, Under-Secrotary, visited the blue metal quarries at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gresford and the Tablelands. Branch Railway or Motor Road? the Present Day Problem
Residents of the Gresford district desire a branch line of railway from the North Coast line, and we believe that a Railway League exists to agitate for this railway connection. It is also desired to open up the splendid tablelands at the head of the…
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