North Coast Railway
Mr. Simpson, Engineer in charge of the second section of the North Coast railway, is pushing the work on rapidly. A full complement of 600…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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Latest Motor Bus. Driven by Electricity Generated by Petrol Engine
The process of perfecting the motor omnibus was advanced a stage when trial was made of the Tilling-Stevens vehicle. This is an…
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All ostensibly as to whether the men will wear union badges or not, this strike has now reached the stage of nasty, cudgel argument, explosives…
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IT is just a century ago since J. L. Macadam, a Scotch engineer, introduced the system of road building that has immortalised his name. It has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Strike. Railway and Tramway Men Out. Business Hung Up. Disorderly Scenes. Sydney
The general strike has officially started at Brisbane. The members of 43 unions have ceased work. 14,000 hands are affected and the situation…
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On the construction of the North Coast railway there are about 600 men employed at four and a half mile camps. The third section, Gloucester…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Smash
While a motor car party were descending a steep mountain at Wagga, the brake refused to work. There were three, miles of precipitous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Linking the Railways
The Premier of Queensland, Mr. Denham, is anxious to see the linking of the lines of both States at the Tweed, recognising that the…
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Inside five weeks, it is said, the earth works as far as Gloucester will be ready for plate laying, though that work would not be completed…
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The spirit of American hustle has suddenly, invaded Hungary, it seems, for a real fast train will shortly start running between Budapest and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Queen Mary's Court Train
The statistics of the Queen's new court train are appalling. If Queen Mary had not been, in her own time, responsible for a million or so of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Peacemakers. Chapter Xxiv. on a New Road
When Mrs. Gorman swept out of the dining-room, leaving her husband almost struck dumb with amazement, she did not, as might have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Perils
At Wagga bitter complaints have been made about the alleged careless driving of local trains. It is alleged that on Tuesday evening the mixed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Brisbane Strike. Scenes of Disorder. Reading the Riot Act. the Tramway Men's Position
The attitude taken up by the various unions in Brisbane over the pretended grievance that has arisen between the Brisbane Tramways Co…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Fatality. Sydney
A shocking fatal railway accident has occurred at Barnawatha railway station, near Albury. A buggy containing Thomas Brierly and Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tramway Trouble in Melbourne
For two months past the Melbourne tramway men have been exasperated with their conditions, and this morning 500 assembled to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Train Runs Down Motor-car Occupants Killed and Car Petrol Tank Explodes
A shocking accident occurred at the railway station, Christchurch. A train ran into a motor-car and carried it a distance of 40 yards. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tragedy at Niagara. Collapse of the Ice Bridge
The ice bridge at the falls gave way on Monday, owing to the mild weather causing a thaw. Mr. and Mrs. Stanton, of Toronto,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Railway Accidents. What Would You Do?
In a party of commercial travellers the question was recently propounded, "What would you do incase of a railway collision, at full [?]ed?"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Garage
Messrs. G. A. and W. T. Robinson have opened a new garage in Smith Street, next the Royal, and with their competent mechanic, Mr. Sid…
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