Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. the Railways. Busy Grain Season
The Railway Department has recognised that females in charge of busy country stations are not a success. The heavy grain hunson is the chief…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. the Railways. Reported Retirement of Mr. Lockhead
It is understood that no further changes are to be made in connection with the re-arrangement scheme. The main funture was the early retirement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. Inter-states. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Mt. Kembla Motor Car Art Union
The defendants were again before the court to-day, charged with conspiracy in connection with the Mount Kembla Disaster motor car art union…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tide of Events. a Few Things seen from the Headland. A Steam Motor 'Bus
The London Road Car Company have been making some exhaustive expe[?] is with a motor omnibus. The steam [?]as has been built specially for the work, and for that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Underground Railway Accident. Passengers Injured in France
A dreadful accident has occurred in the Paris underground railway on that section of the line between the Combat and Belleville stations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russia's Fears for the Siberian Railway. Many Japanese Spies Arrested
The Russian authorities have effected numerous arrests of Japanese spies in Mancharla, fouring that the Japanese were mkaing proparations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cablegrams. London, Tuesday. the War Cloud Danger to the Railway Red Sea Chase Abandoned Russian Spies On Japanese Ships. Russia Unprepared The frustrated explosion Japanese on the Railway. France Different. Kerca [?] the Czar Se[?] Conference with a Japanes [?]Ter
The [?] has invited M. Kurino, the [?] Minister at St. Petersburg, to Barskohelo to confer on the difficulties now causing trouble…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Minister for Railways
Mr. W. Shiels, Minister for Railways, is not quite so well to-dy. Althought able to leave his had, be does not feel equal to giving any attention…
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Although we have any number of special trains travelling over the line between Finley and Narandera, yet the Railway Commissioners are determined to stick to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goods Train Kills 35 Sheep
Mr. F. Coats, of Albury, suffered a very heavy loss during Tuesday night, when the goods train from Hay ran through a mob of 41 sheep, killing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]E[?]terment Tax and the Railways
In order to cover the cost of working certain railways, which it was estimated would otherwise be run at a loss, the Legislature introduced into the [?]cts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guarding the Royal Train
When the King and Queen travel, in their special train very great precautions are taken by the railway company to ensure the safety of the Royal travellers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inter-state Railways
Owing to the somewhat abrupt closing of the New South Wales Parliamentary session it is probable that the railway lines from Strathmerton to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The French Railways
From a recently published report it appears that the total number of employes on the French railways was as follows :— Managers and clerks, 3076; traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brigandage in California. a Train Held Up. Robbers Net Ten Thousand Pounds
A number of brigands stopped and boarded the Southern Pacific train whilst running between San Louis and Obispo, California…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Ganger's Fate
A fearful accident occurred near the Parkes railway station of Friday morning. A railway ganger named Maxwell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Snowstorms in America. a Score of Railway Trains Snowed Up. Hundreds of Passengers Starving. Snow Thirty Feet Deep
The severe frosts which were reported from New York show no signs of abating, and are causing much loss of time and inconvenience to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Bridge at Walwa
Last week a new truss bridge at Walwa Creek was declared opened and fit for traffic by Mrs. J. L. Wilson. This lady gracefully named the bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. London, Monday. Treemndous Floods in Pennsylvania. River Alleghany Rise 28 Feet. Bridges Washed Away ; Railway Tracks Flooded. Steel Mills Submerged. 25,000 Men Rendered Idle
The severe weather in the North-Eastern States of America has been accompanied by heavy floods. The Alleghany River, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unused Roads Act
Commenting on the complaints that have been made by some Victorian municipalities that extra work has been thrust on them in collecting and…
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