The Coal Strike Railway Commissioners' Intervention. Newcastle
The local author tic in the Railway Department have received indructio[?] from the Chief Coun[?] not to hand are coal from the mine of provide trucks for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murray · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1909
706 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 36
Tram Car and Automobile Seven Persons Killed. London
A tram car at Los Angeles, California, dashed into a motor our which contained as estate agent, his wife, and five children…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Curtailed Train Services
We have been officially advised that the train service on the Corowa-Culcairn line has been reduced to three times a week, viz., Tuesday, Thursday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Passenger Train Sensation. Melbourne Express Nearly Run Down
A terrible railway accident was narrowly averted early on Tuesday morning at Goondah, the junction station from the main southern line to Barren Jack. That…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Strike. The RailWay Embargo on Private Coal. Conditionally Lifted. The Acting Premier's Mediation Fails. Restricted Train Services. Wool Sales Again Suspended. Sydney
Interest in the coal strike to-day centred round the action of the Railway Commissioners in refusing to carry any coal on the railways, except…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transit of Wool on Railways Stopped
Mr. Chas, James [?] Albury yesterday received the following wire from the Chief Commissioner of Railways' Office Sydney:"From to-day wool is not to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-Day's Wires. The Latest Developments. Mr Learmonth and Mr Hughes to Meet. The Railway Commissioners' Latest Terms. "Half the Union Coal at a Fair Price." The Ebbw Main Colliery Starts. Speech by Mr Bowling. Sydney
Reports generally show that the effect of the strike is being felt by the general trades people in the city, who declare that the Christmas trade is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Local Railway Service. Reduced to Three Trains Weekly. No Wool to be Carried
On Saturday it was announced that, in consequence of the coal strike, and the necessity of conserving the available fuel, the whole of the train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shrieks From a Railway Carriage
A young lady who is often seen on Birmingham concert platforms had a singular and amusing experience when returning with a friend from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Recollections
There has just passed away one who was intimately associated with the railway system when it was in its very crude infancy. Mr. David…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adventure in a Motor-car
Misfortune may have their humorous side, as the following anecdote fully testifies. Mr. Beerbohin Tree, always a keen motorist, was on one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cablegrams. Trans-siberian Railway. Americans Secure Big Contract. London
A very large foreign contract for railway construction has been secured by an American syndicate. This is no less than the undertaking of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Extension. Forming of a Local League
In response to an advertisement convening it, a large attendance was present at a public meeting in the Council Chambers on Monday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Indignation Against Railway Department
According to advices from Newcastle intense Indignation exists at the Railway Department demanding the right to take half the coal raised and to only pay 10/…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Strike in America Thirteen Railways Affected. London
A serious disorganisation of railway traffic is threatened in the United States owing to a strike of employes. the switchmen of thirteen North…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cape to Cairo Railway Its Route in Central Africa. London
Reuter's Agency announces that the agreement arrived at between Great Britain and Germany for the alteration of the boundaries of British Uganda, German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr Cody's Record. Man-lifting Kite to Aeroplane
In view of the recent cross-country aeroplane record, and of his projected flight from London to Manchester, Mr S. F. Cody—or "Frank," as his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Cody's Record. Man-lifting Kite to Aeroplane
In view of the recent cross-country aeroplane record, and of his projected flight from London to Manchester, Mr. S. F. Cody—or "Frank," as his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Train Incident (From the French, in the "New York Sun.")
After I had grauduated will honors from Saumur I was appointed second lieutenant, of the Sixteenth Cuirassiers. The colonel of the regiment, whom I knew but…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →