Fatal Railway Accident. Employee Run Over. Body Badly Mutilated
William Moran, 55 years of age, an employee of the Railway Department, was killed at the Echuca railway yards on Monday morning…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1924
676 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 34
Breakdown of Signalling Apparatus. Dislocates Train Traffic
The country and interstate train services were, to-night, completely disorganised owing to a breakdown of the signalling apparatus. As an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest About the Tram Strike. The Mob Attack Policemen. Possible Extension of the Strike. MELBOURNE
There was an ugly incident in connection with the tram strike yesterday afternoon, when a crowd chased and abused two constables. One…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram and Sulky Collision. Three Men Badly Injured
Three men were thrown from a sulky, which collided with a train at Petersham last night. Ernest Taylor (34) had his ribs broken, Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Melbourne Tram Strike. Electric Service is Affected. Three Thousand Men Idle. MELBOURNE
Whether the general strike of cable tram men. that threatens to extend to the whole of the electric service, can be averted will not be known till…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Eight Hour Day. Tram Strike Affects Holiday. MELBOURNE
The combined Eight-hours Day and Labor Day demonstration was held to-day, which was a general holiday. For many, however, the day was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For Motor Owners
Recently motor owners have, learned that a new section added to the Motor Traffic Act makes it compulsory for all motor vehicles to carry an approved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Southern Road Deviation
Albury occupies an important position in regard to the proposal to deviate the Main Southern road, to the exclusion of Holbrook, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Letter-box. Country Versus City. Ringwood, Trudle-road, Condobolin
Dear Uncle Jeff,—The last time I wrote you asked me the rather debatable question "Which do I prefer, city or country?" Well, uncle, I think…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sad Motor Fatality. Miss Eileen Scott Killed
When the news reached Wagga on Sunday afternoon that Mr. J. J. Scott and his family, of The Rock, had been visited by a dire misfortune in the…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Motors. Some Useful Information Regarding Them. Where Knocks Develop
The principal and most frequent knocks occur at the following places: Main bearings, connecting-rod bearings (either end), wrist pin, piston slap…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Topsy Does Not Like Motor Cars. Barmedman
Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is the first time I have written to the Children's Page. Please excuse my bad writing. I am seven years old. I am learning…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Melbourne Tram Srike. No Settlement Yet. MELBOURNE
A Move yas made to-day to settle the tram strike. Both sides were to meet the president of the Arbitration Court at 3 p.m. Otherwise there has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Garage Fire. Cars Worth £10,000 SALVAGED
The New South Wales Fire Brigade has in its credit many magnificent saves of public property, but there is hardly one that compared with that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Impudent Theft. Well-known Footballer's Motor Car Stolen. Three Men Arrested at Gundagai
Mr. W. Cameron, the well-known St. Patrick's footballer, received an unpleasant shock on Friday night when he went to get his motor car, a new…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorists--Attention!! New Traffic Regulations
Amongst the new motor traffic regulations which were gazetted on March 7, and are now in force, are the following clauses of special importance to all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Accident Near The Rock One Killed; Four Injured
A motor car, owned and driven by Mr. J.H. Scott, of the King's Own Hotel, The Rock, overturned on the Mangoplah road on Sunday afternoon last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorists' Joy Ride
The most sensational of movie stunts were outdone by James Conlon, who went in a mad motor drive along the railway line in the Goodwood district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Tram Strike. 3000 Men on Sympathy Strike. Labor Leader's Allegation
No trams were running in Melbourne on Monday, 3000 men having stopped work out of sympathy with the gripman who was dismissed on Saturday for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Tram Dispute. The Breach Widening. MELBOURNE
The tram dispute is not settled, yesterday's conference having failed. The breach is now widening, and the position is less hopeful. The dispute…
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