Brisbane Tram Strike
No trams ran in Brisbane last night. Many unroly scenes occurred in the city. The men held a mass meeting, and resolved to continue to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
518 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 26
Two Bridge Proposals Turned Down
The proposal to construct a bridge over the Yarrow and Welingrove creeks again came up for consideration at the shire council meeting on…
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ADELAIDE, Monday,—A train, bound for Adelaide, ran into a straying bull near Burra on Saturday, and was defiled. About 450 passengers were…
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The new solid petrol is composed of light petroleum oil solidified into a whitish transparent jelly, and affirmed, to have only about 80 per…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—A restricted tram service was in operation in Brisbane on Saturday and yesterday. The proceedings were orderly. Only three…
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The Institute of Marine Engineers, at a large meeting in Brisbane, decided to take no action in regard to the tramway trouble. Three…
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There are no fresh developments in connection with the tramway men's strike in Brisbane…
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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 2 →Across Australia. Cyolost's Long Ride. Trans-australian Railway Route
Francis Birtles, the overland cyclist, arrived at Adelaide from Perth on Sunday night. He covered the 1975 miles in 20[?] days less 10…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Picnic
On Tuesday last a meeting of railway employees was held at the Railway Refreshment Rooms to make the preliminary arrangements for the…
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There are no fresh developments in regard to the tramway strike at Brisbane, although ominons reports of a big industrial upheaval are…
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It is satisfactory, to the people interested in the proposed railway to the Queensland border via Warialda to know that the survey work is being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. the Tramway Strike
It is now considered certain that a general strike in Queensland will eventnate to-night. It is rumoured that members of the Railway…
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All doubts as to the Australian flyer. A. J. Clark, taking part in the forthcoming six days race, to be held at the Melbourne Exhibition…
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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 2 →Big Mail Robbery. £120,000 Stolen, Train Followed by Motor Cars
The robbery of the Lyons mail, a modern version of the old drama was enacted early in the morning of November 18, and the thieves got…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Strike at Brisbane Trade Paralysed. Forty-three Unions Come Out. Will the Railway Men Strike? One Firm Sells [?]0 Revolvers in One Day
Our Sydney agents wired us yesterday:-- "The Brisbane strike has assumed a most serious aspect, Efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stopped the Train
A CASE of interest to the travelling public was heard at the Boggabri Police Court, before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., when the headmaster of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Motor-boat in the Atlantic "No Camping Apparatus and Little Food."
In the first account of the adventures of Dr. Charcot's Antarctic Expedition, Gourdon, the geologist, tells of a hazardous trip in a…
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Mr. O'Malley states that 1500 men will be required in connection with the trans-continental railway, and that non-unionists will have no…
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