Victorian Railways. No Dismissals at Present. Melbourne
To-day an important conference was held between Mr. Irvine, the Premier. Mr. Shiels, the Treasurer, and Mr. Bent, the Minister for Railways, and the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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A Sydney Letter. the Ships of War Shed a Longworn Coat, Changing From Black to Grey.—sir John See and Railway Retrenchment.— Shall We See Mr. Seddon Gagged in His Own Country?— What of Those Rhodes Scholarships?—an Anomaly in Regard to the Immigration Laws.—australia More Continental Than Maritime.—the Civil Servants Overcome Their Modesty and Ask for Specially Cheap Railway Fares for Themselves. Sydney
The Admiralty it is said, has decreed that the ships of the fleet shall be painted French grey. Well, French grey is pretty enough when the colour is true,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train and Tram Traffic. New Year's Day in Newcastle
Although all the returns are not yet available there can be no question about the train and tram trafile on New Year's Day having reached record figures. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Marvellous Motor Car
A motor car a few days ago attained a sped of 80 miles an hour over the famous track between Berlin and Zossen, a distance of 11½ miles. The car is one built,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Wonderful Railway
A wonderful mountain railway is at present being constructed in the Tyrolese Alps by a Swiss engineer named Strub, who is a native of Clarens, in Canton…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Our Brisbane Letter. Brisbane, December 31. Railway Collision
An accident occurred at the "Park-road" railway station, on the Cleveland line, on Christmas Day. A mixed goods and passenger train just in from Manly, the principal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor Car and the Doctors
Large and increasing numbers of physicians in New York are using automobile vehicles in their practice, and, as they often ride at a rate of speed much greater…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Contract Labour
Some attention still doubtless have been attracted by the fact that while the New South Wales Government is dispensing as much as possible with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carrington Tramway. Newcastle Council's Protest
The Mayor of Newcastle, Alderman W. Cann, has written the following letter to the Minister for Works in connection with the proposal of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Travelling. Sydney and Newcastle
Alderman N. B. Creer, who has just returned from a brief holiday, comments on the difference between tram travelling in the metropolis and in Newcastle. Right…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Railways and Their Earning Value.—australian Cyclists Hold Their Own with Anyone.—our Long School Vacations.—the Tar Brush Not Much in Evidence This New Year.—a Russian Visitor on Australian Farmers.—strange Death-waves That Affect Professions and Nationalities.—the Prospects of Trade. Sydney
Mr. John Osborne, secretary of the Civil Service Association, says that he has it on the highest authority that the railways of New South Wales could be floated in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rail and Tram Employees. Proposed Superannuation Fund
A meeting of the provisional committee of representatives of the traffic, locomotive, permanent way, interlocking, audit, stores, tramway, and electrical branches…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Economy. Decrease of Hours of Work
Considerable consternation was caused among the employees at the Honeysuckle Point railway workshops, yesterday, when a notice was posted intimating that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rail and Tram Association Meeting of Newcastle Branch
The monthly meeting of the Newcastle Branch of the Railway and Tramway Service Association was held at the Trades' Hall on Tuesday. There was a large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Merewether Beach Tram
Sir,—I would like to point out to yon and your readers the position we Old Racecourse residents are placed in as regards conveyance to and from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Signals
A new system has been adopted by the North-Eastern Railway Company for communication between passengers and the drivers and guard of their trains…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Railway Dismissals
There was to the community generally so more welcome news than that the Cabinet had decided not to dismiss those 1300 men from the railways. Everyone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rapid Electric Railway
The Prussian Society for the study of Rapid Electric Railways has concluded its experiments on the military line between Marienfield and Zossen for this year. On the last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marine Motors
There is a distinct boom in marine motors at the present time, both for the supply of auxiliary power for yachts and for use in launches. English makers (says this…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pillaging a Coal Train
LONDON, Monday.—A peculiar incident of the coal famine in the United States has occurred at a town in Illinois. A coal train broke down there,…
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