Struck by a Train. Sydney
The Railway Commissioners were defendants to-day in a District Court action, in which a little girl, Nellle M'Donnell, by her next friend, claimed £400…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
439 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 22
Wallsend Tram
Sir,—I crave space to call attention to the hardships and inconvenience caused to suburban residents by the erratic running of the trams, especially no the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Claim Against the Railways. Verdict for the Defence. Sydney
The hearing of the action brought by Nellie M'Donnell, of Camden, an infant, 9 years of age, by her next friend, Mary May M'Donnell, to recover from the…
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A fatal tramway accident took place in High-street, Fremantle, yesterday afternoon, resulting in the death of a passenger and the injury of a motorman and…
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Sir,—I see that at the last meeting of the Tarro Shire Council Councillor Ayerst moved a motion, which was seconded by Councillor Weakley, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Train Robbery
LONDON, Wednesday.—Several men armed with revolvers, boarded moving train on the railway from Riga to Oral, and killed the guard and driver…
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Sir,—I cannot understand why the shire councils should advocate the top site for the bridge to Ash Island, which is near enough for being opposite the…
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The advent of Mr. M T. R. Johnson, the recently appointed Chief Railway Commissioner of New South Wales has brought to the front a number of…
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Sir,—If "Resident of Lower Ash Island" and "One of the Public" will sign their names to their letters instead of hiding behind a nom de plume, I will reply to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Adelaide Letter. Adelaide, June 4. Broken Hill Railway
A number of influential persons at Broken Hill are rebelling against the hard geographical fact that their wealthy district is a sort of unofficial appendage…
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One of the most delicate tasks which the new Tramway Board has to settle is the routes to be followed by the electric cars in the city and suburbs. After 25…
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Sir,—I consider it would be a waste of public money to put a bridge at the Hexham ferry site, which has been recommended by our shire council…
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Sir,—Allow me to call attention to the state of the road from Wallsend to Cardiff. Travelling one night last week with my wife, our vehicle was suddenly thrown…
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Sir,—Councillor Ayerst says he will reply to my letter if I sign my name to it. I do not see what assistance the name would be to him. The subject is there if…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Making
Sir,—I read with a certain interest the report of the resident master of the technical college, also the speeches by the Minister for Education, and others at the…
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The new railway works past Tighe's Hill and on to the northern end of Bullock Island are being carried out as fast as is practicable. About 350 men are…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The creditors of Milliken Brothers, steel bridge builders, of New York, have applied for the appointment of a receiver…
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Sir Frederick Darley, the Chief Justice, and a jury had before them to-day an action brought by Henry Westwood Cooper against Charles Joseph Pittman,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Fares. Season Tickets Refused. Sydney
A deputation, representing the Wavericy and other municipal councils, was introduced to the Railway Commissioners to-day by Mr. D. Storey, M.P. with whom…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. Mr. Johnson and the Trams.—the Bridge Grows As a Public Question.—an End Wanted to the Lumpers' Strike.—whence Port Jackson?—the Crime Boom in Melbourne.—members or Delegates? Sydney
Mr. Johnson, Chief Commissioner for Railways, is accused of being rather short In his answers. He doesn't actually deny this, but he claims to be thoroughly…
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