Boolaroo and Teralba Roads
Sir,—The ratepayers of Boolaroo and Teralba districts have every reason to envy the residents of Dudley so far as roads and their repair are concerned…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
491 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 25
The Tramway Board. the Espionage System. Sydney
The Tramway Board under the Industrial Dispute Act continued its sittings to-day, under the presidency of Mr. Justice Street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strike of Railway Men. French Labour Movement. London
Reuter's agency reports that the men employed on the Algerian section of the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean railway have struck work, owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Tube Railways. Stoppage for Hours. London
All the tube railways in London, except the Central, were stopped for several hours on Saturday afternoon, owing to a breakdown at the Chelsea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Board. Tickets and Espionage. Sydney
The board appointed under the industrial Disputes Act, to inquire into claims made by the Tramway Employees' Union, resumed its sittings to-day. Mr. H. N…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Board. Evidence by Conductors. Sydney
The board appointed under the Industrial Disputes Act, to Inquire into claims made by the Tramway Empolyees' Union, resumed its sittings to-day. Mr. H. N…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. Motor Car Contests and Races.—the Poetry in Surf Bathing.—something About Eight-hour Day.—the Number of Holidays We Have.—if Only We Knew the Costs!—silken or Canvas Banners. Sydney
Motor car contest are new pretty freqent Of course in the European centres they excite no more than ordinary interest, familiarity indeed, has bred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Board. Sydney
The board appointed under the Industrial Disputes Act, to inquire into claims made by the Tramway Employee' Union, resumed its sittings to-day. Mr. H. N…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wright Aeroplane
LONDON, Friday.—Messrs. Orville and Wilbur Wright have been awarded the French Aero Club's grand gold medal for 1908 for their aeroplane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Board. Mr. Kneeshaw's Evidence. Sydney
The board appointed under the Industrial Disputes Act, to inquire into claims made by the Tramway Employees' Union, resumed its sittings to-day. Mr. H. N…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Time-table
Sir.—"Sulphide" complains of the indifferent railway time-table between Newcastle and Cockle Creek on Sunday. There is an old adage that says, "People should…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Sydney Letter. the Federal Capital.—the Story of a Motor Car.—the Rawson Memorial.—how the Price of Fish Is Kept Up.—our Governors and Their Addresses.—sir Joseph Carruthers and His London Experiences. Sydney
Betrayed! Of course, Melbourne must be when the Federal Parliament has decided on the site for the Federal capital. But why complain, as we have yet to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Flight
LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Wilbur Wright has made an aeroplane flight lasting 69min 45sec. The aeroplane carried passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Matters
Sir,—In view of the very serious setback which the pastoral interests of New South Wales and Victoria have received in 1908, I will ask you, as one who has had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Time-table
Sir,—There are numbers of people who will support "Traveller" in his suggestion that Maitland is deserving of a better train service with Newcastle. I…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Manilla-barraba Railway. Sydney
The Manila to Barraba railway, which Mr. Moore, the Minister for Lands, left Sydney last night to officially open, is 30 miles 40 chains in length, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tramway Board. Inspector General's Evidence. Sydney
The Tramway Board appointed under the Industrial Disputes Act to investigate and consider a number of claims made by the Tramway Employees' Union continued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Modern Road Traffic
LONDON, Wednesday.—An important conference, in which 29 governments are participating, has been opened in Paris to study the best…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Board. the Croucher Case. Sydney
The Tramway Board appointed under the Industrial Disputes Act to investigate and consider a number of claims made by the Tramway Employees' Union continued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Board. Sydney
The Tramway Board resumed its sittings to-day. The only evidence given was that of Constables Willard and Southwell, who were the special officers who…
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