Transcontinental Railway. Ministers in Perth. Perth
Mr. Fisher the Prime Minister, and his party arrived to-day by the R.M.S. Omrah, and came up to Perth without waiting for the civic and Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1913
715 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 36
Transcontinental Railway
The official ceremony in connection with the construction of the line of railway from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta marks an undertaking which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Interstate Railway. Kalgoorlie
The ceremony of turning the first son of the interstate railway took place to day at Kalgoorlie, in glorious weather. The Federal party arrived in a special…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Sensation. Steampipe Bursts. Traffic Held Up. Sydney
With a terrific explosion, portion of the main steam pipe in the upper boiler-room of the Tramway Power-house off Harrisstreet, Ultime, blew out a few minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. No Lives Lost. Sydney
A railway accident occurred on the main Western line, between Wentworthville and Parramatta, shortly before five o'clock this morning, and as a result, rolling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Musical Chat. Maitland-road Methodist Church Choir
This choir dates back to 1872, when the choir sang without an organ or instrument, except the runing fork, the late Mr. Jesse King being the first…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Serious Motor Accident. Four Persons Injured. Sydney
A party of motorists driving along Paramatta-road, towards St. Marys met with a disastrous accident at a late hour last night. When approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carrington Bridge. Deputation to the Premier. Sydney
A deputation from Newcastle accompanied by Messrs. Grahame and Gardiner K. P. waited on Mr. M'Gowen, the State Premier, to-day, to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Exhibition. Purchases by the Powers. London
The Admiralty and the War Office are purchased four biplanes, and [?] several others, from the London Aeroplane Exhibition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycling Record. Sydney to Melbourne. Sydney
After several attempts, Erie Tyler has succeeded in breaking the Sydney to Melbourne motor-cycle record of 25 hours 55 minutes, put up by J. Gunn. He…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 22. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Language on a Tram
Austin Blackford (20), plasterer was charged with using improper language in a tramway carriage. Constable Woodbridge stated that he heard the accused…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Labour Troubles. Railway Strike Threatened. London
A strike is threatened on the Midland Railway. Sectional meetings of the employees of the company have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"On a New Tram Route."
To the sufferer from the sudden-stop-and-sudden-start nervousness begotten of too frequent pen'orths of Johnson's Jerky transportation, there is something…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Railways. Important Improvements
Considerable progress is being made with the various railway works now in hand in the Newcastle district far handling the greatly increased traffic with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Trouble. General Strike Possible. London
Mr. Williams, the secretary to the Railwaymen's Union, states that the crisis on the Midland railway is a serious one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality. a Sailor Killed
An unfortunate sailor, Oscar Carlson, a member of the crew of the ship Forth, was fatally injured last night through being run over on the railway line near the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Again the Bridge
I said "again the bridge." not "ag[?]n the bridge", why do you purposely misunderstand me? You know quite well that I'm not "agin" anything that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labour Disputes. Railway Difficulty. London
The Board of Trade is conferring [?] the masters and men in order, if [?]tle, to come to some understand[?] regard to the trouble, which has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Paris Motor Bandits. Sentences of Death. Paris
The trial of the motor bandits was concluded yesterday. The Jury brought in their verdict of guilty, after thirteen hours'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality. Evidence at the Inquest
Mr. G. T. Edwards, the deputy coroner, hold on inquest at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the death of Carl Carlson, the seaman who was fatally…
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