Toronto Train Service
Sir,—I have no doubt that the railway department is handicapped by a variety of circumstances from running the trains according to the time-table. Even if the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1914
557 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 28
Railway Accidents Impossible
A remarkable invention for preventing railway accidents has just been tried with success on the western railways of France. If the driver for any cause…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →District News. Adamstown. the Tram Service
A meeting of citizens was held in the lodge room at Westbrook's Hotel, Adamstown, on Monday evening, for the purpose of devising means to bring before the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Light Motor Cars
We are accustomed to rapid movements and quick changes in the motoring world. The novelty or fad of one day may be considered the most up-to-date…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Tramway Employees. New Wages Board Claim. Sydney
New claims have been lodged with his Honor Judge Hamilton, chairman of the Tramway Traffic Board, by Mr. R. Croft, on behalf of the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident. One Man Killed. Bowral
A railway accident resulting in the death of one man, and injuries to five others, occurred this morning at Bong Dong Bridge, between Bowral and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motors and Engines. a New Design
Strange though it may appear, we seem a long way from finality in petrol engine design. A few years ago the ordinary type of motor car or motor cycle engine, known…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Aeroplane in War. Damage to Gunboat. Durango
An aeroplane manned by Constitutionalists attacked the Federal gunboat Morelos. The aeroplane dropped bombs,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homeville-telarah Tramway
Mr. C. E. Nicholson, M.P., has received from the Public Works-Department a copy of Mr. S. W. Conyer's report on the proposal to extend the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District. Telarah Bridge
The necessity of doing something to improve the state of Telarah bridge has become self-evident to the authorities, whose duty it is to safeguard the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Men's Demands. Recognition of Unionism. London
Mr. Thomas, M.P. for least Leigh has announced that the National Union of Railwaymen's programme includes an eight-hour day, an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Delays. Deputation to Mr. Hoyle. Sydney
Mr. Hoyle, Assistant Minister for Railways, received a deputation to-day, introduced by Mr. Kavanagh, M.L.C., for the purpose of discussing the late running…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hexham. Proposed Railway Bridge
It has been decided to erect a bridge over the main northern railway at Hexham, to carry the increasing coal traffic from the private line of Messrs. J. and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland District. a Delayed Train
The 6.18 p.m. Newcastle-Maitland passenger train, with a full load of passengers was delayed for over an hour at East Maitland, last evening, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letters to the Editor. Railway Service
Sir,—Travellers on the Newcastle suburban service, especially on the Toronto line, have recently had the experience of frequent engine failures. Within the past…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatality at Greta. Fireman Falls From Bridge
John Campbell, a young man, employed as a fireman on a locomotive, accidentally fell from the railway bridge spanning Annie Creek, Greta, early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newfoundland Railways
The Prime Minister of Newfoundland, Sir Edward Morris, recently visited London to float a loan of about £400,000 for railway extensions. The branch railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Antarctic Expedition. Testing Motor Sledges. Christiana
Sir Ernest Shackleton and nine companions are at Finse, in Norway, experimenting with motor sledges. One with a propeller worked by air…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cross Roads
The fact is that we are standing at the cross-roads of civilisation—we have reached a point when society will either pass upwards along the paths of peace…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Control of the Railways. Government's Intentions. Sydney, Friday Night
Mr. Holman, the State Premier, interviewed to-night, repudiated the statement that he intended to introduce political control of the railways…
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