An Australian Railway. Treatment of Investors. London
Sir Newton Moore, the Agent-General for West Australia, has a long letter in "The Observer," in which he replies to the allegation that the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
557 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 28
London Railway Smash. a Driver's Mistake. London
A south-eastern railway company's train which was crowded with city men, collided with the Hastings express, between London Bridge and Cannon-street stations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Northern Road. University Extension Lecture
"The Great Northern Road" was the subject of a University extension lecture given at the Newcastle School of Arts last night by Mr. Frank Walker, past…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Construction of Roads. Methods in America. Melbourne
Under the auspices of the Good Roads Association of Victoria, Mr. M. E. Percy, a vititor from the United tates of America, delivered a lecture on road construe…
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Sir,—I wish to bring under notice the matter of Maryville tramway. The construction of a bridge was the delay some few months back, and now that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →East to West Railway. Teesdale-smith Contract. Melbourne
Mr. Kelly, the Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, to-day announced that the contract let to Mr. Teesdale Smith for fourteen miles of earthworks on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Uncompleted Railways. Statement by Mr. Griffith. Sydney
Mr. Griffith, the Minister for Works, made reference this afternoon to a statement of Mr. Wade's to the effect that all the money sunk in the 14 uncompleted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton-borehole Train
On June 27 Mr. D. Watson wrote Mr. J. Estell, Minister for Labour and Industry, as member for the district, and Mr. A. Edden, M.P., urging, on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Summons Cases. Railway Workshop Assaults
Albert O'Connell (29), blacksmith, was charged on summons by Adam Broadfoot, with having assaulted him on June 19th. A similar charge was preferred by Nicol…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Motor Service
"A resident who believes in fair play" writes complaining that some officious individual is interfering unduly with the motor service which runs from Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Policy. Mr. Griffith's Views. Sydney
When asked to-day how the decision of the Government to subordinate new construction to duplication will affect his railway and tramway policy, Mr. Griffith,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Construction
The announcement made by Mr. Griffith, the State Minister for Works, that it had been decided by the Cabinet that no new public works should…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Robbery. on the Paris Express. Paris
Count Muravieff, a member of the staff of the Czar of Russia, while travelling on the Paris express, was robbed of a despatch box containing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah. Tramway Construction
The work on the Broadmeadow—Waratah tramway is progressing well. The duplicate line of rails are now laid from the starting point, through the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Accidents
Motor car accidents have been alarmingly frequent here lately, and the criminal courts have been kept busy with manslaughter and other charges, arising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Launch Wreck. Seven Men Drowned. Brisbane
A telegram was received from the Tweed Reads to-night, stating that the motor launch Carrara, returning from a fishing excursion, caprized at six o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sporting News by Cable. an Aeroplane Race. London
An air race from London to Paris and back, for a prize of a £1000, was won by Brock, an American, who covered the 508 miles in 423 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. Those Cold Left Benches.—high Prices and an Alleged Reason.—a Peculiar Verdict.—a Minister in Defence.—the Sydney Bridge to Be Built.—railway Stationmasters Must Wake Up.—a False Alarm. Sydney
"And we desire to assure your Excelency that your advisers no longer retain he [?] of this House." No matter now worded, that is what an amendment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality
Mr. John M'Inerney, a very old resident of the Maitland district, was killed on the East Greta railway yesterday morning, at about 11.40 a.m., when he was knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Attack by Brigands. on Motor Passengers. Tangier
A party of brigands held up a motor-car containing ten persons near Ujuda. They murdered four and wounded…
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