Railway Employee Injured
Percy Burns, a young cleaner, employed at the Hamilton locomotive sheds, met with a serious accident yesterday, which necessitated the amputation of his right…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
557 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 28
New York Railway. Alleged Corruption. New York
A minority of the shareholders in the New York, Newhaven, and Hartford railway is suing William Rockefeller, John Pierpont Morgan, Lewis…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merchandise by Aeroplane
IS the day coming when we will receive our goods delivered by aeroplane? An innovation of aerial parcel deliveries takes place this morning, when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gift to Australia. an Aeroplane. London
Lord Desborough, through the press, is appealing to past and present Oxonians to subscribe £2000 to purchase an aeroplane for the…
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The tramway extension from Wickham to Maryville, which is seven-eighths of a mile long, was officially handed over to the Railway Commissioners yesterday…
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A well attended meeting of launch owners and drivers from Newcastle and Lake Macquarie conveyed by Mr. G. Herbert, was held at the Rawson Hotel on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District. Fatality at Bishop's Bridge
Henry Thomas Whyburn, a well-known resident of Bishop's Bridge, was crushed to death under a capsized load of timber near Bishop's Bridge, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Boat Traffic
It is obviously desirable that there should be regulations for the control of motor boat traffic in such harbours as Sydney and Newcastle and on such…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tramway Service. Mr. W. H. Norman's Retirement
Mr. W. H. Norman was entertained at the Honeysuckle Hall, Cook's Hill, on Saturday evening at a smoke concert by members of the staffs and employees of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Sydney Letter. When Mr. O'malley Gives Advice.—that Wonderful Aerial Feat.—mr. Wade and the Farmers.—an Opinion Based on Slight Knowledge.—the First Road Over the Mountains.—a Lady's Portrait. Sydney
Mr. King O'Malley returns to the charge. He wants that guns taken out of the Australia and her crew dismissed. Then he wants the ship packed with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Northern Road. "Worst in the World."
At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, Alderman Hall moved. "That this council obtain the co-operation of all municipal and shire councils…
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Signs are not wanting, says "'Engineering," that the macadamised road is doomed as unsuitable to rapid traffic, owing to the inconvenience of dust. The use of…
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Sir,—I was somewhat surprised to learn that the Lake Macquarie Shire Council, in communicating with the Erina Shire Council in reference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. the Sydney Bridge
Lord Mayor to Lord Mayor, aerial greeting, "May Sydney soon become one of the chief cities of the world." Is it not that already? A city is not to be measured by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. the Great Northern Road
Sir—Being a constant user of the Great Northern Road, with mo heart nearly broken. I fully endorse, and am thankful for the action of the City…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Eveleigh Robbery Police Court Hearing Two Motor-cars Used. Sydney
At the Central police Court to-day the hearing was continued of the charge arising out of the Eveleigh robbery against Arthur Tatham, Norman Twiss, Samuel…
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Edward Jenkins and James Thompson, were charged by Inspector R. E. Evans, on behalf of the Chief Commissioner, with trespassing on the railway. Both youths…
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Mr. J. Harper's address on railway matters to the Farmers and Settlers' Conferences have always been of interest. He has recognised that they…
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The name Cox looms large in the history of New South Wales. It will loom larger. As in other things, it takes time to give us the focus. Reviewers have…
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Sir,—If Mr. A . F. Hall desired to obtain immortality he could not do so better than by prosecuting his motion before the local council to fruition. That the…
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