A Closed Road. Protest by Mr. Edden
Mr. Edden, M.P., to-day, in the absence of Mr. Ashford, the Minister for Lands, had an interview with the Under-secretary, Mr. A. J. Hare, and laid…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1915
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Railway Passengers' Risks. High Court Judgment. Sydney
Sir Samuel Griffith the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Isaacs and Mr. Justice Duffy, in the High Court to-day, gave a judgment affecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Divorce. Railway Guard Gets Damages. Sydney
In the Divorce Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Gordon and a jury, Joseph George White, a railway guard, sought a dissolution of his marriage with Lens…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge Destroyed. Syrian Railway Affected. Paris
It is officially announced that a French cruiser destroyed a railway bridge which connects Acre on the coast of Palestine. 89 miles north-west of Jerusalem, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. an Early Closing Resolution.—the Drink Traffic a Problem.—respecting Tram Fares.—the Millions Club and German Trade.—some Interesting Statistics.—the Height of Recruits. Sydney
The Labour Conference has declared for the early closing of public houses. The resolution was carried by 53 to 47:— "That this conference affirms the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Collision. One Passenger Killed. Several Others Injured. Sydney
A railway collision occurred at Binalong, on the southern line, early yesterday morning resulting in the death of one of the passengers in the injury of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Motor Pilot. for a Zeppelin. London
In connection with the recent Zeppelin raid, two ladies residing midway between Malden and Burnham-on-Crouch, state that a Zeppelin followed a motor with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yarrabong Bridge
The following letter has been received by Lieut-colonel Nicholson M.P. from the Public Works Department, relative to the question of re-erection of Yarrabong…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Turkish Aeroplane. Chased by Seaplanes Athens
A Turkish aeroplane dropped bombs off Tenedos on several warships, but did no harm. Allied scaplanes chased the aeroplane,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Robbery in Sydney. Tramway Depot Entered. Sydney
The sum of nearly £550 was stolen from the stongroom at the Rushcutter's Bay tramway depot between half-past one o'clock on Sunday morning and nine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Accident. Official Under Arrest. Yass
An inquest was opened at the local courthouse this morning, concerning the death of Robert John Thomas, a tailor of [?] who was killed in the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tighe's Hill Matters. Proposed New Tramway
It is stated by a reliable authority that the extension of the tram line from the present terminus at Maryville to the Steel Works, through Tighe's Hill, will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Car Fatality. Accidental Death. Sydney
The circumstances of the motor car accident at Balgowlah, near Manly, on Sunday, March 28th, when Mr. George M'Leod Redmond was killed, and Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Turks in Symrna. Aeroplane Scouting. Paris
The correspondent of the "Echo de Paris" at Salonica says that the allied aeroplanes were frequently flying over Symrna…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Dead. Arrive in Train Loads. Amsterdam
On Thursday and Friday nights many train loads of German dead arrived at Hasselt. Civilians were compiled to bury them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Collision. Evidence at the Inquest. Binalong
The inquest into the death of Robert John Thomas, who was fatally injured in the railway collision at Binalong on the morning of Saturday, 17th instant, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Sydney Letter. Controlling Parliament.—the New Vice-president of the Executive.—a Road Around Farm Cove.—patrol-men in Plain Clothes.—mr. Kidman on the State of the Country.—unable to Read or Write. Sydney
Mr. George Beeby draws attention to "The Lesson of the Labour Conference." For some years past it has struggled for the "right" to control things, and now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Employees
Mr. Thompson said that he had conferred with the representatives of the East Greta and Hobburn Companies, and they had arrived at an agreement with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Mechanics. Interim Railway Award
The Coalmining North, Group, No. 2 (Colliery Mechanics), Wages Board met at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday forenoon, to further, deal with an application…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Military Bridge
Mr. J. W. Pender, the vetean maitland architect, has had on view at the Maitland Technical College for some time a small model of a temporary bridge, which…
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