Sinking of the Fenay Bridge
Mr. A. Henderson, of Military-road, Newcastle, who was third engineer of the s.s. Fenny Bridge, torpedoed by a German submarine, gives the following…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
781 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 40
Trans-australian Railway. Melbourne
In order that a complement of railway tonnage sufficient at least to make up two trains may be ready for service on the completion of the east to west railway,…
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Sir,—In your issue of Saturday appears a letter from Mr. Thomas Walton, apparently complaining of portion of your correspondent's report of the last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russian Progress. on the Bagdad Road. Petrograd
A communique states: We captured Revanduze, in the direction of Mosul, together with ammunition depots and convoys of food. Cavalry is hotly pursing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Plucky Railway Official
Mr. W. Ross, night officer at West Maitland Railway Station, took a serious risk last evening, as the Moree mail was rushing into the station, by jumping on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Letters to the Editor. Greta-rothbury Road
Sir,—In your issue of Wednesday appears a long letter from Mr. North, in answer to my complaints. He stated that I desired to show my advanced ideas over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New French Aeroplane. Beats the German Paris
The new Bleriot aeroplane for the French army is described as a graceful, frail looking machine. It is named Spad. M. Bleriot says it climbs rapidly, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Employees' Pay. Association's Request. Sydney
Mr. C. Thompson, the general, secretary to the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, made available yesterday the text of a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Employees. One Union Movement
A meeting of the railway and tramway employees was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, on Sunday, the occasion being to hoar Mr. A. W. Buckley (ex…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Tramways. Question of Electrification. Sydney
Mr. Hoyle, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Railways, gave a deputation from Newcastle to-day a definite assurance that the Newcastle tramway system…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Collision. Sydney
What is known in railway circles as an end an collision occurred between two passenger trains at Newtown to-night, but, fortunately, a without loss of life…
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Sir,—On behalf of the travelling public, let me point out the inconvenience which had to be endured at Cockle Creek railway station for close on two years. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summons Division. Railway Prosecution
Richard E. Evans, railway inspector, charged Alfred Francis with, at Cardif, on 21st March, leaving a railway carriage, whilst the train was in motion…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Association. Officers' Banquet. Address by Mr. E. Milne
The second annual banquet of the Newcastle branch of the New South Wales Railway and Tramway Officers' Association was held at Way's Cafe, Newcastle,…
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A meeting of the Tramway Employees' Union was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle on Thursday evening, when the president, Mr. J. M'Carthy, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ship Control From the Bridge
Dr. K. Ito, manager of the engine works of the Mitsu Bishi dockyard and engine works at Nagasaki, Japan, has invented an apparatus for controlling the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Death of Mr. J. J. Hill. American Railway King. New York
News has been received from St. Paul (Minnesota) of the death of Mr. James J. Hill the American railway king. Mr. Hill was born in Canada in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railways and Tramways. Amalgamation of Unions
Mr. A. W. Buckley, organiser for the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, visited Newcastle yesterday, and conducted a largely attended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The State Railways
The course of business in the last session of the State Parliament did not permit of the passing of the bill which the Government introduced for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Network of Lines. Light Railways in Champagne. April 20
The most remarkable achievement of the French military engineers is undoubtedly the network of railway lines that now covers the barren countryside in…
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