Railway Porter's Death. Fell Under Moving Train. SYDNEY
Through falling under a train at Mortdale railway station at night, John Alexander Forbes, 60, of Unwin Bridge Road, Undercliffe, was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1917
717 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 36
John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report: under date 30th December:—
Arrangements have been made to deal with the first 60.000 bales of the balance of the New South Wales clip Operations will commence on January…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Fat Stock Market. John Bridge and c., Ltd, report under date 30th December:—
Sheep: O ly one sale during the past week which comprised 14,000 sheep. The market was especially good at even improved rates for prime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Traffic
The motor traffic, especitally some of the taxi's, appear to do as they think fit and the faster they travel the more it seems to please them. One day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Collision. Thirteen People Injured. SYDNEY, Monthly
A collision between trams at La Peronse resulted in six passengers receiving injuries. Although the impact was not particularly severe it was sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Irish Railways Taken Over. London
The Government has taken over control of the Irish railways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Floods. Terrible Disaster in Queensland. Clermont Partly Washed Away. a Hundred Lives Lost. Railway Lines Destroyed
Disastrous floods have occurred in the Clenmont mining district, situated by rail 228 miles from Roc[?]pton. Three parts of the main street are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Railway Official. Sydney
George Saunders, a railway inspector, [?] suddenly at the Bathurst railway station when proceeding from Forbes to Sydney to undergo an operation for an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holiday Tram Traffic. Sydney
During the New Year holidays the metropolitan trams carried over there million passengers, but the revenue for the second week of the holidays showed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft at Railway Station. Over £50 Stolen
A theft was recently committed at the Tamworth Railway booking office when over £50 was taken from the cash-box during the early hours of the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Employees Gratified. Provisions of New Act. SYDNEY
The Railway Act Amendment Act which came into operation yesterday gratified a large number of railway employees principally by those provisions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Clerical Staff. Increase in Wages to be Given. SYDNEY
A deputation from the Staff Officers' Association interviewed the Chief Railway Commissioner to-day asking that the lowest grades of the clerical staff of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Walking on the Rails. Old Man Killed by Tram. SYDNEY
An old man, whose name has not been ascertained, was killed by a train near Doonside railway station this morning. The face was smashed almost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle and Car Collide
A collision between a motor car and motor cycle with sidecar occurred at the corner of Peel and Fitzroy streets, Tamworth, just at dusk on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Floods. Only Half Clermont Bodies Recovered. Rockhampton in Peril. Enormous Damage to Railways. SYDNEY
The latest reports concerning the Queensland floods show that 10,000 tons of sugar were lost. The flood waters are pouring into the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Love's Cross Roads."
A splendid lesson in self-sacrifice is to be learnt from "Love's Cross Roads," an intensely interesting drama which the management of Ison's Picture Palace…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mehi Bridge Closed
The Mehi bridge has been closed since last Tuesday for redecking purposes. All traffic will, therefore, have to cross the river below the police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balkans Bridge Wrecked. LONDON
The Admiralty naval aeroplanes attacked and wecked one span of the Culeliburgas railway bridge over the Maritza River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident Near Gosford. Woman Killed by Train. SYDNEY
Mrs. Alice Branscombe, a resident of Woolahra was run over by a train at Tascotte platform, near Gosford, and killed, instantly. She and her brother…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trans-continental Railway Nearly Completed. Sydney
It is believed that the Tran-Australian railway will be open for traffic about July next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →