Railway Incident. Driver Drops Unconscious. Brisbane
The driver of the Sydney mail train fell unconscious last night as the train left Rosewood. The fireman and a spare guard brought…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
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Japanese Railways to Be Leased to a Foreign Syndicate. London
Owing to the failure of their nationalisation Japan now proposes to lease the railways to a foreign syndicate which will extend and improve them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Milk Van Takes Fire. Contents Totally Burnt. Sydney
The milk van attached to the Goulburn express was noticed to be on fire yesterday as the train was approaching the station and an alarm was raised but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Coast Railway. Grafton
A public meeting at South Grafton last night carried a resolution urging the construction of the South Grafton-Coff's Harbout sections of the North Coast railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Casino-Coraki Railway
This proposed [?] of railway was again brought under the notice of the public by a meeting held on Wednesday last at Tatham at[?] which delegates from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Commissioners Sued. Damages of £200 Awarded. Sydney
An action was brought by a commercial traveller named Herbert Morgan against the Chief Commissioner of Railways, claiming £1000 damages for alleged breach of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Inquiries. Taree
Mr. Ussher, of the Railway Department, [?] here again making inspections, etc…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dishonest Railway Clerk. London
Henry sice, clerk in the London NorthWestern parcels office has been sentenced to 18 months for theft. Five others stand remanded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sudden Death in a Train. Sydney
Henry Thompson, a resident of Sydney, was taken ill while in the train on the way to Bathurst and died while being removed to an hospital. Death was dub to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Coast Railway. How Tenders Will Be Called. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon the Secretary for Works (Hon. C. A. Lee) stated that tenders for the remaining portion of the first section of the North…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casino-Crafton Railway
At a conference of Municipal and Shire Councilors and other district organisations held at Grafton, Mayor Page presiding, the following resolution was adopted—"That…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The World's Railways
Australia, despite the fact that she has neither rivers nor canals worth speaking of as an aid to transportation, does not figure very largely as an owner of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Commissioners Sued. Sydney
John B. Smith to-day commenced an action against the Railway Commissioners, claiming £2000 damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained in the Werris…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Clerk Absconds. London
Giometta, a railway clerk at Chiasso, Italty, has absconded with £7000 sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dangerous Trees on Roads
The sad case at Murwillumbah, where a young lad was killed by a falling tree, reminds many that similar accidents may befall them through overhanging trees on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railway
IN the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday afternoon the Secretary for Works (Hon. C. A. Lee) stated that tenders for the remaining portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Milk Van Takes Fire
THE milk van attached to the Goulburn express was noticed to be on fire on Friday as the train was approaching the station and an alarm was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Casino-Coraki Railway
THE new editor of the "North Coast Daily News " made the mistake of writing an article upon a subject he is entirely unacquainted with when he penned the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Commissioners Sued. Heavy Damages Awarded. Sydney
The action, John B. Smith versus the Railway Commissioners, claiming £2,000 damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained in the Werris Creek accident was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Northern Star Published Daily. Saturday, April 4, 1908. Raised Platforms for the Railways
Raised platforms for the railway which have been supplied to-all stations to the south of Lismore are now such a necessity on the northern section that they must be…
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