Queensland Railway Works
Speakinp at the opening of the Goombungee, Qld., line, the Minister for Lands stated that the Government was formulating a scheme by which labour could be…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
1,227 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 62
An Aeroplane Invention. London
The Paris correspondent of the London "Express" states that two French engineers, MM. Rollet and Tissier, have invented a sphere of steel springs, which they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Accident. a Girl Killed. Adelaide
A serious motor accident occurred between 8 and 9 o'clock last night at Lyndoch. A motor car driven by Mr. Bert May, carrying his wife, his sister-in-law,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tenterfield to Casino Railway
At a meeting of the Tenterfield Railway League recently it was unanimously decided to co-operate with the Lismore Chamber of Commerce in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paper Motor Tyres Coming
It is surprising that paper, which is used for waggon wheels, has not yet been adopted for the manufacture of motor-car tyres. An…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Railway Workers
An express dashed into a gang of platelayers at Battersbea and three were Killed and two injured…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Boat Sinks
With the unexpected rise in the river yesterday, a motor boat owned by Mr. Glaister, and moored under the willows between B.A.T. Co.'s mill and the bridge,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strike. Vancouver
A strike has paralysed the traffic on a thousand miles of the lines on the Mexican branch of the Southern Pacific Railway Coy., which refuses to grant demands for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Train Derailed. Vancouver
A train on the Chicago and Rock Island line dashed into a cow at Fort Smith, in Arkansas, and was derailed. Thirty versons were injured, and in four cases…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Department and Farmers
The attitude of the Railway Department towards the damage done by the recent heavy rains to wheat in uncovered trucks is being resented by farmers and shippers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision. Bravery of Officials. Sydney
A serious collision occurred at Redfern railway station early this morning. Two coupled runaway engines crashed into ten standing empty carriages. The pointsmen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mexican Railway, Strike. Traffic Resumed. Vancouver
The Mexican train men on the Southern Pacific Railway have secured their demands for an increase in wages, and traffic has been resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tenterfield Railway League
A MEETING of the above League was held in the Town Hall, Tenterfield, on Friday week, when there was a fair attendance, the chair being occupied by the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Decentralisation Commission Defence Railways. Military Expert's Opinion. Sydney
Major-General Hoad gave evidence to-day before the Decentralisation Commission. Witness said the present N.S.W. railways disclosed a strategical weakness owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cars. Charges Against Importers. Sydney
During the last tow days at least three Sydney firms trailing in motor cars have, on the motion of the Customs authorities, been served with writs for aliened…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Train Bolts. Sydney
A heavily laden coal train became unmanageable while descending a steep grade near Adamstown, in the Newcastle district, yesterday afternoon. Gathering speed as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Buses or Railless Trams
It was mentioned that the Minister for Works had intimated that he contemplated getting three or four motor omnibuses and trying them on a route which would take…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ballina-Booyong Railway
Among the correspondence read at the Ballina council meeting recently was a copy of Mr. Surveyor Hixson's long delayed report on the Ballina…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster. Eleven Persons Killed. Ghastly Rescue Scenes. London
A collision occurred between a passenger and coal train in the Rhondda Valley in Wales. Carriages were telescoped, and passengers were caught in the wreckage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Cablegrams. Johannesburg Tram Strike. London
A strike took place on the Johannesburg trams yesterday. All the conductors and motormen went out, demanding the dismissal of an obnoxious inspector. The…
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