Pelican Creek Bridge. the Official Opening
Wednesday last was a day which will be remembered in the history of Spring Grove, when about 300 residents and visitors assembled bn the spot to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
1,386 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 70
Tenterfield Casino Railway
The Tenterfield "Courier" says:-- "At a meeting of the Tenterfield Agricultural Society Committee, the Hon. J. Wetherspoon, M.L.C., who had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steeple As Motor Trap. Policeman Spy in Church Tower
A sergeant belonging to the Warwickshire police force stationed at Shipston-on-Stour devised a novel plan to capture motorists on Saturday last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Accident. Rafls Maliciously Greased. Salt Lake City
Greased rails caused the wreck of a train at Bingham, with the loss of four lives. The engine fell over the embankment, landing on the roofs of a bank and other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Runaway Engine. Crashes Into Passenger Train. Passengers Escape Injury. Melbourne
A runaway engine at Bairnsdale station, Victoria, crashed into a passenger train at the platform. The guards van was wrecked, its girders being telescoped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pelican Creek Bridge. the Official Opening
Weddnesday last was a day which will be rememberad in the history of Spring Grove when about 300 residents and visitors assembled on the spot to signalise the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Suspensions. Railway Works Shutting Down. London
An increasing number of large firms have notified their intention to suspend, in the event of a strike, ineluding the Chatham railway works, the Ashford, North-western…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tenterfield-Casino Railway. a Clarence River Advocate
"Bonamy," in the Maclean "Advorate " lets his pen go: -- " Notice that Lismore has got another spurt on in connection with railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Good Train Collision. Sydney
A good train, whilst shunting at Clyde this evening, collided with a number of empty-trucks, some being wrecked and others, derailed. There was no injury to life,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How Hens Originated the Railway Whistle
Who would imagine the marketing of eggs could have anything to do with inventing the railway whistle? When locomotives were first built…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Men Strike. Sydney
A strike has taken place at the tramway construction works at Narrabeen. Sixty men are affected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramp's Suicide. an Astounding Story. of a Man's Effort to Die
At Liskeard, Mr. A. De C. Glubb, County Coroner, held at inquest on the body of the tramp who committed suicide under extraordinary conditions. The man, who had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Tram Accident. Killed Under the Wheels. Sydney
While a racecourse tram was dashing along Elizaboth this afternoon, an anknown man run across the road and made a jump for the step of the front…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway. Third Section Still Incomplete. Sydney
The steam navvy, a gigantic piece of muchlnery, which was recently put together at Wingham, has already been brought into requisition at the slip. Between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Strike. Unions Resuming Unconditionally. Trams Start Running at Night. Appeal Against the Badge Sydney
There was an important development last night, when the Bricklayers Union in Brisbane took a secret ballot, and decided, by 31 votes to 14, to resume work to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Version of the Verdict. Strike Killed by a Tram Car. (By Special Commissioner.) SYDNEY
There was a fair attendance "at the Trades Hall on Wednesday morning. When Mr. Covne referred to the arbitration award, he said he had doubt that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Court. Variations in Railway and Tramway Awards. an Adjcurnment Asked For. Sydney
in the Industrial Court to-day, Mr. Catts, secretary for the Amalgamated Railways and Tramways Association, asked for an adjournment to allow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed in Train Smash. One of Eight Miners Injured in Welsh Collision Dies In Hospital
One Of the eight miners injured in a train collision near Dowlis on Saturday died in hospital at night (says a London paper of November 26.)…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Peculiar Resentment. Attacking a Governor Throuch High. Tram Fares. Kingston, Jamacia
In resentment of the price of tramway fares, the moh attacked the paol and assaulted the Covernor and his side de camp. In attempting their rescue a party…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strained Relations. Government and Railway Commissioner. Defiance of Ministerial Authority. Sydney
It is understood that a serious friction exists between Mr. Johnson, Chief. Railway Commissioner, and the Ministry. It is no secret that the trouble has been brewing for…
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