Mr. Doyle on Roads. (To the Editor.)
Sir.—The very lueid report.of the Works Department officer, W. A. Doyle, has raised Cain in the vicinity of Terania Shire Council in connection with the Tuntable…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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A Big Combine. Control of the Westery Railways Plan Under Consideration. New York
The financial magnates intersted in the western railroads are considering a plan to merge all the hill railroads with the Rock Island and the Gould roads. the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prince of Tramps
Captain H. M. Seaton, who styles himself "The Prince of Tramps," has completed a walking tour of 84,700 miles to win a wager of £7000. He undertook the task…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. Express Over an Embankment. Winnipeg
The Canadian Northern Edmonton and Winnipeg express ran over an embankment at Cole, Saskatchewan., Twenty-seven were injured, some fatally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring to Newcastle. the Coastal Trip
The following particulars of roads and times taken on a motor trip from Lismore to Newcastle, as supplied by Mr. S. Simmons, will prove Interesting and valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Teaching New Tram Men. Business Prople to Be Punished. Later
About 30 learners are out on the Brisbane tramcars to-day to replace the badge inch. Pickets are taking the names of the business people riding on the trams with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Strike. Meeting of De[?]egates. General Strike Probable, Brisbane
A meeting of the advisory committee of the Australian Labour Federation, Brisbane branch, and representatives of the Railway Guards' Association, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Mother's Long Tramp
An instance of what a mother is prepared to undergo for the sake of her child came under our (says the Inverell "Argus") notice recently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tableland Railway. New League Formed. Meeting at Lismore
Pursuant to advertisement notice a public meeting was held at the Council Chambers, Lismore, yesterday, at 11 a.m., for the purpose of urging upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Will He Climb Down. Brisbane Tramway Trouble. Threats of a General Strike. Brisbane
The Brisbane wharf labourers held a men's meeting this morning to consider the tramway trouble. It is understood they decided to strike if called upon by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Connection with the Tableland
At a meeting of representative residents of the interested districts held at Lismore on Thursday morning, the agitation for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casino-Tenterfield Railway. League Formed in Lismore
A public meeting convened by the Mayor was held in Lismore on Thursday last, for the purpose of urging on the Government the necessity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peculiar Railway Accident
A ballast train laden with rails for the duplication of the main line was being unloaded outside Gatton station on Tuesday (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor-car As Peacemaker
"The motor-car, and indeed all forms of communication, are doing their steady and generally unrecognised work in favor of better relations. It is mainly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Strike. Tram Wrecking Attemited. Appeal to the Government. Brisbane
The Brisbane tramway trouble continues without any very serious disordor. The Commissioner of Police received some threatening letters from persons who…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Early Disturbers. Put Out at Wrong Port. Railway Navvies' Disturbance Sydney
A batch of 115 navvies arrived at Taree per steamer Electra from. Sydney. They "were for the Taree-Wauchope section of the North Coast railway. They should…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A General, Strike. Brisbane Tramway Trouble. Giving the Employers a Turn. Sydney
A conference of delegates at Brisbane, representing the whole of Queensland, carried the following resolution yesterday:— "This meeting of delegates, representing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway to the Coast
AT a public meeting held in Lismore on Thursday and attended by representatives from most, of the district centres, it was decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. Rockslide Terminates Gatally. Vancouver
Donald Mann, on the Canadian Northern railway, narrowly escered injury through a rockslide which derailed a portion of the Vancouver-Seattle train. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Tramway Strike. a Gleam of Hope. General Strike Delayed. Brisbane
The latent, from Brisbane states that there is some hope of a settlement of the tramway trouble, or at least a postponement of the general strike…
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