Tram Smash. Departmental Inquiry. Sydney
The Departmental Board, which has been inquiring into the circumstances surrounding the tram smash which occurred in King-street, reports that the accident was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
1,199 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 60
Brisbane Tramway Men Hold Two Large Meetings. to Consider Tramway Award. Brisbane
Two largely attended meetings of the Brisbane Tramway Employees' Association were held yesterday to consider the fra[?]way Award, and it is stated that over [?]00…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railwaymen. a Strong Union. Bid for Political Power. Sydney
The Railway Workers' Conference advises the unions to take part in the Labour Leagues in order that they may control the selection ballots. The union has a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Scattered. Train Smashes Motor Car. London
While conveying gold to pay wages at Purfleet, a motor car stuck in a railway crossing, and the train smashed the car. The occupants escaped without injury, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railwaymen. "Conciliator-in-chief." London, Friday Evening
The London and North-Western Railway Company declares that it is satisfied with the results of a prolongod experiment with a "grievance hearer" who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Bandits. Audacious Robbery. Chicago Jewellery Theft. Chicago
Four automobile, bandits wrecked a jeweller's window and escaped with a tray of valuable diamonds. The police used their revolvers unsuccessfully. A fashionably…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Column. (This, column being open for the expressions of different opinions on public matters, they are to be considered as those of correspondents, and not necessarily endorsed by us. Communications must be written in ink only.) Cattle on the Road. (To the Editor.)
Sir.—We all like to give honour to whom honour is due. I think Mr. Ritchie, the chairman of Gundurimba Shire Council, deserves high praise for his untiring…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New England Motor Co
During the past week the telephone has been installed in the head office of this company at Casino, and patrons will now find they can…
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The Minister for Public Works has received a further report from the chief engineer for railway and tramway construction regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Employees. Increased Wages Demanded. Sydney
The New South Wales Railways Traffic Employees' Association has drawn up a log of claims for submission to the Wages Board. Alround increases are demanded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minister Disgusted. North Coast Railway Troubles. Mr. Griffith Warns Contractors. Sydney
"I'm dead full of these contractors who are always keeping public works hung up," declared the Minister of Works to-day. Mr. Griffith explained he had been unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Road Race
A bicycle handicap road race for youths was ridden yesterday afternoon, when 13 riders competed for three prizes donated by Mr. K. Falls. The course was from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Died in the Train. Brisbane
James Ferguson, aged 45, a salesman residing at Newmarket, died in the train this morning on his way to work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lost Memory. After Fall From Train. Knew Nothing But His Name. Sydney
A peculiar affair was reported to the police to-night, A youth of about 18 was seen Walking along the railway line in a dazed fashion near the Homebush Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor Car
The fact that three-quarters of a million pounds were spent in this State last year on motor cars, says the "D. Telegraph," is striking evidence of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Accident. Calcutta
Two Bengall jute brokers, while motoring, endeavoured to avoid a buffalo. The car tell into a ditch, both being pinned underneath and incinerated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Accident. Two Men Seriously Injured. Sydney
A motor car overturned at Five Dock this afternoon, and two motorists, named Bates and Wood, were pinned underneath. When extricated they were found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ganger's Fate. Mangled to Death by Train. Sydney
A railway gangor named John Catlice was knocked down by a passing train near St. Peters station this morning, and sustained terrible injuries. He died shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Accident
An accident occurred on Wednesday at the Wyrallah ferry in which several Casino residents figured. It appears that owing to the pony races…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Siding
The matter of providing a railway siding was bound up with the question of removing the existing Binna Burra station to a point in the vicinity of the factory…
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