Fall From a Train
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Trooper W. J. Russell, encamped at Liverpool, fell from a train last night between Ashfield and Croydon. He was lying on the permanent way for six hours…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
1,431 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 72
Unrest in Fiji Natives Getting Out of Hand. Attempt to Wreck the C.S.R. Co.'s Train. Sydney
News from Fiji, cabled from Wellington, N.Z., states that Europeans are beginning to be exercised over the native unrest. Several attempts have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Gentle Annie." Armoured Motor. First Car Completed. Melbourne
The first armoured motor car to be built in the Commonwealth is practically completed, and will be handed over the the Defence Department in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of a Soldier. Collapses in Tram. Sydney
A soldier, travelling on a tram in George street West, collapsed and fell to the floor. He was taken to the hospital, where life was pronounced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathurst Railway Robbery. Detectives Make an Arrest
SYDNEY, Monday.—Detectives have arrested Herbert Elbourne in connection with the alleged robbery at Bathurst railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Car Catches Fire. Two Passengers Injured
SYDNEY, Monday.—About 7 o'clock to-night a tram car in Elizabeth-street, Redfern, caught fire through overheating the controlling box. Miss Sullivan, 19, was severely cut…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Affairs. Tramway Dispute
SYDNEY, Monday.—The hearing of the dispute between the New South Wales Tramway Union and the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways commenced to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Railway Works
MELBOURNE, Monday.—As the result of the curtailment of the programme of railway works, Victoria is likely to save a total of £565,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Bridge on Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A railway bridge between Turrawan and Tihbere-na, near Narrabri, was damaged by fire this morning. Efforts were made to extinguish the flames, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Car Burnt. £400 Insurance. Grafton
A Pew car valnea at £650, the property of Harold Gale, who is conducting a passenger service between Maclean Grafton, and Glen Innes, was burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Compensation. Carelessness by Railway Officers
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It has transpired that the cost to the Railway Department for repairs to waggons damaged in accidents last year was £357,000, as well as compensation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Decentralisation. Mr. Cann on Railway, Proposals
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Cann, referring to expenditure on public works, said: "Our object all along lias been to encourago and give effect to decentralisation. We have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Educational Facilities. Children of Railway Workers
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Griffith (Minister for Education) promised consideration, to a request for greater educational facilities for the children of workers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Motor Requirements. Dodge Brothers. Car-Specially Adapted to [?] Needs
The adve[?] Brothers new ear in the [?] has been welcomed [?] in the introduction [?] adapted, both…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Refreshment Rooms
Applicants for the position of manager of the railway refreshment rooms under the proposed new scheme consider that they have a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Employee Fined. SYDNEY
John William Creek, 33, a railway employee, was fined £15 at the Redfern Police Court to–day for stealing goods worth £2, in default three months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land Slide Railway Line Blocked. Sydney
The traffic on the Mudgee line was temporarily interrupted by a land slip. The immense body of stone covered one line for a distance of about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Copper Seized. Found in Railway Trucks. London
Two tons of copper were found in Swedish railway trucks, hidden beneath some cabbages, going to Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Well-deserved Rebuke. the Minister and Railway Men. Echo of Darling Harbor Strike. "You Cannot Have Both."
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A deputation representing the Railway and Tramway Association interviewed Mr. Cann, and asked him to repudiate the action of the Chief Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Landslip. Railway Embankment Damaged
SYDNEY, Thursday.—As a result of heavy rain a serious landslip occurred on the railway line between Capertee and Cullen Bullen last night. About 50 feet of the embankment…
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