Dooley's "Double." Bridge for Paddy's River. Tourists' Little Joke
Impersonating a Premier is a pastime which may not pay, but the instance which is reported from the vicinity of Marulan is scarcely one of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1922
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Terania Shire. Meeting of the Council Repairs to Various Roads
A meeting of the Terania Shire Council was held on Friday. Those present were:—Crs. J. Somerville (deputy-president), T. W. Green, W.W. James, R. W. Simes, the dark…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gates on Public Road. Council has no Authority
Recently a request was made to the Murwilliimbah Municipal Council by Tygalgah farmers for permission to erect a gate across Tumbulgum Road, near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Cooking on Railway Trains
There was introduced recently on one of England's main lines a unique service, that of electric cooking for the dining cars. The train thus unusually equipped…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Boon to Motorists
Anyone who has attempted to fill a grease cup with any kind of grease lubricator will know how difficult it is to perform this operation without making…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Industrial World Discontent in the Railways. Engineers Claim £100,000 Back Pay. SYDNEY
Officials of the Amalgamated Engineers' Society say that, their discontent throughout the railway and tramway services…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Licenses. Shire Council's Retort
The Tweed Shire Clerk (Mr. R. Freeman) has written a further letter to the Murwillumbah Municipal Council with reference to the matter of vehicle and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers' Pay. 12s Per Week Extra. the Government Decision
SYDNEY, Friday.—It was stated to-day that the Cabinet, had requested the Railway Commissioners to pay railway and tramway members of the Amalgamated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Precautionary Measures Railway Department Active. Special Staff of Men
SYDNEY, Friday.—It was stated to-day by the Secretary for Railways that every precautionary measure is being taken for tha prevention of an outbreak of plague by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Good Roads. Era of Concrete
"We must scrap all our preconceived ideas of roadmaking for horses and slow-moving vehicles with iron tyres, and construct our roads for fast-driven…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ganger Prevents Train-wrecking (Reuter.)
JOHANNESBURG, Saturday.—It is now clear that there was a concerted commando movement on the whole Reef at night time to damage the railways, etc., and pull out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Queensland. Train's Narrow Escape. BRISBANE
It is stated in a message from Townsville that the train to Home Hill at five o'clock on Saturday morning tan onto the Burdekin river bridge into three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Runaway Train Quard Dies at His Post. Two Men Injured. MELBOURNE
A serious collision between two goods trains occurred between Macedon and Woodend at 1.30 a.m. to-day. The 8.35 p.m. through goods train to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Queensland. Train Runs Into Water. Passengers Rescued by Boat. Fitzroy Overflows Its Banks
BRISBANE, Sunday.—A Townsville message states that the train to Home Hill at five o'clock Saturday morning ran on to the Burdekin bridge into three feet of water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Platform at Dirty Flat
Mr. Berdriau M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the secretary of the Railway Commissioners: With[?] to your letter of the 8th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Railway Trouble. 77,000 Engine Drivers Out. Aerial Service Proposed. (Reuter.)
The Berlin branch of the German Railway BERLIN, Friday.—The Government manifesto [?]ochibiting a railway strike has apparently greatly aggravated the situation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Garage. Motor Buses Destroyed
SYDNEY, Saturday.—About midnight a fire broke oat in the garage of William Alfred Hales, motor 'bus proprietor, Paddington, caused by a carburettor back firing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision on Railway. a Guard Killed. Van and Trucks Smashed
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Owing to the couplings of a heavily laden goods train snapping a serious accident occurred on the railway line between Macedon and Woodend…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germans on Strike. General Railway Stoppage. Few Trains Running. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Thursday.—Reuter's Berlin correspondent states a general strike of railway men arising out of a wages dispute has begun. It was preceded yesterday by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike Outrage. Attack on African Railways. the Petticoat Commando. (Reuter.)
JOHANNESBURG, Friday.—The Workers' Federation has decided to accept the invitation contained in the Premier's letter to make use of Government machinery for the…
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