Peculiar Railway Accident. a Passenger's Mistake
Mrs. janet Robinson, a passenger by the express from melbourne, had (the "Daily News" says)a narrow escape from serious injury on Monday night…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
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Royal Commission on N.s.w. Railways. Inharmonious Relations Proved
The Royal Commission of inquiry into te administration of N.S.W. railways issued its third report—that dealing with inharmonious relations between the three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. the Tramways Purchased. a Big Deal
The present Government has brought off a transaction which had beaten all the ingenuity of the Jenkins-cum-Butler administrations. They have come to a definite…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Absent Motor. a Lost Vote
"Is it coming said the old man. The girl poked her head further out of the cottage window; then stepped back into the room…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Commission. SYDNEY Friday, April 6th
The Inquiry by Royal Commission into the [?] relations existing between the Railways Commissioners reached its final stages this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Tenders
The following tenders for roadwork in the Wagga district have been opened, the lowest tenderers being:—For i contract 47-05/6, road Wagga to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Assaulted in a Train. an Extraordinary Story
A man has reported to the police that he was assaulted in a railway carriage near Summer Hill on Monday night. To escape his attackers, he says, he got…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Easter Monday Picnic. Railway Excursion to Junee
The Catholic Schools Picnic and railway excuesion was held on Easter Monday. During the post, 14 years these excursions nave been held…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Most Wonderful Bridge in the World
From the professional or technical point of view, the Victoria Bridge over Zambesi River is not, of course, anything very remarkable. It cannot, for instance, be…
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Messrs. Ness Lazarus, Donnelly and Nixon were introduced by Mr. Burgess, M.L.A to Mr. Lee, Minister for Works, in respect to a grant to the…
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The following letter has been sent to us for publication:—"Office of the Railway Commissioners, Sydney, April 12, 1906. Sir,—With reference to your…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Revenue
During the past nine months the railways earned an additional amount of £383,676 at a comparatively slight additional working cost, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News. City a Mass of Debris in Three Minutes. Steamers and Ships Sunk. 2,500 Deaths. Estimated Damage, £20,000,000. Railway Under Water. Several Shocks in Other Cities. Sydney, 9.11 a.m
The San Francisco earthquake shock the city like a feather, and buildings rocked like poplars in a gale. In three minutes the city was a mass…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Temora-barrellan Railway
The Mayor asked the Minister if it was the intention of the Department to continue the extension of the railway from the Ariah Park section--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Road to Lobbs' Hole. Public Meeting
ON Tuesday evening last a public meeting was held at Lobbs' Hole for the purpose of discussing resolutions urging the Government to proceed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality
A number of trucks attached to an engine collided with another train near Kurra[?]ang (West Australia), on Friday night. The fireman, Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Squabble
It is understood the Cabinet will take some definite action this week in regard to the squabbled among the Railway Commissioners…
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At St. Michael's Church on Sunday evening the Rev. Father Slattery referred to the Sunday School picnic held on Easter Monday. He said the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. SYDNEY, Monday. the Railway Commissioners
It is understood that the Cabinet will take definite action this week in regard to the squabbles amongst the Railway Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir Thos Lipton' Adventure. Arrested While Motoring
Sir Thos Lipton had, during a recent motor tour in France, a somewhat unpleasant experience of the ways of the French peasant where motorists are…
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