Train and Thunderbolt
A remarkable and sensational incident was witnessed from a train close to the West Eyreton railway station, N.Z., recently. A thunderstorm broke out, and…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Riverina · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1909
585 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 30
Railway Workers and Laborers
Two well-attended meetings of the Clarence Tunnel, N.S.W., Branch of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association, were held last week, Mr. Hugh…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Railway Game Bag
The list of unconsidered railway casualties is quite a large one. Not long ago a signalman employed near Workshop, in Nottinghamshire published the details…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Smash. Train and Waggon Collide. One Man Killed
A serious railway accident occurred on Thursday morning, at Marshalltown crossing, three miles from Geelong, on the Colic line, one man being killed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural Intelligence. Train Exhibits and Lecturers
To secure a wider distribution of agricultural intelligence is a necessity that should never be lost sight of by the Government (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rights of Railway Travellers
The Railway Commissioners have take a common sense stop in making it illegal for one passenger to take the seat of another who has left it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Storms. Waterspout Causes Flood. Girl Killed by Lightning. Railway Washed Away. Sydney
Reports received from the country today show that severe thunderstorms were experienced throughout the State yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Picnic
The annual railway picnic and sports of Junee and Southern districts will be held on the Wagga Show Grounds on Monday, March 29th. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Crossing Accident
A shocking railway fatality occurred at a Railway crossing near Marshalltown, Vic., last week. Six men in a waggonette drove up to the crossing and apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Railway Duplication at Hornsby. Workers Organizing
Trouble arose among the men engaged on the Hornsby to Hawkesbury railway duplication works last week, and they threatened to strike on account of the low wages and…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A Motor Tragedy End of a Pleasure Party
A correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" telegraphed from New York on 7th October:— A large Panhard touring car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cross-country Railway
WE now have Temora on the one side trying to secure a deviation of the railway from Forbes to the southern line, and Young on the other. The former…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Picnic (To the Editor, Wagga "Advertiser")
Sir.—As citizens we should feel highly honored to think that Wagga has again been selected as the best place to hold the annual picnic of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Germany. Towns Under Water. Railways Blocked—bridges Wrecked. London, Feb. 7
Extraordinary floods have occurred in Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, sod Tyrol, owing to the sudden melting of snow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Men's Wages. Arbitrators Decision. Concessions and Reductions. London
A dispute between the North-Western Railway Company and its 30,000 employee on the question of wages and working conditions was referred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Free Trains and Trams
The PLL Conference on Friday night carried a resolution that medical examination and treatment of adults should be undertaken by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tram Accident. Sydney
A tramcar and a van collided in Pitt-street this afternoon, resulting in two men receiving injuries necessitating their removal to the hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Road Traffic
The expansion of the business of the Shire and the need for facing a largely increased expenditure on repairing old and forming new roads was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Amalgamated Railway Picnic
The twenty-fourth annual Amalgamated Railway Picnic (section Harden to Albury and branch lines) is advertised to take place on the Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway "Re-classification."
Discontent exists among workers both inside and outside the railway service at the re-classification, scheme which, was recently introduced by the Railways…
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