Motor Traction. Use on the Farm
AN INTERESTING PAPER. In a paper read at a conference of farmers in Adelaide, Mr W. Hunt writes:—…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
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Railway Meeting at Adelong
The public, meeting convened for Tuesday last, at the Oddfellows' Hall, Adelong, was not so well attended as was anticipated, but those present were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Sleepers. a Serious Outlook. Sydney
Mr. Harper, Assistant Railway Commissioner, giving evidence before the Public Works Committee, expressed the opinion that the exportation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canadian Customs. Drastic Legislation. Railways and Banks. Ottawa, Jan. 12
The House of Commons has reassembled. Replying to Sir F. Borden, the Premier stated that the Government was prepared to take the full…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways Strike. Throughout Portugal. Spain Affected. Madrid, Jan. 12
Following the announcement of a general strike on the railways throughout Portugal, Senor Castillo announces that Spanish trains are unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways. Buoyant Revenue. Sydney
The railway and tramway revenue continue to increase. The receipts last week' showed a comparative excess of nearly £26,000…
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THE majority of Australians arc, it must be conceded, apt to consider State owned railways as the natural order of things…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Strike. Lisbon Shops Re-open. Compromise Effected. a Weekly Day of Rest. Lisbon, Jan. 13
The shops at Lisbon have re-opened and the postal service is restored. A new decree has been issued which arranges for a weekly day of rest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reservoir Bursts. Train Derailed and People Killed. London, Jan. 15
A cable from Madrid states that on Friday night last, a spring under the masonry caused the bursting of a reservoir, measuring 250,000 cubic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Cables. Railway Collision. New York, Jan. 15
Six persons were killed and 18 injured by a collision on the New York Central railway…
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A favorable reply has been received in response to the petition signed by farmers in the Henty district requesting the Railway Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fell from Tram. Man Cut to Pieces. Sydney
A man, at present unidentilied, was cut to pieces on the railway line at Redfern yesterday afternoon. His head was smashed to a pulp and one arm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Portuguese Railway Strike. Companies' Liberal Offer. Rejected by Men. Lisbon, Jan. 15
The railway companies in Portugal have offered to increase the employes' wages by £30,000 a year, with nine hours a day and free passes to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Freights. Municipalities and Shires. Concessions Asked. Sydney
A deputation representing the Local Government Association, interviewed the Chief Railway Commissioner to-day, and asked that a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways in Persia. Position of Russia and Other Countries. London, Jan. 16
Despatches from Constantinople state that Germany has assured the Porte that the negotiations which are still progressing with Russia deal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bohemian Twins. Should They Pay Two Railway Fares? London, Jan. 16
The Bohemian twin sisters. Yosefa and Rosa Blazed, who are inseparably joined together, arriving in London, from Edinburgh, to undergo an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Strike. How It Ended. Citizen's Take a Hand. Lisbon, Jan. 16
Although the railroad strike was ended yesternight, by granting concessions to the strikers, the townspeople really were the cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision. Two Drivers and Stoker Killed. London, Jan. 16
A passenger train from Paris to Viere, when near the latter place, collided with a ballast train. The two drivers and a stoker were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempted Train Wrecking. Obstruction in Front of Hobart Mail. Hobart
An attempt was made to wreck the mail train from launceston to Hobert this morning. In the cutting at the Botanical Gardens a large stone,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Claims Liability of Railways. Total Amount £50,000. ALBURY
Following upon the verdict recently given at Wagga for £3120 damages in an action brought by Mrs. Watson against the Railway Commissioners in…
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