Wagga. Tumbarutuba Railway
Mr. J. C. Baruard has just bec[?] appointed resident engineer on the Wagga to Tumbarumba railway. Mr. B[?] who was formerly resident engineer for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
1,220 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 61
Intense Excitement. the Railway Position. Service Disorganised. Shops to Be Closed Up. a State of Siege. Portentous Development Anticipated. "Greatest Union Triumph in History,"
Brisbane is seething with excitement. So farr the railway, engineers, firemen, and guards are loyal, but detection of the railway employees…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike in New Zealand. Tramway Employees Go Out. Wellington
The Municipal Tramway employees to-day went on strike, in defiance of the law requiring 14 days notice. The reason of the strike is the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brisbane Upset General Strike Feared. Business Paralysed. Trams Suspended. Violence Apprehended. Brisbane
A threatened general strike commenced this morning, and business is paralysed in all directions. The tram service is entirely suspended, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hatpins and Tram Steps
"A few men have been stabbed or scratched by hatpins, and a bylaw has been passed enforcing women to cover the offending points," says a writer in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brisbane Tramway Lock-out. Obstinate Attitude of Manager Badger. Has Forced a General Strike
The lock-out of drivers and conductors by the manager of the Brisbane Tramway Company last week developed before Monday of this week into a matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Careless Train Driving. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")
Sir,—I would like to draw attention, through your column, to a growing evil in connection with our train service. I will cite a specific…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Noted Tramp Steer Shot
The famous steer which escaped from Butcher Obert's pen, Lebighton, a year ago, and which had been shot at a hundred times, but escaped traps set…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Threat by Unionist. Southern Tram Men Concerned. Brisbane
One of the union leaders declared last night that the next move would be to call Out the western unions, then those in the north, whilst the tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways and the Producers
The official reply of the Railway Department to the representations of the member for the district, speaking for Coolamon and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Journalists Refuse Affiliation. the Railway Men. Said to Be Weakening. Brisbane
At a meeting of the Queensland, District of the Australian Journalists' Association in Brisbane this morning, it was decide by an overwhelming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tombarumba Railway. Work to Commence Next Week
Much satisfaction will be felt locally at the news received in Wagga yesterday that the work on the construction of the new railway line from Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Invention. by Wagga Resident. Will Revolutionise Motor Industry. Easy Travel on Solid Tyres
Big things have been claimed for an invention in motor chassis suspension, the work of a well-known Wagga resident, Mr. J. J. Charley, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tripoli Campaign. Italians Use Aeroplane. London
Rossi, an Italian aviator, accompanied by a passenger, flew over the Turks camp at Tobruk and successfully dropped bombs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Railway. Wagga to Tumbarumba. Estates Proclaimed. Over 100,000 Acres Covered
It is notified in the Government "Gazette" of Wednesday last that Lord Chelmsford, the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga to Tumbarumba Railway Large Estates Proposed to Be Resumed
A notice was published in the Government "Gazette" of Wednesday, last notifying the proposed resumption under the provisions of Section 5…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Revolution of the Motor Car Ex-wagga Residents Invention. Floated for £200,000
Motor car people are much Interested Just now in as invention in motor chasis suspension by Mr. J. J. Charley, for very many years a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train on Fire. Two Carriges Destroyed. Sydney
An fire broke out on a train from Bainsdale, between Lindmow and Fernbank Stations, yesterday afternoon. Two cars were completely destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mitchell Shire Council. Special and Ordinary Meetings. Election of President. More Road Machinery to Be Purchased
Two meetings of the Mitchell Shire Council were held at the headquarters in Wagga on Friday, a full attendance of representatives being present at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Strike Unsettled. WELLINGTON
The Wellington tram strike continues. No evidence of a settlement is as yet apparent…
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