Motor-car Catches Fire
The engine of a motor-car, the property of Messrs. Meurant and Blake, caught fire on Tuesday afternoon, while travelling between the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
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Tram aud Waggons Collide. Drivers Narrow Escape. Sydney
As the result of a collision in King-street this morning a tram was considerably damaged, while two large ice waggons, were almost completely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Retrenchment Resisted Railway Men Complain. Capetown
It is reported that there are grave prospects of further trouble in the railway workshops of South Africa. The men complain of Arbitrary dismissals,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extensive Railway Policy
Our Culcairn correspondent writes from Sydney:—"From information gained the Government intend carrying out a big programme of railway construction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Mile Long Bridge in Twelve Days
Some feats of extraordinary rapid construction have been performed, at times, in the history of American railroading, but we do not known of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Railways. Nationalisation the Chief Point. Meaning Of the Royal Commission
The question of the nationalisation of British railways is to be Inquired Into by a Royal Commission. The following announcement has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Descent of the Tramp
He was gentler specimen of his class than one usually meets and when he made his appeal for something to eat at the kitchen door he was asked by the good natural cook to come in by the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Railways. Nationalization the Chief Point. Meaning of the Royal Commission
The question of the nation all Ration of British railways is to be inquired into by a Royal Commission. The following announcement has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Allocation of Main Roads Grants
A feeling of indignation evidently exists amongst the country Shire Councils regarding the allocation by the Public Works Department of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Western Australian Turf Club Lilyveil Wins Railway Stakes. Perth
The Perth Cup meeting was continued to-day, with an increased attendance and totalisator patronage as compared with last year. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Commission Mr. Johnson's Depar[?] Act to Be Amended Be [?] Fresh Appointment Sydney
Mr. Johnson's term of [?] Chief Railway Commissioner [?]pire in March, and it has b[?] known to him that he is [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga-tumbarumba Railway When Will the First Section Be Open
Stripping operations are practically completed along the new line of railway, Wagga to Tarcutta, but the formers are at a loss to know what…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed By Trams Two Men Victims. Sydney
A tram ran over an unknown man, who lay asleep on the line at Enfield last night. He was cut to pieces, the arms and legs hanging by threads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A German Collision Train and Coach. Berlin
On Sunday a military train near Mutz collided with the Bufferstop coach, which was telescoped, Seven soldiers were killed, and 12 seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Management. Important Innovation. Sydney
The proposed amendment of the Railway Act will provide for the appointment of four Commissioners. The State will be divided into three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga-tumbarumba Railway
Our Sydney correspondent wired last evening that are render were opened for the supply of 100,000 sleepers for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Trouble in South Africa Railwaymen's Protest. Mining Strike Probable. Capetown
The industrial unrest on the railways is increasing. At a meeting at Pretoria on Saturday night, resolutions were passed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Tram Fatalities New Year Record. Sydney
Two fatalities in connection with the Sydney trains have already to be recorded for 1914. An Ashfield train last night ran over a man who was lying on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Railway Amending Bill. Division of State Into Districts. Sydney, Monday night
It is stated that a proposed amendment of the Railway Act [?] provide for the appointment of four Commissioners. The State will be divided into three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga-humula Railway
The "Herald," commenting on the delay in making the new line available, says:—"Seeing that the Government claims to fully recognise the…
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