Record Grain Train
The world's grain train record, according to Government advices to the Canadian Office Press Bureau, was broken when a string of waggons a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1924
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North Shore Bridge. Eliminating Tenders. Sydney
As the result of consultation between the Minister for Works, Mr R. T. Ball, Mr. Bradfield, Engineer-in-chief of the Public Works Department and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hillas Creek Bridge. Government Grant of £1230
Adjunbilly Shire President Fraser, Whilst in Sydney last week, interviewed officers of the Works Department with regard to the Hillas Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Diversion of Main Southern Road
A proposal is likely to be placed before the Main Roads Board by Wagga Municipal Council, that the main Sydney-to-Molbourne road…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Shore Bridge Dealing with Tenders Sydney
As tho result of consultation between the Minister for Works (Mr. Ball and Mr. f[?]more than two fires have beenexcluded from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Motor Fuel. Not Yet on Australian Market
Attention is drawn by the director of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry (Sir George Knibbs) to the fact that American…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Railway Strike Dislocation of Services Many More Miners Idle. Attempt to Wreck Express. London
Excepting for a slight improvement due to the organisation of the men available the strike situation yesterday was not ameliorated. The essential food…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Bus Crashes Sydney
While being driven from Harwood to Manly this morning, a motor bus got out of control, and crashed into a telephno post, with the result that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Notes
Cars keep coming to this district. There are several very proficient lady drivers in Cootamundra now. Mrs. Dawson is among those who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cheap Railway Excursions
A special series of cheap excursion trains will be run from all country districts next month. Tickets at single fare will be issued for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed by a Motor Car Melbourne
Eight Knight [?] old-age pensioner, was this [?] killed by a motor car driven by John Frances Young of [?] Street in Claredon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Strike Other Workers Suffer Hold-up Still Only Partial London, January 22
The railway strike position was easier in London this morning there being a fair number of trains in running…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rabbits on Roads
"Rabbits are still numerous along the roads, especially in the Kyeam[?]s Shire. There is quality of dead [?]mber and leaves stacked, along the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bridge Tenders Sydney
The Minister for Works, Mr. TL T. Ball, to-day emphatically denied a published statement that: only. two tenders for the North Shore bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Road on Fire
A curious fire occurred at Cootamundra when some sparks from the of the council tar tank glinted the hot far which was being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blindness, Paralysis, Death in Prohibition's Train
From a report issued by four commissioners who at the invitation of the Committee of Scottish Churchman investigated “Prohihition in U.S.A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Railway Strike Thousands of Miners Idle. No Progress Towards Settlement. Aid From Australia Offered. London
The railway companies' managements regard the strike position as about the same. Certain industries are feeling more severely the effects of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Railway Strike Conference Negotiations Strikers Claim Progress London, January 24
The Executive of the Locomotive Drivers Union has decided to inform the railway managers that tho strike must continue. The reply of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fell from a Train
George Heinke, aged 19, a surveyor's assistant, fell from a train between Hawkesbury, and Sydney last night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Wrong Train Sailor’s Wild Leap Melbourne
A sensation was caused yesterday afternoon when James Powell (27) residing at Auburn, Sydney, a returned naval man, J[?] from an…
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