The Proposed Inter-state Railway
The proposed construction of the railway between West and South Australia was discussed by a deputation which waited on the Acting- Premier with reference to the uncompleted…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Victorian Railway Trouble. Affiliation with Political Bodies. Strictly Prohibited by the Commissioner
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--After interviewing the representative of the railway unions that are affiliated with the Trades-hall, Mr Fitzpatrick sent out to the secretary of each of the societies…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bogan Gate-Bulbodney Railway
Mr. P. J. Clara, M.L.A., who wns accompanied by Messrs. J. B. Reymond, A. J. Kelly, W. Webster, N. Nielson, G. A. Burgess, S. Phillips, J. J. Power, J. G. Carroll, R. Hollis, and J. G. Evans,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Road to Delhi. Rail-way Travelling in India. Rajahs En Route. About a "Bearer." Delhi, Dec. 22
We left Bombay by the Delhi mail leaving at 9.30 Madras time. You have all sorts of local time in India—Bombay and Calcutta time for the shipping at these ports, and Madras time, which,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Retrenchment
It is expected that when the railway returns for the half-year are made up it will be found that the period has been a very bad one. With reference to the scheme of retrenchment, in the shape…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Tram Passenger Maimed for Life
A.s a Balmain tram bound for Circular Quay was proceeding along George-street, near Hay-street. shortly before 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening, it collided with a lorry, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Victorian Railway Service. Affiliation with the Trades' Hall Council. Melbourne
There were no new developments to-day in connection with the question of the affiliation of the railway societies with the Trades' Hall Council. No replies have yet been received by the Acting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Casualties. Collision with a Tram. a Boy Seriously Injured
Shortly before 6 o'clock last night a collision occurred between an electric tram and a lorry near Hay-street, a boy named Ewan Stavert, aged 12 years, being seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Accident on the Railway
An accident occurred on Tuesday evening on the railway line between Warrnambool and Allansford, in which two ladies had a remarkable escape from death. Mrs Dawson and her sister, Mrs. Scheele,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Suburban Railways
The representatives of an American firm of electrucal engineers had an interview with Mr. Bent to-day, in the course of which he offered to convert the suburban system of railways into one of electric…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Institute. Annual Report
At a meeting of the council of the Ballway Institute held yesterday the annual report, giving an account of the work of the past year, was submitted and was adopted. The report stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Watering of Tram Routes
The matter of watering portion of the Parramatta-road occupied by the trainaway lines, which is under the control of the Railway Commissioners, has been one of serious complaint from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Joint Railways. Wentworth
The Mayor has received a wire that the Victorian Cabinet has agreed to the matter decided on during the conference on railway extension, and now awaits the agreement of the New South Wales Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Extraordinary Incident on the Railway. Rails Buckled by the Heat. Albury
The mail train for Melbourne yesterday afternoon was delayed for several hours by a peculiar incident. Three miles fiom Barnawartha a guage of repairers noticed something wrong on the rails just…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railways. a Bad Half-Year
Within a week or ten days the half-yearly report of the Railway Commissioners will be published, and it is anticipated with comparative certainty that the six months'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Old Blunderbuss. Annual Meeting of the Railway Institute
The annual meeting of the Railway institute is to be held at the institute building, Devonshire-street, to-morrow night, and it is expected there will be a large attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Accidents
So many accidents have recently occurred through persons alighting from the wrong side of tramears, that the authorities propose to strictly enforce a regulation which exists on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Position of the Railways
The railway returns for the half year will shortly be made up. It goes without saying that the report will not be a particularly satisfactory one. The falling off in the carriage of wool will,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram and Trolly Collision. a Lad Injured
Yesterday afternoon a collision occurred between an electric tram and a trolly at the corner of Hay and George streets. A passenger by the tram, named Ewan Stavert (12), living in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Adelaide Tramways
An arrangement has been entered into between Mr. Snow, representing the Westinghouse Company, and the directors of the local tramway companies, giving the former 12 months' extension…
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