Fell Under the Train
MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Robert Patterson, a letter-sorter, aged 50, attempted to board a train at West Richmond this morning, and fell between the carriage and the platform. He…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250
Smash in Waverley. Buggy, Motor, and Tram
About 4 o'clock this afternoon a light buggy, in which were, seated a man and two women, one of the latter with an infant in her arms, was proceeding, citywards along Cowper-stroet, Waverley, when just as it was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Wrecked. Six Killed, Thirteen Injured. a Broken Rail. Sharon (North Dakota), Dec. 30
A Great Northern holiday train has been wrecked here, as a result of a broken rail. Six of the passengers were killed, and 13 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Falls and Bumps From Trams.”
“Hasten Slowly”writes:—Re your item “Falls and Bumps from Tram Cars,” where three persons, two or whom were ladies, received injuries while negotiating a tram, is a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strike Against Cremorne Tram. Why Residents Won't Patronise It. Meeting of Protest to Be Held
The Mayor of Mosman (Alderman Macdonald) stated this morning that in response to the largely signed petition, be would call a public meeting to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain-spoilt Holiday. No Rush to Picnic Resorts Light Traffic in Trams, Trains, and Ferries
If the crowds in the streets, in the trams, at Circular Quay, and the railway station all day on Sunday and to-day are a true indication of the state of the holiday season, then it must…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Motor Launch Found. Floating Off Coogee
An upturned, motor boat was picked up off Googee on Sunday afternoon by Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug. Stormcock, and brought to Sydney. The boat, which is now one, is an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rural Australia. Wanted a Statesman. Our Vacant Lands Must Have Railways
Australia wants a statesman of the calibre of a Caesar or a Napoleon to grasp the necessities of the time. We have an enormous area of country which demands…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Workers' Conference. Minister Unable to Attend
At Saturday's sitting of the annual conference of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association, a letter was read from the Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith) in regard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor-car Frightens Horse
An old man, James Cole (64), of North Ryde, was driving a young, restive horse along Ryde-road on Saturday afternoon, when a motor-car hove in sight, causing the horse to bolt with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Trams
In connection with the holiday to-day, the tramway authorities notify that improved services will be run on Abbotsford, Enfield-Bur-wood-Cabarita-Mortlake, Bondl, Bronte,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Day Labor. Minister and Trade Unionists. Remarkable Letter to Railway Workers. Mr. Griffith's Determination
The Minister for Works has addressed a [?] letter to the Chairman of the Railway Workers aud General Laborers' Union, whose annual conference is now being held at the Trades-hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motors and Medicos
One of the results of the motor car's increasing popularity is that it enables doctors to treat space with contempt and speed across far distances to practise the healing art--when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Boat Explosion. Half-mile Swim for Help
MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Two men, M'Donald, of Port Melbourne, and S. Richards, a fisherman at Portarlington, with youths named Vaughan and Trigg, were proceeding in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Killed by Lightning. Death of Motorist. Wollongong
Word was received here to-night by the police that a man named Holloway, a resident of Petersham, had been struck dead by lightning whilst motoring on Bald Hill, near…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Railway Engines. Melbourne
By the steamer Livingstoua, which arrived yesterday, there were brought, for the service of the Railway Department, 20 Baldwin D.D. engines. This is the first consignment of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial. What of the Cordial Manufacturer. His Doings And—undoings. Labour and the Railway Commissioner. Preference Given to Alcoholic Liquors
"Try a ginger-beer?" Who could have refused such a request on any of the scorchingly hot days recently experienced? In fact, according to the cordial…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Construction Inspectors
The railway construction inspectors have formed a union. The union is to comprise inspectors engaged on railway construction work, and will probably become affiliated with the Public Service Association…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Timber on Roads
The Crown Solicitor has advised that the right which shire and municipal councils have to control public roads does not confer upon them any proprietary right for timber growing thereon, so that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Train Traffic
Traffic on the main and suburban railway lines yesterday was exceptionally heavy, the total number of passengers carried between the hours of 5 a.m. and 4 p.m. being 185,938,…
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