Sailors' Holiday. a Railway Hitch. Perth
H.M.S. Challenger curtailed her stay at Albany, and steamed for Fremantle yesterday, owing to the fact that no free passes over the raliways were available for the 33 Western…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250
Hoaxing the Police. Motorist Fooled. Melbourne
A party travelling in a motor car at Bendigo to-night passed what appeared to be a man lying in the centre of the M'lvor-road at a rather dark spot. Hastening to his hotol…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →For Land-seekers. Cheap Railway Travelling. Concession Restored
The Cabinet has decided to revive a concession, withdrawn in 1908, by means of which genuine land-seekers were able to make a complete inspection of a considerable portion…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor Cars Collide. Passenger Injured
Two motor-cars, driven respectively by Walter Atterson and Frederick Bushby, collided at the corner of Darilngton-road and Golden Grove last night. James Hitchcock,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Boats
Motor-boat championship of Australasia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suggested Railway Reforms
The Parramatta and District Progress Association are considering a suggestion to he submitted to the Chief Commissioner for Railways, as to the advisability of having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Hard Winter. Gales in Canada. Disasters on the Railways
MONTREAL, Wednesday Evening.--Tremendous gales are sweeping the Eastern Canada coast. An express train was blown off the track in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Railway Minimum. Increase From 7 Per Day to 76 Per Day
The Chief Commissioner for Railways has decided to raise the minimum in the service of 7s per day to 7s 6d per day, the decision being confirmed by a letter to Messrs. Croft and Co…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Railway Returns. Record Week's Revenue
Last week's revenue obtained by the railways of New South Wales was the biggest that has been recorded since the first locomotive puffed its initial journey from Sydney to Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Kensington Cottages. Tramway and School Accommodation
Arrangements have been made for the Tramways Advisory Board to visit the site of Mr. Dacey's housing scheme at Kensington to-day (Friday), in order to consider the question of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cremorne Tram and Ferry. to the Editor
Sir,--The residents of Neutral Bay might well cry out, "save me from my friends." They petitioned the North Sydney Council to champion their cause in getting better conditions on the Cremorne line, and forsooth out…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Accommodation. Claims of West Maitland
WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--For many months past endeavors have been made to induce the Chief Railway Commissioner to effect much-needed improvements to the West…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Engineers. Perth Employees' Suggestion
PERTH, Thursday.--In respect to the railway engineering employees' strike, the Acting-Premier, Mr. Collier, who is Minister for Railways has communicated with the Premier, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →North Coast Railway. Alleged Desultory Construction. the Speed of Day Labor
Mr. R. Atkinson Price, M.L.A., has just returned from a visit to portions of his Gloucester electorate, and referring to his trip he states that he was met by large numbers of people…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New South Wales Railways. Resident Engineer. Tasmanian Officer Chosen
HOBART, Thursday.--Mr. George Claude Bernard, of Strahan, Resident Engineer tor the Tasmanian Government Railways, on the west coast of Tasmania, for nearly 15 years, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Starting Aeroplane
The Commencement of an aeroplane sight is at present an undertaking requiring the help of several attendants, including a man to start the engine by turning the prepeller, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Disabilities
An interesting discussion took place at the Parramatta Progress Association's meeting on Wednesday, when the members present wondered collectively why…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Aeroplane. Much Claimed for Melbourne Invention
A working model of an automatic balancing aeroplane which has been invented and patented by Mr. G. B. H. Austin, A.R.V.I.A., well-known as the inventor of a device for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jumped From a Train
KIAMA, Friday.--A lad named Gordon Logan (9 12) met with a tragic end yesterday morning at Bombo railway platform. Logan boarded the 8 o'clock mail train from Kiama with the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fight for Life. Tragic Encounter on an Express Train
THE Bordeaux express was rushing through the dusk at six o'clock on Friday evening, December 1. when the alarm bell rang,…
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