The Tramway Strike. Artisans Said to Dissent
BRISBANE, Saturday.—The chief topic in union circles [?] the meeting of delegates to be held on Sunday afternoon. It is generally believed that the majority of unions have…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
13,432 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250
Narrabeen Tram Opening
The construction of the tramway between Brookvale and Narrabeen is nearing completion, and it will probably be ready for the Easter holidays. The overcome the difficulty…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—As a sequel to the motor car accident in which Lady MacMahon was injured, just after alighting from a tram car at the corner of Powlett-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Mail Vans. Success of Service
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Slowly but surely the horse is being deprived of its usefulness in the postal service. As an immediate result of the latest addition to the department's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whirled to Death. Shocking Accident in Railway Workshop
Alexander Burtenshaw, 37, a beltmaker, employed in the railway workshops, and living with his wife at No. 6 Lawson-street, Pyrmont, met with a shocking accident at his work this…
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"Wearied Willie" writes:—Following up my last on the above subject: Is it a fact that impartant parts of the work have been stopped for days waiting for ammunition? If so, are…
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"T. H.," North Sydney, writes:—In conversation with a Japanese resident on the Shore, he informed me that the English language is carefully taught in [?] schools in Japan (both…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Escaped. How a Parisian Robber Got Away by Motor-car
THE armed attacks on bank messengers in France, already mentioned in "The World's News." continue. At 9 o'clock on the…
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The number of motor cars registered in New York State is 81,665, of which 8000 are commercial or business vehicles. The best estimate obtainable of the number of commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →INVENTIONS & IMPROVEMENTS. Electric Baggage Trolley in Railway Station
An electric trolley or telpherage system has been installed in the Victoria station in Manchester, Eng., for the transportation of light baggage and parcels between the parcel office…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →From River to Shore. Motor Boat's Remarkable Jump
Marine records were broken on the Niagara River, at Buffalo, recently, when Frederick K. Burnham's speed-boat, the Dixie IV., swerved from her course, while competing in a 35-mile…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Coming Eastern Railway. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I am not an authority on tramway arrangements, but usually when one wishes to voice their sentiments on existing methods of to-day they call to the editor of one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cycling and Motoring. Motor-cycle Reliability Trial
The motor-cycle reliability test proved to be more strenuous than the organisers bargained for. For the trial from Sydney to Mount Victoria and back there were 26 nominations, and of these only 17…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Narrabeen Tram. Progress of Work. Completion by Easter
When the tramway is completed from Brookvale to Narrabeen, it will prove the connecting link between Sydney and a fine tourist resort on the coast at Narrabeen Lake, with…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Brisbane Tram Dispute. Extension of Strike Feared: Brisbane
Tramway matters are suspiciously quiet to-day. The union executive were in meeting all the morning, but no information was made available, beyond the fact that arrangements had been made for meetings in the…
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A compound fracture of the left leg was received by an elderly man, William Hughes, who lives at Windsor, this afternoon, through falling off a tram in Oxford- street. He was riding on the footboard of a train…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tramway Association. Not Recognised in Adelaide. Adelaide
A prominent tramway employee remarked this morning, "The sooner the Court meets and decides that our association should be recognised the better it will be for all concerned."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motors, Botors, and Aeroplanes
Some time back it was announced in these columns as to a remarkable invention in motor chassis suspension. Big things were Claimed tor the invention--the work of a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Conference at Lismore. Tenterfield Casino Railway
LISMORE, Friday.--A conference was held at Lismore yesterday, the delegates representing local public bodies and Ballina; Byron Bay, Bangalow, and Terania Shires Promises of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fatalities and Accidents. Fell From a Tram
Mrs. Hegarty, 297 Harris-street, city, who was a passenger on a tram bound from Circular Quay to the western suburbs, met with a painful accident shortly after midday on…
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