State Finance. The National Debt—Public Services—Railway Profits—A Sinking Fund
Leaving land questions, Mr. Beeby proceded to deal with questions of public finance. "I believe that the time is ripe."…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
12,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250
Occupations and Careers Motor Car Driving
Blayney asks me what prospects there are in Sydney or in the country for motor drivers, and also if in the event of his coming to Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Triumph of the "Ford." Motor-car Arguments
Every crow thinks its own feathers the blackest, and every man seems to think that his car is the best. It's a…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Railway Proposals. Craboon to Coolah Line
A proposal for constructing a line of railway from Craboon to Coolab was considered by the Public Works Committee yesterday. Mr. W. Hutchinson, chief engineer in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Collision. Four Persons Injured
At about 20 minutes to 11 o'clock yesterday morning a tram collision occurred in Flinders-street, Darlinghurst, with the result that four of the passengers had to undergo…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →North-eastern Railway. Knox's Second Suspension
The employees on the North-eastern Railway it Newcastle-on-Tyne and Gateshead, as a protest against the second suspension of driver Knox (for over-running signals), have…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cycling and Motoking. Motor Yacht Club of N.s.w. Speed Championship
Two speed motor boats were lanuched from Mr. Holmes' shed, North Sydney, on Wednesday," said Mr. N. Harvey, race secretary of the Motor Yacht Club of N.S.W. "and this will make a record for a speed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Reliability Trial. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I notice in this morning's "Herald a report re the condition of the roads between Albury and Syndey, as traversed by the motor cyclists in the recent reliabillity…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Builder. Late Mr. Bollard
One of Queensland's early railway buil[?] (Mr. Robert Ballard) died recently in London, aged 75. With considerable European [?] perience, he reached Sydney as a young [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Railway Grievance. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Permit me to encroach on your valuable spare to draw attention to the inconvenience and annoyance first-class passengers have to contend with travelling on the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →An Expired Railway Ticket
Roy Donald, 18, was fined £2, or a month's imprisonment, at the Central Police Court, before Mr. King, S.M., on a charge of travelling on the railway from Hurstville on an expired ticket. The police said this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Cycling Record. Sydney to Melbourne. Melbourne
A new motor cycling record between Sydney and Melbourne was created this evening by C. Munday, who, leaving Sydny at 10 minutes past 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Workers' Conference
The annual conference of the Railway Workers and General Labourers' Union was continued at the Trades Hall Yesterday. During the past 12 months, it was claimed, a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Fatality. Ganger Caught Between Trains
Yesterday, at 7.30 a.m., some railway workmen crossed the lines on the way to their work at the deviation line near the St. Peters signal-box. One of them, John…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railways. £250,000 Wasted. Another Phase of Management. Oil Trouble and Damaged Engines Weighbridge Out of Action. Unbalanced Locos. on the Track
Parliament is out of session, and members are powerless to insist upon a Governmental inquiry--or even inquiry by a select committee--into the startling Statements made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Lorries for Army. Private Vehicles Utilised. London, Thursday, 11.40 p.m
The War Office is carrying out at Aldershot a series of tests with motor-lorries. It is intended that the Army Service Corps shall rely upon private motor- lorries…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway for Timor. London, Thursday, 11.5 p.m
The construction of the Timer railway is expected to be completed by 1915. The first section will be opened for traffic this year…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Transcontinental Railway Sod-turning at Kalgoorlie Melbourne
The ceremony of turning the first sod of the western section of the transcontinental railway will be peformed at Kalgoorlie on February 12 at noon, by the Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Labor Unrest. a "Slow" Strike. North Eastern Railway
LONDON, Wednesday Evening.--The employees of the North Eastern Railway Company at Newcastle-on-Tyne and Gateshead, as a protest against the second suspension of Knox, the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Line Unsafe
BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Railway Department has received advice from Rockhampton that the Central line, between 60 and 62 miles of the Dawson Flats, has been damaged by…
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