Victorian Railway Trouble. the Commissioners' Views
MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- The Railway Commissioners, in response to the demand of a large number of employees for wages boards, and a minimum of 8s per day, point out that…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
12,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250
Coogee Tram Breaks Down
A tram block as a result of which the large crowds who had been spending the day at Coogee were seriously inconvenienced, occurred last night on the Coogee line. As the 6.15 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Kangaroo Wins. Motor Boat Championship. Thirty-one Miles an Hour Attained. a Disappointing Contest
The race for the motor-boat championship of Australasia, held on Saturday afternoon, under the auspices of the Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales, was a big disappointment. Mr…
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THE KANGAROO, WINNER OF THE EVENT, MAKING PACE ACROSS THE HEADS. KANGAROO FORGING AHEAD EARLY IN THE RACE. RAINBOW, SECOND BOAT, SHORTLY AFTER STARTING…
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Shortly before 11 o'clock last night Emily Chaplin. 61, living lil 43 Victoria-street, Waterloo, in attempting to alight from a moving train at the Redfern railway station, missed…
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Sir,-- My attention has been directed to the article in your issue of the 10th inst., on the above subject. While I am bound to admit that the reflections you cast upon the bulk of the roads in the State are well…
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The eleven miles road race r[?]ted as [?]— W. Patterson, 4½m, 1; J. Martin, 4½, 2; R. Sergeant, 4½in, 3; J. Ford, 2m 20s, 4. B. Haynes covered the distance in the [?]st time…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →In the Hornsby Train. a Rowdy Passenger
Algie James, a railway ticket collector, told Mr. E. L. Maitland, at the Burwood Police Court that while he was collecting tickets in a second class carriage on the 12.42 train from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miserable Train Trip. Melbourne to Sydney. Heat and Insects
Passengers by train from Melbourne to Sydney on Monday had by no means a pleasant trip. From the southern capital to Albury the heat was intense; but the discomfort this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tearing Up the Roads. the New Quarter's Work. Arrangements by Conference
The conference which arranges the work of tearing up the city's streets for each quarter of the year sat at the Town Hall this morning and decided upon the plan of action for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →English Tourist's Luck. a Monte Carlo Experience. Missed His Train But Won £5200. LONDON. Monday, 9.10 p.m
An English visitor to Monte Carlo was leaving the Casino the other day when he suddenly found that he had £80 in one of his pockets…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fog Like Pea-soup. Express and Slow Train Collide. Many Killed and Injured. Steamer's Long Trip. Fifty Days to Cross Atlantic. London, Monday, 8.45 p.m
The weather in Great Britain. gets worse Instead of better. Yesterday London had its taste of the visitation, and was shrouded in the densest fog…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tram Block at Miller's Point. Boiler Slips Off Jinker
A serious tram block occurred at Miller's Point late on Monday afternoon through a boiler, weighing six tons, falling on a jinker on to the tram track…
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The Traffic Wages Board, No. 3, of the railways group commenced its sittings in the Railways Appeals Board's room. Public Works buildings, Bridge-street. This board is under…
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The Secretary for Railways (Mr. J. S. Sparway) has replied to the representations of the Mosman Progress Association in respect to a reduction in the fares on the Milson Point to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The state Railways Warren to Gilgandra. and the Gilgandra-quambone Alternative
A proposal to run a line of railway from Warren to Quambone, with an alternative line from Gilgandra, by way of Collie, to Quambone, was discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Passing Show Trans-australian Railway
As Lord Denman will be unable to [?] to West Australia, the first sod at the Kalgoorlie end of the trans-Australian railway will be turned by Mr. Fisher…
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Late last night Thomas Jones, 23, a greaser employed on the streamer Ayrshire, attempted to board a train going to the Clrcular Quav at the intersection of George and Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cycling and Motoring. Motor Traders' Association
Mr. Rose-Soley, secretary of the Motor Traders' Association of N.S.W., states that at the last meeting of the general committee three new [?] were enrolled on the list of members—namely, the Dunlop…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Workers. Conference Resolutions. the Amalgamation Scheme
Yesterday's Session of the annual conference in connection with the Railway Workers and General Labourers' Association, which is being held at the Trade[?] Hail,…
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