Mosman Wants £10,000. to Improve the Roads
The Mosman Council had before it on Tuesday a request from the Minister for Works to name what roads in the municipality were regarded as "national" roads, so that these…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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Bridge at Cook's River. Minister to Inspect Site
The Director-General of Public Works (Mr. Davis) Has communicated with Alderman Leitch, of Redfern. in regard to the proposal to construct a bridge over Cook's River, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Road to Hell. Reminiscent of Mick Carroll
Mick Carroll ! The Traffic Wages Board ! What unpleasant memories are unfolded ! The month’s holiday after 20 years’ service ! The retiring…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Amalgamated Railway & Tramway EMPLOYEES’ Federation. Council Meeting
A meeting of the council of the Amalgamated Association was held a Head Office on Monday night, 1[?]th January, 1913. There were present,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Roads Proposals. Liberal Leader Criticised. "Having a Go at Mr. Miller." Bathurst
The Minister for Works resubmitted his new scheme regarding, the maintenance of main roads to the Bathurst Council last night. In the communication Mr. Griffith…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat. Stacked and Dispatched. Country Railway Station Reports
The following statement shows the number of bags of wheat stacked at various railway stations in New South Wales during the week ended January 11:—…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sydney to Melbourne. Motorists After Twenty-four Hours' Record
Jack Gunn and Jack Ro[?]th, two Victorian motor cyclists, will leave Sydney at 2 o'clock to-morrow morning on an attempted to lower the record of 29 1/2 hours to Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Mail Carts
Several new motor mail waggons are about to be employed in London to convey letters and parcels between the central and district post officer and railway stations. The waggons can…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cycling and Motoring. Motor-paced Record
A challenge was issued a short time ago by R. Finlay, a Victorian cyclist, to A. H. Shepherd, the Newcastle champion, for a motor-paced match. On receipt of the challenge, the New South Wales rider…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Suburban News. North Sydney Tram Fares
The Commissioner for Railways has repeated his refusal to reduce the tram fares on the Milson's PointMosman line, and the Cremorne-Mosman line. In a letter to the Mosman Progress Association, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Oodnadatta Railway. Melbourne
When in Adelaide next week, Mr. Thomas, Minister for External Affairs, will endeavour to make arrangements so that the Federal Government may be able to take over the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Workers' Conference
There was a general discussion upon the proposed scheme of amalgamation with the United Labourers' Protective Society at yesterday's session of the conference of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oodnadatta Railway. Adelaide
It was announced some days ago that the Commonwealth Government had decided to determine the agreement with the Railways Commissioner and manage the Port Augusta…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Award. Agreements Filed. Melbourne
In the course of a statement to-day, Mr. A. C. Warton, secretary to the Australian Tramway Employees' Association, said that agreements entered into by the Tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Delays in Fruit Transit
At the last meeting of the Fruit Merchants Sectional Committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce the chairman (Mr. E. Johns) reported that, in company with the secretary,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Obstructing a Tram
George Jaques was charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Clarke, S.M., with using bad language when spoken to by a guard, while standing on a tramline. A fine of £5, or two months, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boarding a Moving Tram
Yesterday a commercial traveller, Harry Nicholson, 31, of Salisbury-street, Waverley, attempted to board a city-bound tram as it moved away from Wilson-street, Newtown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extension of Riverina Railways
A correspondent writes:—In view of the present sad state of the finances of New South Wales, it was hardly to be expected that much encouragement would have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramp Steamers Coming From London
The prosperity of the Australian trade (says the "Shipping Gazette") is attested by the fact that the "ring" have been compelled to charter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rails for the Transcontinental Railway
Advices have been received that the British steamer Trabbocb, 4014 tons register, has been fixed to load rails at Baltimore for the Transcontinental…
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