Railway Workers' Conference
The Railway Workers and General Laborers' Conference continued its sittings yesterday, when the principal discussions were in regard to the rules and alterations of rules of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
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Jules Maillard. a Popular Motorist. to Turn Aviator
Jules Maillard is one of the most popular motorists in Australia. He is as well known in Victoria as he is in Sydney, where he has made his home since his arrival from France,…
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Entries are to close on January 28 for all events at the Lane Cove regatta. The next race under the auspices of the club will be the Australasian championship on…
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They were a merry party, though much scorched, and weary-looking, and numbering just over the century, who arrived in Sydney at the conclusion of the inter-State trial on…
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Sir, -- Whatever be the cause, it is obvious that the inability of our railway system to cope with the pressure of our improving wool and wheat yields, so as to get the produce away early to the central State or world…
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The annual general meeting of the Motor-cycle Club of N.S.W. is to be held on January 29 at the club rooms. The year has been the most successful on record, mainly owing to…
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Mr. A. J. Macarthur, the secretary of the Victorian Motor Cycle Club, in proposing the toast of "Kindred Clubs" at the dinner to the inter-State visitors in Melbourne last week,…
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WELLINGTON, N.Z., Tuesday. -- A party of six had an exciting experience while motoring through the Otira Gorge. While going down the incline a bolt cave way, thus disconnecting…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Scorched. the Inter-state Motor Trial. Wrong Time of Year Selected
"No more for me." This would be the reply one would receive from 90 per cent, of the 110 people the 28 cars accommodated on the inter-State motor…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- The Railway Department has received a wire from Yarron Vale stating that cyclonic storms occurred about midday to-day. Two waggons, standing at a…
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At the annual meeting of the congregation of the Presbyterian Church, Palmer and Stanley streets, it was unanimously resolved -- That we, the members and adherents of the…
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The construction of the tramway extension from Mosman to Balmoral beach was urged on the Minister for Works yesterday afternoon by a deputation, comprised mostly of women. Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →N.s.w. Railways. Mr. Johnson's Leave and Mr. Harper's Appointment
At the meeting of the N.S.W. Executive Council on January 13 Mr. Tom Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner, was granted leave of absence from Saturday, January 17…
Continued on Trove, page 54 →Labor War. in South Africa. Railways at a Standstill. Leaders Arrested for Sedition
The men employed in the railways in the Transvaal, Orange River, Natal, and the Cape provinces have gone out on strike to enforce demands for an increase of wages to a minimum…
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A serious motor accident, which took place at Mount Cootha, known also as One Tree Hill, a Brisbane suburb, was responsible for a number of students, who had been attending a…
Continued on Trove, page 55 →The Retiring Railway Commissioner
Ere our next issue appears the retiring Chief Railway Commissioner will have said good-bye to the New South Wales railways. Mr. Johnson came into office on April 1, 1907, for a…
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At its last meeting the Brisbane City Council adopted the following recommendation of the Works Committee: -- "Your committed now begs to make a definite recomendation that…
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Some pungent remarks were made by the city coroner at the inquest held on January 8 concerning the death of Mr. Henry Turner, resulting from a tram accident. In the evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Too Far From Railways. Owners Giving Up Wheat
Quite a large number of land-owners between Forbes and Grenfell state that they are giving up wheatgrowing, and intend going in for sheep (writes our Forbes correspondent). Amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Reliability Contest -- Incidents of the Sydney to Melbourne Run
The Continental Rubber Company's motor cycle reliability contest, which started from the Sydney G.P.O. and finished at the G.P.O., Melbourne, attracted a record number of riders, and out of 80 nominations received 64 faced the starter. During the run three separate competitions were decided, viz., Goulburn flexibility hill climb, Jugiong hill climb, and secret check from Seymour to Cragieburn. The winner was H. Jenkins (Vic.), with 292 points, with J. Gunn (Vic.), 289 points, second. (Photos, by Darge, Melbourne.)…
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