Coal Bunkers on Fire. Outbreak on a Tramp Steamer
Last Wednesday, afternoon, while the steamer [?]ford was making her way front Bunbury (W.A.) to Acukland (N.Z.) with a cargo of Jarrah, it was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
10,357 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250
Cycling and Motoring. the Necessity of Periodical Tuning
Half the pleasure of motoring depends upon the proper tuning of the car. The intense steady purr of a correctly timed and well-oiled engine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Railway Employees
A mooting of tho Railway Service Superannuation Board was held last Friday, when. 23 officers over 60 years of ago, and one officer under 60, were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Correspondence Fat Stock on the Railways
Mr. J. J. Keast writes:—Only a few days ago I travelled with sheep and cattle from Bogan Gate We left at 10.15 p.m. on Thursday. and arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Guard Killed. Newcastle
William Paris Lang, a railway guard, engaged in shunting operations at Fassifern, this morning, was knocked down by a truck and had his right leg badly crushed. He…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Western Australian Turf Club. Lilyveil Wins Railway Stakes. Lucky Beggar All-aged Stakes. Perth
The Perth Cup Meeting was continued to-day, with an increased attendance and totalisator patronage as compared with last year. There were two issues of interest. One was the 'Railway Stakes; from which…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Car Cases. Alleged Conspiracy. London, Dec. 31
The hearing of the case of alleged conspiracy in connection with the importation of motor cars, cycles, tyres, and accessories, into Australia by means of false invoices and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Exciting Motor Cycling. Sydney to Melbourne. the Last Stage. Melbourne
Sun-tanned and smothered with the dirt of two States, thirty-eight competitors in the Continental Interstate Motor Cycle Reliability contest, Avhich started from Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Smash. Bolt Down Hill. Deivee Sticks to His Post
At about 11.30 last night a sensational tram collision occurred on the Watson's Bay line, near the Rushcutter Bay tram dopot. A double tram, containing cars Nos. 1291…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Car Fire. Wagga
The engine of a motor car, the property of Meurant and Blake, caught fire while travelling between Upper and Lower Tarcutta roads. The engine became ignited and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Holiday Traffic. Still Increasing. Railways Carry 181,784 People
Despite the oppressive heat that prevailed yesterday the New Year's holiday traffic was heavy everywhere, and on the railways, no figures being available for trams or steamers, it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Boat Championship. Sydney Boat's Win. Melbourne
Glorious weather prevailed to-day at the interstate regatta, which was held in Port Phillip Bay. The only interstate competitor was Meteor II., which Messrs. C. H…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor-car Fatality
An unknown man was taken to the Sydney. Hospital in an unconscious state this afternoon, suffering from a fractured skull. He was knocked down by a motor-car near St…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor-cycling. Adelaide to Melbourne. Melbourne
The motor-cycle reliability trial, from Adelaide to Melbourne finished today. The competitors started from Adelaide G.P.O. on Monday at 9 a.m., and concluded the journey…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Commissioners. Mr. Johnson's Departure. New Act Projected. Temporary Appontments
Another change in the statutes governing railway administration in New South Wales is pending. The Premier has already foreshadowed the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Officers. Wages Board to Sit
In accordance with a promise made to a deputation by the Minister for Justice shortly before the elections, a wages board, under the chairmanship of Mr. G. S. Beeby; to hear…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Railways. 20 Years of Development. Splendid Progress. Rebuke to Australia. Berlin, November 20
German Empire Statistical Year Book" for the year 1913 contains an interesting survey of the development of railways throughout the principal countries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Superannuation. Chief Commissioner's Ruling Motion of Dissent
At the next meeting of the Railway arid Tramway Superannuation Board Mr. Chambers, one of the employees' representatives, will, it is understood, express…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Station Find. Jewels Worth £4000. LONDON, Friday Morning
The police, discredit the theory that the jewels found by Mrs. Reitlinger were stolen. Mrs. Reitlinger, wife of a West Australian mining director, was travelling from the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Collision with a Tree. Motor-cyclist Injured
A motor-cyclist, Richard Bartlett, living at 42 Darlinghurst-road, Darlinghurst, had a narrow escape from being killed in Centennial Park late last night, owing, to his,…
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