Bridge Threatened. Guard's Prompt Action
MONTREAL, Sunday.--An attempt to blow up the Victoria railway bridge across the St. Lawrence was frustrated by the guards, who fired at a man who attempted to apprach the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1916
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Soldier and His Train Fare. Fines Collected in Court. Bathurst
At the local police court Francis Whito, a member of the Expeditionary Forces, was charge with having travelled from Bathurst to Sydney without paying his fare, and also with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway and Tramway Institute. Mil K B. Taylor Banqueted
At the Railway and Tramway Institute on Saturday evening a banquet was tendered to Mr. 13. B. Taylor, the late president of the institute, who has retired from the position…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →When the Parson Swore. Little Incident on a Train. Wagga
Rev. H. Wondhouse, speaking at a recruiting meeting, said that while travelling in a train recently he had as follow-passengers a returned soldier and another man. The man said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Railway Robbery. Booking Clerk Arrested. Bathurst
At the local police court this morning H[?]bort Elbourne, 22, a booking clerk, was charged with having stolen £[?] the property of the Railway Commissioners. He was remanded…
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The Railway Commissioners have decided to run additional trams on the [?] service. A [?] will leave Ryde Railway Station at 10,45 p.m. and return from Ryde at [?] p.m.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Wages. Appeal to the Court. Too High or Too Low
The hearing was com[?] before Mr [?] the Edmunds, in the [?] Court this morning, of the appeals by the Tramway [?] and the Railway [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Dirty Trams. Cleaning Crusade Started. Instructions to Officers
Complaints about the dirty condition of Sydney [?] have been received by the Railway Commissioners and as a result the following instructions have been [?] with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Produce. Railway Market. Supplies Failing
Although the weather was not suited for a good sale, buyers gathered in fair numbers at the yards on Saturday. A smaller Saturday's yarding than usual was available,…
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On Saturday morning Alfred Crown, 31, single, a newsagent, of Enmore-road, Enmore, was driving a sulky, and when at the corner of Marrickville-road and Jullett-street…
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Edward Jones, of Nevertire, was killed in a motor accident near Tichborne. The ty[?] blew out, and the car overturned. The other occupant, Dolf Jones, of Cadow, was injured,…
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Requests have been made for additional trips on the Ryde tramline between the local railway station and Ryde. After considering the demands the Commissioners have decided…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bathurst Robbery Railway Clerk Charged Bathurst
Herbert Elbourne, 23, a booking cleric, who was arrested yesterday in connection with the robbery of £533 at the Bathurst railway station early on Saturday morning, appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Dispute Hearing of Appeals the Minimum Wage
The hearing of the dispute between the New South Wales Tramway Union and the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways, was commenced to- day before Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dirty Tram Cars Instructions to Officials
The want of cleanliness in tram cars and equipment has been a serious cause for complaint during the summer months. The department has just re- issued…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inquest on Tramguard Patient's Wait of Four Hours Criticism by Coroner
Mr. H. Richardson Clark, the Coroner for Parramatta, concluded an inquest to- day at Burwood on the death of a tram guard named John Henderson. Mr. A. C. Warton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycling. M.c.c. Hill Climbs. Stopped by Police
Just when the sport was beginning to get exciting, at the ehill-climbing carnival of the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales, at Coorgee on Saturday, the police stepped in and put a stop to proceedings by threatening…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor. Awards. Railway Workers
The award of the Laborers Group No. 1 Board (for railway construction workers) has been issued by the chairman (Mr. T. H. Jackson)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Chased Railway Train
Passengers by an express train recount a thrilling experience that befel them. Explosions, they said, shook the windows and the flashes lit up the carriages. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Bridge on Fire. Big Span Damaged Near Narrabri
The Railway Commissioners [?] received a report that the seven span railway [?] between Turrawan and [?], a wooden structure near Narrabri, was [?]…
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